Game Thread GAME# 20: CLIPPERS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 25, 2018 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Nov 24, 2018.

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Which Blazer has most pleasantly surprised you this season thus far?

Poll closed Dec 1, 2018.

  1. Collins

    3 vote(s)
    6.4%

  2. Layman

    5 vote(s)
    10.6%

  3. Leonard

    19 vote(s)
    40.4%

  4. Lillard

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Nurkic

    11 vote(s)
    23.4%

  6. Simons

    2 vote(s)
    4.3%

  7. Stauskas

    4 vote(s)
    8.5%

  8. Trent Jr.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Turner

    3 vote(s)
    6.4%

  10. Other

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
    12 - 6
    (4-5 Road)
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    12 - 7
    (7-2 Home)

    ______________________________
    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------
    ---- LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS----
    [​IMG][​IMG]
    SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER (PG) , AVERY BRADLEY (SG)

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    TOBIAS HARRIS (SF) , DANILO GALLINARI (PF)

    [​IMG]
    MARCIN GORTAT (C)


    ----PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS----
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    DAMIAN LILLARD (PG) , C.J. McCOLLUM (SG)

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    JAKE LAYMAN (SF) , AL-FAROUQ AMINU (PF)

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    JUSUF NURKIC (C)

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    WHEN: 6:00 PM (PST), SUNDAY, 11/25/2018

    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------

    -- LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS --
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    BEVERLEY , WILLIAMS , TEODOSIC
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    THORNWELL , WALLACE, ROBINSON
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    MBAH A MOUTE , HARRELL , SCOTT
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    MOTLEY , DELGADO , MARJANOVIC



    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    CURRY , BALDWIN , SIMONS
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    TURNER , STAUSKAS , TRENT Jr.
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    HARKLESS , SWANIGAN
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    COLLINS , LEONARD



    INJURIES
    CLIPPERS
    Tyrone Wallace (head): QUESTIONABLE
    Luc Mbah a Moute (left knee): QUESTIONABLE
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    NONE



    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    DOC RIVERS --- TERRY STOTTS



    :reading:OFFICIAL CLIPPERS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​





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    Darkwebs, Nov 24, 2018
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Ah, home sweet home, or at least I hope so.

    Blown out the last two games on the road, it's easy to see how the Blazers' (and fans') confidence may be rattled, but if Portland manages to win all of the games on this 3-game homestand, Rip City will feel so much better.

    However, this game won't be a cakewalk.

    For one thing, the first home game back after a long road trip will feel much like another road game, especially since the Blazers will have only one full day of rest. This will be essentially the 7th different city the Blazers will have played in 12 days, so you know they will be feeling road-weary.

    The other thing is that they are facing the current top team in the West. This Clippers are on a hot streak, wining 6 of their last 7 games, and 8 of their last 10. It seems this L.A. team has found a winning formula and they look to continue that trend in Portland.

    The Blazers are currently ranked 6th in the West, but with a win here, they will bounce back to near the top of the standings again. That's just the way it goes in the Western Conference, where 2 games separate the top 8 teams!

    I know talking about standings this early in the season is meaningless, as a lot can still happen from now until April, but this game itself will NOT be meaningless. Every game counts in the West, and a loss here or there can be the difference between being a 3rd seed in the playoffs, or being in the lottery when the season comes to a close.

    I leave you all with one final thought:
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    Thanks DW!!!
     
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    Lets hope being at home gets us off the schneid. The Clips may be tied for first in the West but we know very well that doesn't mean much. I think we play better on both ends of the court and get back to our winning ways.
     
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    Nurkic.
     
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    I went with Nurkic but Leonard was a very close second.
     
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    First game back home is tough. Win this because NO GOOD CLIPPERS!!
     
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    Blazers need to light these guys up!
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Taking my 2 year old daughter, section 106 row c. @HCP, I'll make sure we're dancing!! Double Damian Lillard jerseys.
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I said Leonard, because infinity > any other number because he went from zero help to something.
     
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    It's Terry Stotts bday, so happy bday coach! Even though I want him out of Portland. He's players coach, we all know



    yeah CJ, that's kind of our problem, he's letting you do whatever you want on the court. ffs
     
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    GO BLAZERS!

    LET'S WIN ONE QUARTER AND LOSE THE OTHER THREE BY LESS THAN TEN POINTS APIECE!

    #realistic goals
     
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    I'll be at Dr. Jack's pregame if anyone wants a pregame rub and tug
     
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    This will not be an easy game, Clippers are playing well and this looks like a close game hope we win.
     
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    Time for US to a blow a team out!
     
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    What
     
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    Our front court must play very well to win this game.
     
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    wow....so many want TS gone?
     
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    I wish we had the Clippers' two Serbians on our bench. Teodosic has given up on the US (because Doc won't play him any more) and has already said he's heading back to Europe, and Boban is glued to the bench despite the fact that he's a positive contributor when they play him. Again I wish that Boban could be on a team that HAS to play him just to see what he can do with extended minutes. I think coaches can't believe he's not a liability because of the way he shuffles up and down the court, but he's so fucking efficient on O and actually not a complete liability on D. He's a casualty of the small-ball revolution. He's at least as good as Muresan but doesn't get a chance to show it. Imagine if we had him to throw it to when we're in one of our recent swoons. You KNOW you're going to get a bucket or FTs, and he's a very solid free-throw shooter. But the Clips aren't going to trade either because both of them are UFAs at the end of the year and the Clips are convinced they're going to sign a superstar.
     
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