Game Thread GAME# 11: BUCKS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 6, 2018 - TUESDAY, 7:00 (PST), NBCSNW

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Who is Portland's second best player?

Poll closed Nov 11, 2018.

  1. Aminu

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%

  2. Collins

    12 vote(s)
    17.4%

  3. McCollum

    41 vote(s)
    59.4%

  4. Nurkic

    14 vote(s)
    20.3%

  5. Somebody else

    1 vote(s)
    1.4%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2018-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    MILWAUKEE BUCKS
    8 - 1
    (2-1 Road)
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    7 - 3
    (4-2 Home)

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

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    ERIC BLEDSOE VS DAMIAN LILLARD

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    MALCOLM BROGDON VS C.J. McCOLLUM

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    KHRIS MIDDLETON VS JAKE LAYMAN

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    BROOK LOPEZ VS JUSUF NURKIC

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    WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), TUESDAY, 11/6/2018

    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------

    ---- MILWAUKEE BUCKS ----
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    DUVAL , DELLAVEDOVA , DiVINCENZO
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    CONNAUGHTON , MORRIS , BROWN
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    SNELL , ILYASOVA , WOOD
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    WILSON , HENSON , MAKER

    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    CURRY , BALDWIN , SIMONS
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    TURNER , STAUSKAS , TRENT Jr.
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    SWANIGAN , COLLINS , LEONARD


    INJURIES
    BUCKS
    Donte DiVincenzo (left quad contusion): QUESTIONABLE
    D.J. Wilson (right hamstring strain): DOUBTFUL
    Jodie Meeks (suspension): OUT
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Moe Harkless (left knee soreness): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    MIKE BUDENHOLZER --- TERRY STOTTS



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






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    Darkwebs, Nov 4, 2018
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    This game will be a huge challenge. Bucks are the best team in the East, currently. They've looked darned near unbeatable with the highest point differential in the league right now (15.8), more than even the Warriors. It would be quite a statement if the Blazers could defeat Milwaukee.

    LET'S GO BLAZERS!
     
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    TBpup Writing Team

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    1st big test of the season. Let's see how the Blazers respond.
     
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    Gunna probably end up chalking this one down to a "learning experience." Prime level Giannis can be so disheartening to watch.
     
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Get ready for Giannis.
     
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    H.C. Well-Known Member

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    Lets hope Bledsoe freezes out Giannis.
     
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    -Ace- Mostly lurking

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    They just put up 144 tonight.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    I'm very much afraid all Giannis is going to leave behind of our big men are smoldering sneakers filled with ashes.
     
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    didnt he take three steps...
     
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    Bucks are my 2nd fave team.

    But that said, Im glad I'm missing this game for work. I'd be a hot mess listening to this. lmao.
     
    Strenuus, Nov 4, 2018
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    Im the one guy lol, I pretty much hate watching Giannis, he travels and gets away with it so freaking much. The guy is really good and hey if they arent gonna call it than whatever I guess... I just get no pleasure from watching him walk down the lane over and over.
    With Budhenholzer, they have moved the ball really well and opened up the offense a ton.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    If only that could've been us.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    1. Well, after all, it was a Kings player; a team that features posterization.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    The one thing we have is a great fan base and a better winning record at home.
    Need some chemistry to beat them> giphy5CLJLMKFcookin.gif
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    MIL currently is currently 3rd in the league in ORtg and 2nd in DRtg. According to Hoopsstats, they have the second best starting 5 in the league behind only GSW (who starts 4 all stars). They also have a top 10 bench, play at the fastest pace in the league, are 7th in team 3FG% and lead the league, by a substantial margin, in made 3-pointers at 15.6 per game (HOU is 2nd at 13.9 and GSW is 3rd at 13.3).

    They are healthy, long, athletic, deep, well coached and playing extremely well. It's really going to take a tremendous effort from the entire team, at both ends, to pull this one out. Dame and C.J. both need to have great games, Nurk needs to outplay Lopez and our bench needs to have another one of those 50+ point games.

    This is easily the best team we have faced so far. In their one loss to BOS, Bledsoe and Lopez both had bad games. Those are the two positions where POR has an advantage. We need to exploit that advantage, because MIL has a huge advantage at both forward spots.

    They also shot poorly from 3 in that game (only 9 - 29, .310%). Terry's defense is supposed to be designed to run shooters of the 3-point line, and it seems to be working. POR is currently 6th in OPP 3FG% at .328, but MIL is even better (5th at .323). MIL also leads the league in OPP FG% at a remarkable .404 (POR is 3rd at .426). These are two high scoring teams, but the difference in the game will likely be who plays better on defense.

    BNM
     
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    This will be tuff game but we need shoot the ball well especially from the 3 point line.
     
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    Biggest game of the year so far. They've been dropping 140 easily.
     
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    Terrible matchup for Portland. I never like it when we Play against this Team
     
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    love Zach, but someone is disrespecting Nurk with this votes
     
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