Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 4: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - AUGUST 24, 2020 - MONDAY, 6:00, TNT & NBCSNW

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2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
35 - 39
(14-24 Road)
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
52 - 19
(25-10 Home)

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

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KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE VS DAMIAN LILLARD

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DANNY GREEN VS C.J. McCOLLUM

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LeBRON JAMES VS CARMELO ANTHONY

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ANTHONY DAVIS VS HASSAN WHITESIDE

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JaVALE McGEE VS JUSUF NURKIC

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WHEN: 6:00 PM (PDT), MONDAY, 8/24/2020

WHERE: AdventHealth Arena, Orlando, FL
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TV BROADCAST:
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---- LOS ANGELES LAKERS ----
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RONDO , COOK , WAITERS
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HORTON-TUCKER , CARUSO , SMITH
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DUDLEY , KUZMA , MORRIS
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ANTETOKOUNMPO , CACOK , HOWARD


-- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS --
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ADAMS , SIMONS
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TRENT Jr. , HEZONJA
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HOARD , GABRIEL



INJURIES
LAKERS
Rajon Rondo (right thumb): QUESTIONABLE
Avery Bradley (personal reasons): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Damian Lillard (dislocated left index finger): PROBABLE
Zach Collins ( left ankle Malleolar stress reaction): OUT
Nassir Little (dehydration): OUT
Trevor Ariza (personal reasons): OUT
Caleb Swanigan (personal reasons): OUT
Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT



HEAD COACHES
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FRANK VOGEL --- TERRY STOTTS



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

SEASON SERIES NOTES
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• The Lakers won the season series in 2019-20, 2-1.

• In three games against the Lakers this season, Damian Lillard averaged 36.0 points (50.8% FG, 39.4% 3-PT, 87.9% FT), 6.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Lillard scored 48 points (17-30 FG, 7-12 3-PT, 7-8 FT) to go with nine rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in Portland's 127-119 victory in Los Angeles on Jan. 31.

• CJ McCollum averaged 17.3 points (41.2% FG, 29.2% 3-PT, 75.0% FT), 3.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds in three games against Los Angeles this season.

• In two games against the Lakers this season, Carmelo Anthony averaged 14.0 points (33.3% FG, 40.0% 3-PT, 88.9% FT), 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

• LeBron James averaged 24.7 points (45.0% FG, 38.1% 3-PT, 63.2% FT), 7.3 rebounds and 11.3 assists in three games against the Trail Blazers this season.

• In three games against Portland this season, Anthony Davis averaged 32.0 points (55.9% FG, 40.0% 3-PT, 82.8% FT), 11.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.67 blocks. He had 37 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and five blocks against the Trail Blazers on Jan. 31.


PLAYOFF SERIES NOTES
• Portland and Los Angeles have played in the first round on six other occasions. The Trail Blazers beat the Lakers in the first round of the 1992 Playoffs on their way to an NBA Finals meeting with the Chicago Bulls. The Lakers won the other five first round meetings between the teams.

• The Trail Blazers and the Lakers are meeting in the postseason for the 12th time. Portland has advanced twice past the Lakers, while Los Angeles has won the other 10 series. The Trail Blazers other first win over the Lakers came in the 1977 Western Conference Finals, propelling Portland to a NBA Finals victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

• The Trail Blazers and Lakers last played each other in the postseason in the first round of the 2002 Playoffs. Portland's leading scorer that series was Rasheed Wallace while the Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Current Lakers forward LeBron James was 14 months away from being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers while Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was 11 years old.

• Portland and Los Angeles played met in the playoffs five times between 1997 and 2002.

• Portland is 5-16 all-time against Los Angles in the first round.

CONNECTIONS
• Los Angeles forward LeBron James and Portland forward Carmelo Anthony were the first and third picks of the 2003 NBA Draft. Along with Kyle Korver of the Milwaukee Bucks, they are the only active players remaining from their draft class.

• Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (sixth) and Lakers forward Anthony Davis (first) were both lottery picks in the 2012 NBA Draft.

• Trail Blazers forward Trevor Ariza won the NBA Championship with the Lakers in 2009.

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
REGULAR SEASON ALL TIME: Lakers lead, 122-108
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 70-45
AT THE LAKERS: Lakers lead, 77-38
PLAYOFFS ALL TIME: Lakers lead, 33-17
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 11-10
AT THE LAKERS: Lakers lead, 23-6
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PREVIOUS MEETING IN THE SERIES
GAME #1: WIN 100-93


GAME #2: LOSS 88-111


GAME #3: LOSS 108-116




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A better look at those Black Mamba jerseys.

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I hate the Lakers, but bruh, those are some dope-ass uniforms.

And on August 24th, as in "8/24" = Kobe Bryant's jersey numbers.

Don't look now, but we're wearing the Red uniforms again.
 
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Season on the line here, put up or shut up. Put your big boy pants on and let’s fuck these pansy ass, flopping, no good, four flushing, anal bead licking muthafuckas up their asses with the Blazers cock of justice!
 
If we can foul far less often and if we can hit shots that we had been hitting coming into this series then we can beat this Lakers team. It would also be nice if we could hold onto some rebounds. Those are our keys to not losing. The Lakers have also been doing a really good job of speeding us up, so when they get the ball out of Dame's hands our other guys just need to run some sets and not blindly and hurriedly (yes that's a word) try to get some low percentage shot off. That's not going to work for us. So pretty much we haven't shown enough composure and sure the Lakers get credit for putting us in bad positions but when they haven't we've still been frantic. Lets hope our guys can pull their shit together and win this game... this is a must win and we've been pretty good in those situations during this bubble thing.
 
GhostOfPGA said:
He needs to grow his nuts back and attack the paint, he’s putting up weak shit at the rim and not backing down smaller players. He needs to fucking rebound too.
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At some point you have to ask if his injury changed the trajectory of his career. I can't begin to guess if he is in constant pain, or if he is just scared of his own body.

We don't know what the problem is, but we can all see the results.
 
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At some point you have to ask if his injury changed the trajectory of his career. I can't begin to guess if he is in constant pain, or if he is just scared of his own body.

We don't know what the problem is, but we can all see the results.
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He’s obviously got a lot on his plate with his family rn, but he is playing scared. There’s no reason he shouldn’t absolutely wreck KCP on the block.
 
I would have liked to see the white jerseys for a game as important as this one. Going down 3-1 in this series will make the next game a simple formality.

Fact- Dame is not handling the ball well at all. He admitted this fact. The Lakers are pushing him to his right and he is forced to move or pass out of the trap using his left. Best option here is to use another way to advance the ball putting 1M or CJ in the precarious position of having to run the offense. Trent doesn't have the skills yet either. This is when the loss of players like Curry hurts the most. (I understand WHY he is gone don't bother)

Fact- The Blazers Bigs are getting out worked and out hustled under and around the rim. Gabriel brings energy but is a walking foul machine. Davis and Lebron are going to continue to punish them and when they get into foul trouble they will have to back off at contesting shots. Maybe the refs could call the game a little closer on the other side? Howard for some reason has found his game again. They need to punish him and put him on the line. We all know he can get in his own head. They also would be best to make his every move hurt a bit. He obviously does not like contact. He gets going on the refs.

----I would look for Melo to distribute a bit better but that has never been his strong suit. When he posts up there has been multiple times when an open shooter is available. Trent in particular. He needs to be the vet he is and see the court better.

----Nurk needs to man up a bit. We have said this for years now. No more namby pamby flip shots and soft touch moves around the rim. Go hard to the basket and draw a foul. After you draw the foul then flip it toward the rim and see if you can draw a three point play.

----The Lakers are fronting Whiteside so the lob is available. They could spend some time fine tuning this. An easy 6-8 points on lobs could really help open things up.

----Blazers need to make good decisions on the court. Way too many bad decisions and failed possessions. You have to make every possession count against a superior team. They can win this game but they have to play a great game. When you play a 7 game series the best team usually wins. To stay in the series the Blazers must play better all around ball. The little things really matter.

Bottom Line- Blazers need this game. If they can tie up the series obviously anything can happen.
 
well, game 3 was the last one of the series I'll see

we are taking off for a 2 week camping trip tomorrow to SE Oregon. Won't be back till the 4th of Sept. Won't even have cell service where we are going

sorry to miss the rest of the series and the possibility of Portland making a comeback, even though that seems pretty remote right now. But these camping trips mean a lot more to me personally than watching sports on TV

so I won't be around polluting thread for a while guys...you lucksacks
 
wizenheimer said:
well, game 3 was the last one of the series I'll see

we are taking off for a 2 week camping trip tomorrow to SE Oregon. Won't be back till the 4th of Sept. Won't even have cell service where we are going

sorry to miss the rest of the series and the possibility of Portland making a comeback, even though that seems pretty remote right now. But these camping trips mean a lot more to me personally than watching sports on TV

so I won't be around polluting thread for a while guys...you lucksacks
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Can i come?
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wizenheimer said:
well, game 3 was the last one of the series I'll see

we are taking off for a 2 week camping trip tomorrow to SE Oregon. Won't be back till the 4th of Sept. Won't even have cell service where we are going

sorry to miss the rest of the series and the possibility of Portland making a comeback, even though that seems pretty remote right now. But these camping trips mean a lot more to me personally than watching sports on TV

so I won't be around polluting thread for a while guys...you lucksacks
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I hope you have no GPS......you get lost, and we win the whole thing!
 
wizenheimer said:
well, game 3 was the last one of the series I'll see

we are taking off for a 2 week camping trip tomorrow to SE Oregon. Won't be back till the 4th of Sept. Won't even have cell service where we are going

sorry to miss the rest of the series and the possibility of Portland making a comeback, even though that seems pretty remote right now. But these camping trips mean a lot more to me personally than watching sports on TV

so I won't be around polluting thread for a while guys...you lucksacks
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The Steens?
 
If we can win game 4, it will be due to a change made that was effective.

If this adjustment works and we win, we take the series in 6.

what might the adjustment be?

Go small. Start Trent and put him on Lebron and get Lebron frustrated and a non-factor.

Dame
CJ
Trent
Melo
Nurkic

Whiteside spells Carmelo or CJ
Next, insert Gabriel for Nurkic for a burst of energy

This will turn up our defensive pressure a bit.
 
BoomChakaLaka said:
If we can win game 4, it will be due to a change made that was effective.

If this adjustment works and we win, we take the series in 6.

what might the adjustment be?

Go small. Start Trent and put him on Lebron and get Lebron frustrated and a non-factor.

Dame
CJ
Trent
Melo
Nurkic

Whiteside spells Carmelo or CJ
Next, insert Gabriel for Nurkic for a burst of energy

This will turn up our defensive pressure a bit.
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My bet is he goes back to Nurk/Whiteside starting. It worked last game for the most part. Blazers held their own until they had to go small because of foul trouble. The lakers went to the line constantly in the first half.
 
BBert said:
The Steens?
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Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge....leaving in about an hour or so. Might take a day trip over to the Steens; haven' been there for 3 years or so. Might take another day trip down to Sheldon Refuge in Nevada

beautiful country if you appreciate high desert mountains and like seeing wildlife. Rough country though; carrying two spare tires for both pickup and 5th wheel. Also a spare bottle of vodka....medicinal purposes of course
 
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