Game Thread GAME# 62: BLAZERS @ MAGIC - MARCH 2, 2020 - MONDAY, 4:00, NBCSNW

Darkwebs · Feb 29, 2020

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2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
26 - 35
(10-22 Road)
ORLANDO MAGIC
27 - 32
(16-14 Home)

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

PG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS MARKELLE FULTZ

SG

GARY TRENT Jr. VS EVAN FOURNIER

SF

TREVOR ARIZA VS JAMES ENNIS III

PF

CARMELO ANTHONY VS AARON GORDON

C

HASSAN WHITESIDE VS NIKOLA VUCEVIC

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------- JERSEYS -------

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WHEN: 4:00 PM (PST), MONDAY, 3/2/2020

WHERE: AMWAY CENTER, ORLANDO, FL

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

SIMONS , HEZONJA

LITTLE , HOARD

GABRIEL , SWANIGAN , BROWN

------ ORLANDO MAGIC------

AUGUSTIN , CARTER-WILLIAMS , FRAZIER Jr.

IWUNDU , ROSS , JOHNSON

LAW , CLARK

BIRCH , BAMBA

INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Anfernee Simons (left ankle sprain): QUESTIONABLE
Damian Lillard (right groin strain): OUT
Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT
Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT
MAGIC
Al-Farouq Aminu (torn right meniscus): OUT
Jonathan Isaac (posterior lateral corner injury & medial bone contusion, left knee): OUT

HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- STEVE CLIFFORD

OFFICIAL MAGIC'S GAME NOTES

OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES

• Monday's meeting will round out the two-game series between the Trail Blazers and Magic during the 2019-20 season. Portland leads the season series, 1-0.

• The Trail Blazers have won six consecutive games against the Magic, dating back to Jan. 13, 2017.

• LAST MEETING: Portland defeated Orlando at Moda Center on Dec. 20, 118-103. Damian Lillard paced Portland with 30 points (8-17 FG, 3-9 3-PT, 11-12 FT), seven rebounds, six assists and one steal, while Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 23 points (9-20 FG, 5-7 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist, a career-high six steals and two blocks.

• CJ McCollum scored 31 points (12-20 FG, 4-8 3-PT, 3-3 FT) to go with seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in Portland's Dec. 20 win over Orlando.

• Hassan Whiteside had 10 points (3-9 FG, 4-6 FT) to go with 17 rebounds and five blocks against Orlando on Dec. 20.

• DJ Augustin recorded 17 points (6-16 FG, 2-8 3-PT, 3-4 FT), one rebound and three assists for the Magic on Dec. 20.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 35-25
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 20-11
AT THE MAGIC: Trail Blazers lead, 15-14

Darkwebs · Feb 29, 2020

It'll be a homecoming for Simons in Orlando, but after sustaining an ankle sprain in the previous game, the question now isn't how he will play, but if.

As for the team itself, the Blazers' chances of making the Playoffs look slimmer and slimmer, like an anoerexic supermodel.

Lillard might be coming back from injury soon, but will it be too late by then?

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BigGameDamian · Feb 29, 2020

Bruno_Sabino · Feb 29, 2020

CJ playing like a all star right now and we are 1-6 without Dame. Little needs to play more, Trent is getting better every game, they just need time to develop and because of the injures they are having time.
Blazers needs to win at least one at this road trip

stampedehero · Mar 1, 2020

Well, we have experience playing without essential players. That's a positive......

kjironman1 · Mar 1, 2020

BigGameDamian said:

Gotta wonder if this thing gets worse if the Venues will see a drop in attendance?

TBpup · Mar 1, 2020

No reason for a needless win here. Let a couple of non-descript Magic go off for career highs. That won't seem out of the norm and we can get closer to that 25% chance of getting into the Top 4.

kjironman1 · Mar 1, 2020

TBpup said:
No reason for a needless win here. Let a couple of non-descript Magic go off for career highs. That won't seem out of the norm and we can get closer to that 25% chance of getting into the Top 4.

Where they sit right now and it doesn't look like it will change much. They have 93% chance of the #13th pick. About 1% chance of any of the top 4. 2% of #14.
Looks like if they went full on TANK they could get it down where the #11 or #10 could be possible but highly unlikely they get much better than #12 at this point regardless.
TEAM1234567891011121314AVG

Golden State
14.013.412.712.047.93.7

Cleveland
14.013.412.712.027.820.03.9

Minnesota
14.013.412.712.014.826.07.04.1

New York
12.512.211.911.57.225.716.72.24.4

Atlanta
10.510.510.610.52.219.626.78.70.65.0

Detroit
9.09.29.49.68.629.820.53.70.15.5

Chicago
7.57.88.18.519.734.112.91.3>0.06.2

Charlotte
6.06.36.77.234.532.16.70.4>0.07.0

Washington
4.54.85.25.750.725.93.00.1>0.08.0

Phoenix
3.03.33.64.065.919.01.2>0.0>0.09.2

Sacramento
2.02.22.42.877.612.60.4>0.010.3

Portland
1.51.71.92.186.16.70.111.4

San Antonio
1.01.11.21.492.92.312.5

New Orleans
0.50.60.60.797.613.7

Here is the link. Give you a better look.
http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

Wade Garrett · Mar 1, 2020

Calling Dr. Kevorkian.

TBpup · Mar 1, 2020

Much higher than 1% of being in the Top 4 even just at their current #12. But it gets quite a bit better just by moving up a few spots.

TBpup said:
The Blazers have quiet moved from #14 to #12 in the Lottery rankings. That might not seem like a large move, but their chances of moving into the Top-4 have gone from:

#14 - 2.4%
#13 - 4.7%
#12 - 7.2% (3x greater at #12 than #14)
#11 - 10.4%
#10 - 13.9%
#9 -- 20.3% (This is where the first big jump occurs)
#8 -- 26.2% (That is the absolute highest Portland could get on their own IMO....but very unlikley)

The Blazers are within 3 losses of the #8 spot which would give them a 26.2% chance of getting into the Top-4. That is nothing to sneeze at. No time for silly, useless wins at this point.

T A N K ! ! ! !

Chris Craig · Mar 1, 2020

kjironman1 said:
Gotta wonder if this thing gets worse if the Venues will see a drop in attendance?

I saw an article about NCAA talking about playing march madness in empty arenas.

DDolla · Mar 1, 2020

Standings looking good after every lost. We should get that lottery pick

Labinot41 · Mar 1, 2020

Orlando 109
Portland 105

Labinot41 · Mar 1, 2020

How do you guys deal with this season actually? Do you take a break from the Blazers or nba in general? This season and especially the last few games really hit me hard because my heart is with the Blazers and watching the games without 4 key players and you realize they have no chance is depressing af. Man fuck this season. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel???

THE HCP · Mar 1, 2020

Labinot41 said:
How do you guys deal with this season actually? Do you take a break from the Blazers or nba in general? This season and especially the last few games really hit me hard because my heart is with the Blazers and watching the games without 4 key players and you realize they have no chance is depressing af. Man fuck this season. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel???

Imagine having to watch EVERY second no matter what?

TBpup · Mar 1, 2020

Labinot41 said:
How do you guys deal with this season actually? Do you take a break from the Blazers or nba in general? This season and especially the last few games really hit me hard because my heart is with the Blazers and watching the games without 4 key players and you realize they have no chance is depressing af. Man fuck this season. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel???

I look for things that will help the Blazers long term. That's why since this is a lost season by definition in the 'short term', what can be gained in the 'long term'. Which is why I want to see as much of Trent, Simons, Little, Gabriel and Hoard as much as possible.

Wade Garrett · Mar 1, 2020

Labinot41 said:
How do you guys deal with this season actually? Do you take a break from the Blazers or nba in general? This season and especially the last few games really hit me hard because my heart is with the Blazers and watching the games without 4 key players and you realize they have no chance is depressing af. Man fuck this season. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel???

I think I'm pretty much watching out of habit.
This season has been a total Twilight Zone episode.
"Imagine if you will a team with high hopes and valid expectations...."
I still believe the roster is there, if it ever could be, there.
Missing Nurk really killed this team.
I honestly believe he is the most important cog in the machine, and I can't wait till next year to see if that's true.

James lamphear · Mar 1, 2020

I watch the younger guys like Trent and Simons. But I always was bigger fan of Trent then I was Simons. Trent improvement been really good in his 2nd year but he stay in Portland most of the summer working on his game. Simons might try to follow that plan this summer. Simons has to get stronger by next year because that will help him on D and the offense. But I am afraid he doesn't he just might become a bust and I am not hoping that I want him to succeed but really going be up to him.

hoopsjock · Mar 1, 2020

THE HCP said:
Imagine having to watch EVERY second no matter what?

Some of us choose to watch EVERY second and don't get paid to do so.

TorturedBlazerFan · Mar 1, 2020

hoopsjock said:
Some of us choose to watch EVERY second and don't get paid to do so.

Its called addiction and I think I have a problem.

THE HCP · Mar 1, 2020

hoopsjock said:
Some of us choose to watch EVERY second and don't get paid to do so.

Like I did my whole life until I joined the team?

BonesJones · Mar 1, 2020

TorturedBlazerFan said:
Its called addiction and I think I have a problem.

hoopsjock · Mar 1, 2020

THE HCP said:
Like I did my whole life until I joined the team?

Haven't you been with the team for quite awhile now? Back in the day it was impossible to watch every game since they weren't all on TV.

THE HCP · Mar 1, 2020

Sigh..... maybe 2 months wasn’t long enough.

BonesJones · Mar 1, 2020

THE HCP said:
Sigh..... maybe 2 months wasn’t long enough.

BonesJones · Mar 1, 2020

Labinot41 said:
How do you guys deal with this season actually? Do you take a break from the Blazers or nba in general? This season and especially the last few games really hit me hard because my heart is with the Blazers and watching the games without 4 key players and you realize they have no chance is depressing af. Man fuck this season. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel???

You enjoy watching the young players develop and you just focus on one game at a time. You take solace in the fact that the more we lose, the better chance we have at a top 4 pick. And of course, you entertain yourself by watching Blazers Uprise coverage.

hoopsjock · Mar 1, 2020

THE HCP said:
Sigh..... maybe 2 months wasn’t long enough.

Or maybe you could not take a question as being hostile.

THE HCP · Mar 1, 2020

Sly, I tried.

TorturedBlazerFan · Mar 1, 2020

THE HCP said:
Sly, I tried.

So, how long have you been with the Blazers? I dont think anyone is saying you havent watched the team as a fan through good or bad. I think its just part of being a fan we all go through the ups and downs together, the downs we spend yelling at each other on message boards, the ups we spend yelling at each other through message boards.

SIeepwalker · Mar 1, 2020

Labinot41 said:
How do you guys deal with this season actually? Do you take a break from the Blazers or nba in general? This season and especially the last few games really hit me hard because my heart is with the Blazers and watching the games without 4 key players and you realize they have no chance is depressing af. Man fuck this season. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel???

Well, If that's your reaction after not even a full season of suckage, it's probably a good thing you're not a Kings fan ! Or I guess after so many season they are all numb to sucking and it's actually harder for us ?

To answer you question, I do still watch every game but I don't get as into them as the prior seasons. Hard to be fired up when I'm not even sure I want the Blazers to win.
As other have said, the most interesting part right now is watching how the young guys develop, which is why Stotts' shit rotations and sub decisions are especially unbearable this season.

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