Game Thread 2022-23 Game #39 - BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - JANUARY 8, 2023 - 12:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

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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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    Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons
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    Josh Hart Jerami Grant
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    Jusuf Nurkic


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    Fred VanVleet Gary Trent Jr
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    Scottie Barnes OG Anunoby
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    Pascal Siakam

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    RECORDS

    BLAZERS - 19-19 - 8th W

    RAPTORS - 16-23 - 12th E

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    WHEN: JANUARY 8, 2023 - SUNDAY - 12:30 PM (PDT)

    WHERE: SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO ONTARIO, CANADA

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    TV BROADCAST

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    RADIO BROADCAST

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    BENCH

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    Gary Payton II Justice Winslow
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    Nassir Little Drew Eubanks
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    Trendon Watford Keon Johnson
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    Shaedon Sharpe Jabari Walker
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    Greg Brown III John Butler Jr
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    Ibou Badji


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    Precious Achiuwa Chris Boucher
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    Juan Hernangomez Thaddeus Young
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    Khem Birch Malachi Flynn
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    Otto Porter Jr Christian Koloko
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    Ron Harper Jr Jeff Dowtin Jr
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    Dalano Banton
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    COACHES

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    Chauncey Billups

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    Nick Nurse

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    INJURIES

    BLAZERS

    Nassir Little - Hip - Out
    Justice Winslow - Ankle - Out
    Gary Payton - Ankle - Questionable
    Jerami Grant - Hip - Questionable

    TORONTO

    Otto Porter Jr - Toe - Out


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    NOTES
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    • This is the first of two games this season between the Blazers and Raptors
    • The two teams will meet again 1/28 in Portland
    • The Blazers swept the 2021-22 season series 2-0
    • The Blazers traded for the Kings 2nd rnd pick in the 2018 draft and had them select Gary Trent Jr. Gary played for Portland from 2018-21 until he was traded to the Raptors along with Rodney Hood for Norman Powell
    • #WetheNorth - The Raptors go by the aforementioned tagline. But, Portland is actually further North and the current most northern NBA team.
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Onto the next loss
     
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    The last road game before we have 10 out of the next 11 at home. I look for Dame to get out of his shooting slump and us to put it on Toronto, maybe Ant and Nurk impress the Raptors brass... trade season is around the corner.
     
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    Wem-ban-ya-ma (clap...clap....clap-clap-clap)
     
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    Not happening.
     
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    Go get this one Blazers.
    Blazers sitting at 19-19 with a winnable game on the road in front of them. Sitting at .500 at the halfway point this season seems very doable.
     
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    It's actually impossible because the halfway point of the season is an odd number of games.
     
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    Of course not, but it's more fun to think about than watching this recent stretch of acidic stomach regurgence.
     
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    Try stepping out of the stat box for just a minute and live the season. They are halfway at 20-20 bro. What I'm hoping for is 21-19 or even (Get This) 22-19
     
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    Beat the Raptors down some more so they will consider blowing up the team!
     
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    Great. Just great.

    How are we supposed to win a road game without Ibou Badji?
     
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    Then don't watch.
     
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    It's on my list. Can't wait.
     
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    Awesome!I hope to visit one day, hopefully before the season ends.
     
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    Alright Blazers. Time to turn it around. Lets get a win today!!! Hopefully Simons has an MVP type game so the raptors get intrigued a out a possible Simons/picks\fillers for siakim!!

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    Thats a contending starting unit, but the bench needs work though. One move at a time. Work in progress.
     
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    Glass half full my friend. This is a winnable game. Don't be aldo2.0.
     
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