Game Thread GAME# 50: BLAZERS @ SUNS - JANUARY 24, 2019 - THURSDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 22, 2019.

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If you could cut one player from our roster (and shed their contract), whom would you pick?

Poll closed Feb 6, 2019.

  1. Aminu

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  2. Harkless

    4 vote(s)
    6.6%

  3. Leonard

    8 vote(s)
    13.1%

  4. McCollum

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  5. Stauskas

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  6. Turner

    39 vote(s)
    63.9%

  7. Other

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  8. Swanigan

    4 vote(s)
    6.6%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    29 - 20
    (9-13 Road)
    PHOENIX SUNS
    11 - 37
    (7-17 Home)


    _____________________________
    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS DE’ANTHONY MELTON

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    C.J. McCOLLUM VS DEVIN BOOKER

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    MAURICE HARKLESS VS MIKAL BRIDGES

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS T.J. WARREN

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    JUSUF NURKIC VS DEANDRE AYTON


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    [​IMG] --- [​IMG]

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    WHEN: 6:00 PM (PST), THURSDAY, 1/24/2019

    WHERE: TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA, PHOENIX, AZ
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    ​


    ------------------------------------------------------



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


    - PHOENIX SUNS-
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    OKOBO , EVANS , DANIELS
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    CRAWFORD , KING , OUBRE Jr.
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    ACY , JACKSON
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    ANDERSON , HOLMES , BENDER



    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    None
    SUNS
    T.J. Warren (sore right ankle): QUESTIONABLE
    Deandre Ayton (ankle): QUESTIONABLE
    Richaun Holmes (right foot sprain): QUESTIONABLE



    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    TERRY STOTTS --- IGOR KOKOSKOV

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




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    Darkwebs, Jan 22, 2019
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    3 quarters are all the Blazers need!
    The streak lives on: 49 games in and Portland has not produced one comeback win when having a deficit at the end of the 3rd quarter, but on the flip side, they have not lost a game when having a lead at the end of the 3rd.

    In other news, the Blazers can still salvage this 3-game trip if they win this one. This is a pivotal game that will be the difference between a good road trip (2-1) or a bad one (1-2).

    Against the worst team in the West (and one that has lost 5 in a row), this shouldn't be a tough game, but the Blazers haven't won road games at quite the same rate as they did last season. Blazers were about .500 away from home in 2017-18, but this season they're at about .400.

    So if Portland wants to win this game, they will need to put in some work. This is the NBA after all, and the players can't take any team lightly.
     
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    If we don't beat the Suns we should blow the team up. The good news is, we will beat the Suns. Our guys will be rested and pissed about OKC. I would not want to be the Suns; they will experience the full wrath of the Portland Trailblazers.
     
    blazerkor, Jan 22, 2019
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    That streak is amazing to me. Anyone know what the record is on that? I'd imagine Portland would be close if not already have broken it by now.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    55 games I believe.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    55 is what I heard as well.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Link?

    I heard it was 42

    The Wizards
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    No. 55 during the broadcast.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    What if the third quarter ends in a tie game?
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Ok
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Doesnt count against either?
     
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    I'm tired of Aminu and Harkless.
     
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    I voted for ET. I think he can be a good role player, just NO is paying him like he’s a good starter...
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Is it the Wizards?
     
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    I’m tired of relying on “New York Moe” to show up. He needs to be benched for good and either roll with Layman or find someone better.
     
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    People forget Hark was a former lotto pick the Blazers got for a six-pack of Gatoraid. His former team didn't just give him to us out of the goodness of their heart.
     
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    He’s been inconsistent his whole career, so I don’t understand why his starting spot is so secure. Yes, when he’s on we’re a better team, but you can say that about a lot of players in the NBA. And I’ve been wanting to break up the Aminu/Harkless pairing for years. Their defense isn’t good enough to make up for the disadvantage they present on the other end.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Yes sir.
     
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    What season?
     
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    The springtime of his youth, when his whole life was ahead of him and NE Portland was his oyster!
     
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