Game Thread GAME #48 - BLAZERS VS MAVERICKS - JANUARY 26, 2022 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

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Are you disappointed Olshey didn't keep Marquese Chriss?

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  3. Bigs...we don't need no stinking Bigs

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  4. We missed out

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    STARTERS

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    Anfernee Simons CJ McCollum
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    Nassir Little Robert Covington
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    Jusuf Nurkic


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    Luka Doncic Jalen Brunson
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    Dorian Finney Smith Maxi Kleber
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    Kristaps Porzingis

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    WHEN: JANUARY 26, 2022 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)
    WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR

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    TV BROADCAST

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    RADIO BROADCAST

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    BENCH

    BLAZERS

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    Norman Powell Tony Snell
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    Ben McLemore Dennis Smith Jr
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    Greg Brown Trendon Watford
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    CJ Elleby Keljin Blevins

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    Damian Lillard Cody Zeller
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    Larry Nance Jr

    MAVERICKS

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    Reggie Bullock Trey Burke
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    Moses Brown Sterling Brown
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    Marquese Chriss Josh Green
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    Tim Hardaway Jr Boban Marjonovic
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    Frank Ntilikina Dwight Powell
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    Theo Pinson

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    COACHES

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    Chauncey Billups

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    Jason Kidd

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    NOTES

    • This game is the second of three meetings this season between the Blazers and Mavericks
    • The Blazers lost to the Mavericks 132-117 in Portland back on 12/27/21
    • The Blazers and Mavericks will meet again 4/8/22 in Dallas
    • The Blazers won the 2020-21 season series 2-1
    • Dennis Smith Jr was drafted by the Mavericks with the 9th pick in the 2017 draft. He played with the Mavericks from 2017-19
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    TRIVIA

    The Blazers last played the Mavericks back on December 27th, losing 132 -117. He was the only player to score in double digits off the Mavericks bench.

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    Chris Craig, Jan 25, 2022
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    I don't see how I could be "upset" by a months-old decision on a 14th man, but at the time I was certainly disappointed that we didn't keep him, and I definitely see how it could have benefitted us. At the same time, given the luxury tax considerations, I understand the decision.
     
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    Just given up on the injury report?

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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    It's a blood bath.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Have a feeling we get THUMPED tonight.
     
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    Where is the injury report CC? Don't make me file a complaint with the Darkwebs Commission.
     
    HomerLovesKoolAid, Jan 26, 2022
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    roco prolly out for a week or so with that sprain. Nas out with the shoulder.

    is elleby about to get like 30 mpg?
     
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    So who are the actual starters?
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    guessing here, but probably:

    Ant/CJ/Powell/Elleby/Nurk

    with DSJ/Ben/Watford off the bench. Poor Greg. No minutes even when like 4 guys ahead of him go down.
     
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    Can we hurry up and trade the players we are going to trade before any more of them get injure more seriously?

    PLEASE!!!
     
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    That is brutal. How bad must he be in practice?
     
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    given how open Chauncey seems to playing young guys, pretty damn bad. it's not like this coach has a mandate or proclivity only to play vets, unlike the other guy.
     
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    teams don’t practice much during the season. He’s the most raw player on the team, by far. Those two are a good recipe for not getting minutes. I’m pretty sure he will have to play tonight tho
     
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    wait...RoCo and Little are both out?
     
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    Yes, both RoCo and Little are out - so a team with no size has even less.
     
    BlazerBeav, Jan 26, 2022
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    Sounds like a pretty bad loss coming up.
     
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    Hard to see how you defend them. At least this time we have Nurk against their bigs, but that is it.
     
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    hard to see any of the remaining Blazers being able to defend Doncic

    Nurk has to stay out of foul trouble
     
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    Looking forward to a close loss tonight and moving closer to selling off at the deadline and playing for a pick.

    I was (and still am) a bit worried that we’ve been playing well enough to trick management into “going for it” this year, swapping our guards for some mid-tier wing pieces, then rushing Dame back at the end of the year to compete in the play-in.

    This is still my fear, and thus, I hope we lose a lot between now and the deadline.
     
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    With Nurkic being so important on offense lately, he needs to stay out of foul trouble. Nurk and Billups and the team need to minimize Nurk's exposure to moving pick fouls. Nurk doesn't need to set those. Use someone else. Keep Nurk near/in the paint.
     
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