Game Thread Game #15 - BLAZERS VS RAPTORS - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 - MONDAY 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

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STARTERS






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WHEN: NOVEMBER 15, 2021, MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)
WHERE: MODA CENTER, POR, OR


TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST:



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BENCHES

BLAZERS


Cody Zeller Larry Nance Jr

Nassir Little Anfernee Simons

Tony Snell Dennis Smith Jr

Ben McLemore CJ Elleby

Greg Brown Trendon Watford

Keljin Blevins

RAPTORS


Precious Achiuwa Scottie Barnes

Dalano Banton Khem Birch

Goran Dragic Isaac Bonga

Justin Champagnie Malachi Flynn

David Johnson Svi Mykhaliauk

Yuta Watanabe

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INJURIES

RAPTORS

Pascal Siakam (Injury Management) Questionable

Khem Birch (Knee) Questionable

Precious Achiuwa (Shoulder) Questionable

Yuta Wantanabe (Calf) OUT

BLAZERS

None


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COACHES



Chauncey Billups


Nick Nurse


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NOTES

Last 5

RAPTORS

TOR 115 - PHI 109 W
TOR 88 - BOS 104 L
TOR 103 - BRK 116 L
TOR 101- CLE 102 L
TOR 109 - WAS 100 W


BLAZERS

POR - DEN
POR 104 - HOU 92 W
POR 109 - PHX 119 L
POR 109 - LAC 117 L
POR 105 - LAL 90 W
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• This is the first of two games this season between the Blazers and Raptors. The two teams will face each other again January 23rd in Toronto.
• The Blazers swept the 2020-21 season series 2-0
• The Blazers bought into the 2nd round of the 2018 draft, purchasing Sacramento's 37th pick to take Gary Trent Jr. He played with the Blazers from 2018-2021 when he was traded to the Raptors in a deal for Norman Powell.
• Norman Powell was taken with the 46th pick in the 2015 draft by the Bucks and traded to the Raptors. He played 6 seasons for the Raptors from 2015 - 2021.

TRIVIA

The Blazers last faced the Raptors March 28th, winning 122 -117. It was the first game Norman Powell and Gary Trent Jr played against their old teams since being traded. Who recorded more points?

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wizenheimer said:

will Dame play?

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Buffalo Custard said:

Reflecting on the Powell/Trent deal makes my head hurt.

Right now, Powell is probably the better player. He is more experienced and the deal saved some money. It was a win-now deal - and at the time that made sense. Less than a year later, it no longer does. Having a 3rd young player with promise would be worth way more than guys like Powell and RoCo. So would those 2 draft picks. When you make that kind of win-now deals and you don't win there is no good ending.

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THE HCP said:

I thought it wasn’t the roster?

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illmatic99 said:

how do you feel about dame's guy publicly clowning Stotts?

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THE HCP said:

Dame’s “guy” is a clown. Glorified valet.

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Buffalo Custard said:

Reflecting on the Powell/Trent deal makes my head hurt.

Right now, Powell is probably the better player. He is more experienced and the deal saved some money. It was a win-now deal - and at the time that made sense. Less than a year later, it no longer does. Having a 3rd young player with promise would be worth way more than guys like Powell and RoCo. So would those 2 draft picks. When you make that kind of win-now deals and you don't win there is no good ending.

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illmatic99 said:

how do you feel about dame's guy publicly clowning Stotts?

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wizenheimer said:

was Jones traded before or after Stotts was fired?

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THE HCP said:

Dame’s “guy” is a clown. Glorified valet.

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illmatic99 said:

after

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wizenheimer said:

yeah, I know. I was just trying to point out that it wasn't just Stotts that supposedly undervalued Jones

more than that though is it's pretty wacky to conclude Jones has some new found talent that Stotts couldn't find. He's only played in 9 games and he's averaged less than 17 minutes in those 9 games. He's averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds...what an all-star!!. He's only had 40 FGA and he's not going to keep shooting 82.4% on two's or carry .735 TS%

it was a stupid tweet

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illmatic99 said:

Meh. I think a pick and jones for nance was great value.

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wizenheimer said:

wouldn't call it great, but it was better value than Ariza and two firsts for RoCo

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Scalma said:

No space for negative energy, time to rock those sweet new jerseys and win.

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wizenheimer said:

yeah, I know. I was just trying to point out that it wasn't just Stotts that supposedly undervalued Jones

more than that though is it's pretty wacky to conclude Jones has some new found talent that Stotts couldn't find. He's only played in 9 games and he's averaged less than 17 minutes in those 9 games. He's averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds...what an all-star!!. He's only had 40 FGA and he's not going to keep shooting 82.4% on two's or carry .735 TS%

it was a stupid tweet

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illmatic99 said:

speaking of which, outside of Nas, does anyone on the team look happy? don't usually want to make much of the body language, but this whole read trip, they've all looked miserable.

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Scalma said:

uh yeah, they’re losing. Why would they be happy?

I promise, not everything is a conspiracy.

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illmatic99 said:

speaking of which, outside of Nas, does anyone on the team look happy? don't usually want to make much of the body language, but this whole read trip, they've all looked miserable.

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tester551 said:

Norm has played hard. I think he's all in - but he's frustrated playing out of position

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