Game Thread GAME# 82: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 12, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 (PDT), ESPN & KGW

Darkwebs · Apr 10, 2017

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
33 - 47
(12-27 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
41 - 40
(25-15 Home)

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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

PG

TIM FRAZIER VS SHABAZZ NAPIER

SG

JRUE HOLIDAY VS EVAN TURNER

SF

SOLOMON HILL VS JAKE LAYMAN

PF

DANTE CUNNINGHAM VS NOAH VONLEH

C

ALEXIS AJINCA VS MEYERS LEONARD

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WHEN: 7:30 PM (PDT), WEDNESDAY, 4/12/2017

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

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TV BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

COOK , MOORE

CRAWFORD , DIALLO

MONTIEJUNAS

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON

HARKLESS, AMINU

INJURIES
PELICANS
Anthony Davis (left knee soreness): OUT
DeMarcus Cousins (right Achilles tendonitis): OUT
E’Twaun Moore (left ankle sprain): QUESTIONABLE
Omer Asik (illness): OUT
Quincy Pondexter (left knee): OUT

TRAIL BLAZERS
Damian Lillard (right foot strain): OUT
CJ McCollum (right hand strain): OUT
Allen Crabbe (left foot): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (right leg, non-displaced fibular fracture): OUT
Ed Davis (left shoulder): OUT
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT

HEAD COACHES

- VS –

ALVIN GENTRY --- TERRY STOTTS

OFFICIAL PELICANS' GAME NOTES

OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES

• Wednesday’s game marks the fourth and final regular season meeting between Portland and New Orleans in 2016-17. The Pelicans lead the season series, 2-1.

• LAST MEETING: Led by DeMarcus Cousins (22 points and nine rebounds) and Anthony Davis (15 points and 14 rebounds), the Pelicans outscored the Trail Blazers in the paint, 42-18, on their way to a 100-77 victory in New Orleans.

• Damian Lillard scored 29 points in the last meeting and is averaging 27.7 points and 5.0 assists in three games against the Pelicans this season. Lilliard has scored 25+ in the last five games against New Orleans.

• CJ McCollum scored 24 points in each of the first two games against the Pelicans this season, shooting a combined 8-of-16 from beyond the arc (50.0%). McCollum registered eight points in the last meeting and was 0-for-3 from deep.

• Anthony Davis has recorded a double-double in five of his last seven games against Portland. Davis is averaging 26.3 points and 9.6 rebounds in that span.

• DeMarcus Cousins scored 55 points vs. Portland on Dec. 20 (with Sac.). Cousins is averaging 34.5 points and 9.8 rebounds against Portland this season.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 28-22
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 18-6
AT THE PELICANS: Pelicans lead, 16-10

Darkwebs · Apr 10, 2017

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS RACE

Darkwebs · Apr 10, 2017

LOTTERY STANDINGS

PDXFonz · Apr 10, 2017

Those logos look awesome. Great work Dark, thank you for 82 epic game threads this season.

Here's to at least 16 more

Scalma · Apr 11, 2017

This should have a preseason feel to it. Doubt dame and CJ play more than 20-25 minutes

stampedehero · Apr 11, 2017

Since its the last regular season game we should use this lineup and Stotts should encourage Connington to light the place up.

BonesJones · Apr 11, 2017

1st Team:
Westbrook
Harden
James
Leonard
Cousins

2nd Team:
Thomas
Lillard
Durant
Butler
Jordan

3rd Team:
Curry
Lowry
Antetokounmpo
Davis
Gobert

KingSpeed · Apr 11, 2017

Sorry Bones. You're forgetting John Wall. There's no way Lillard gets 2nd Team guys. Prob won't make it at all. Basically because of how our record compares to others'.

2nd team will be Thomas and Curry.

3rd team will definitely be Wall and then MAYBE Lillard but more likely Demar Derozen. Chris Paul is close too.

KingSpeed · Apr 11, 2017

Oh and the Greek Freak is 2nd team and Paul George will make it ahead of Butler. Gobert might be first team. Cousins really didn't distinguish himself as a winner. Many people thought Pelicans would contend for playoffs with him and in fact, they played even worse. So here's my vote:

Westbrook
Harden
LeBron
Kawhi
Gobert

Curry
Thomas
Greek Freak
Paul George
Jordan

Wall
DeRozen
Durant
Davis
Cousins

blue9 · Apr 11, 2017

This'll be a loss.

Jon · Apr 11, 2017

ill be there!

BlazerCaravan · Apr 11, 2017

blue9 said:
This'll be a loss.

Why? Dame's gonna drop 60 in 24 minutes and then sit the second half.

blue9 · Apr 11, 2017

BlazerCaravan said:
Why? Dame's gonna drop 60 in 24 minutes and then sit the second half.

Check the first page of the last couple game threads...

BlazerCaravan · Apr 11, 2017

blue9 said:
Check the first page of the last couple game threads...

THE HCP · Apr 11, 2017

FAMS Appreciation Night

Dougnsalem · Apr 11, 2017

blue9 said:
This'll be a loss.

And this is the THIRD game thread, IN A ROW, that you have predicted that. Your homer status has been revoked. (or were you just going for the reverse jinx???)

TBpup · Apr 11, 2017

Depending on what happens in the final game, Portland could pick anywhere between #15-#18 in the upcoming Draft.

BBert · Apr 11, 2017

Dougnsalem said:
And this is the THIRD game thread, IN A ROW, that you have predicted that. Your homer status has been revoked. (or were you just going for the reverse jinx???)

(Shhh....reverse jinx in effect....)

Dougnsalem · Apr 11, 2017

BBert said:
(Shhh....reverse jinx in effect....)

We don't want him to use them all up, before the playoffs though!

EDIT: Just thought about it again....

We are going to the playoffs....

BonesJones · Apr 11, 2017

KingSpeed said:
Sorry Bones. You're forgetting John Wall. There's no way Lillard gets 2nd Team guys. Prob won't make it at all. Basically because of how our record compares to others'.

2nd team will be Thomas and Curry.

3rd team will definitely be Wall and then MAYBE Lillard but more likely Demar Derozen. Chris Paul is close too.

Wall's not gonna be on a team. Lillards having a better season than Curry. Derozen I forgot, hell be 3rd team instead of Paul.

B-Roy · Apr 11, 2017

BonesJones said:
Wall's not gonna be on a team. Lillards having a better season than Curry. Derozen I forgot, hell be 3rd team instead of Paul.

Wall is for sure on a team by virtue of record and stats...

Curry has better stats than Lillard and is on a 67 win team. He's above Lillard based on past voting standards.

Harden had even better stats than Lillard last year and he missed the team because the rockets were .500.

I don't think Lillard has a shot at getting an all NBA team.

illmatic99 · Apr 11, 2017

B-Roy said:
I don't think Lillard has a shot at getting an all NBA team.

Agreed, not this year. Wall and IT took two potential spots. And Derozan prolly gets on as well.

illmatic99 · Apr 11, 2017

TBpup said:
Depending on what happens in the final game, Portland could pick anywhere between #15-#18 in the upcoming Draft.

And ping pong balls! I'm expecting a few ties here. Same with the CLE pick.

TBpup · Apr 11, 2017

BonesJones said:
Wall's not gonna be on a team. Lillards having a better season than Curry. Derozen I forgot, hell be 3rd team instead of Paul.

That got me thinking so did a little comparison. This is one time the defensive side can be left out since neither plays any.

Player.....Pts.....Ast...Reb....FG%....FT%...3Pt%..A/TO
Lillard.. 27.0... 5.9... 4.9... .444... .895... .370.... 2.27
Curry.... 25.4... 6.6... 4.5... .469... .899.. .412... 2.20

It's amazing how close they really are. Dame's scoring is just a touch higher but one could easily argue Curry has a lot more scorers to defer to on his team. The rest are very close except for 3-pt percentage where Curry has just over a 10% gap between the two players. Then it might come down to wins where Curry dominates. Doubtful the reigning 2-time MVP will fall below Dame in IMO.

BonesJones · Apr 11, 2017

TBpup said:
That got me thinking so did a little comparison. This is one time the defensive side can be left out since neither plays any.

Player.....Pts.....Ast...Reb....FG%....FT%...3Pt%..A/TO
Lillard.. 27.0... 5.9... 4.9... .444... .895... .370.... 2.27
Curry.... 25.4... 6.6... 4.5... .469... .899.. .412... 2.20

It's amazing how close they really are. Dame's scoring is just a touch higher but one could easily argue Curry has a lot more scorers to defer to on his team. The rest are very close except for 3-pt percentage where Curry has just over a 10% gap between the two players. Then it might come down to wins where Curry dominates. Doubtful the reigning 2-time MVP will fall below Dame in IMO.

Its a 4% gap not 10%. You read Curry's FG% as 3P%.

If wins matter, then being the best player on a team matters too. Lillard led his team, Curry didnt.

blue9 · Apr 11, 2017

TBpup said:
That got me thinking so did a little comparison. This is one time the defensive side can be left out since neither plays any.

Player.....Pts.....Ast...Reb....FG%....FT%...3Pt%..A/TO
Lillard.. 27.0... 5.9... 4.9... .444... .895... .370.... 2.27
Curry.... 25.4... 6.6... 4.5... .469... .899.. .412... 2.20

... except for 3-pt percentage where Curry has just over a 10% gap between the two players...

You either have a typo or are really bad at math.

TBpup · Apr 11, 2017

BonesJones said:
Its a 4% gap not 10%. You read Curry's FG% as 3P%.

If wins matter, then being the best player on a team matters too. Lillard led his team, Curry didnt.

It's a 10% difference would be a better way to put it. Curry's 3-pt percentage is 4% points better but almost 11% better in terms of the one percentage versus the other. But thanks to you guys who love to jump on what you think is a mistake and immediately point it out...

blue9 · Apr 11, 2017

TBpup said:
It's a 10% difference would be a better way to put it. Curry's 3-pt percentage is 4% points better but almost 11% better in terms of the one percentage versus the other.

I'm not following...can you try explaining again?

blue9 · Apr 11, 2017

Are you trying to say that the difference in 3P% results in Curry scoring 11% more points per 3-point attempt?

PtldPlatypus · Apr 11, 2017

blue9 said:
I'm not following...can you try explaining again?

The difference between the two figures (.412-.370=.042) is about 11% of Dame's percentage (.042/.370=.1135). So Curry's percentage is 11% better than Dame's, relative to Dame's percentage as a baseline.

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