Game Thread GAME# 42: KINGS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 19, 2015 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 18, 2015.

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Batum scored just 3 points in the Memphis game. How many points will Nic score tonight?

Poll closed Jan 19, 2015.

  1. 0 - 5 points

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  2. 6 - 10 points

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    42.9%

  3. 11 - 15 points

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    28.6%

  4. 16 - 20 points

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%

  5. 21+ points

    1 vote(s)
    7.1%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    PROBABLE STARTERS

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DARREN COLLISON VS DAMIAN LILLARD

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    BEN McLEMORE VS WESLEY MATTHEWS

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    RUDY GAY VS NICOLAS BATUM

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    JASON THOMPSON VS LaMARCUS ALDRIDGE

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    DeMARCUS COUSINS VS CHRIS KAMAN







    WHEN: 7:00 PM, MONDAY, 1/19/2014​


    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:

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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    BENCH

    SACRAMENTO KINGS
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    SESSIONS , McCALLUM , STAUSKAS , CASSPI ,
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    WILLIAMS , MILLER , EVANS , HOLLINS


    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    BLAKE , McCOLLUM , BARTON , CRABBE
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    WRIGHT , CLAVER , ROBINSON , LEONARD


    INJURIES
    KINGS
    ▪ DeMarcus Cousins (right ankle sprain): PROBABLE
    ▪ Rudy Gay (left shoulder strain & left knee capsule sprain): PROBABLE
    ▪ Omri Casspi (left knee bone contusion): PROBABLE
    ▪ Ramon Sessions (low back strain): PROBABLE
    ▪ Carl Landry (right wrist sprain): OUT
    ▪ Eric Moreland (left shoulder labral tear): OUT
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    ▪ Joel Freeland (right shoulder strain): OUT
    ▪ Robin Lopez (fractured right index finger): OUT


    HEAD COACHES
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    TYRONE CORBIN --- TERRY STOTTS




    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​
     
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Game 42: POR v. SAC (16-24, 6-10 road), 1/19/2015

    Our last game: L @ MEM, 102-98, 1/17/15
    Their last game: L v. LAC, 117-108, 1/17/15
    Previous season meetings:
    Injuries: POR- Lopez (out), Freeland (out), Crabbe (day-to-day)
    SAC- Session (out), Landry (out)

    Matchups:
    Lillard v. Collison (16.5ppg, 5.9apg, 3.1rpg)
    Matthews v. McLemore (11.9ppg, 3.1rpg)
    Batum v. Gay (20.4ppg, 6.0rpg, 4.1apg)
    Aldridge v. Thompson (5.8ppg, 6.7rpg)
    Kaman v. Cousins (24.0ppg, 12.4rpg, 3.3apg, 1.6blk/g, 1.3 stl/g)

    Power Rankings:
    ESPN    : (22) All-Star starters will be announced Thursday. The campaign to get DeMarcus Cousins enough votes from West coaches is surely underway already. He's such a force individually -- up to No. 6 overall in PER at 26.1 -- that he just might barge his way in. But who can say for sure with Boogie in the stacked West?

    NBA.com     (24) Pace: 96.8 (11) OffRtg: 103.5 (14) DefRtg: 105.7 (24) NetRtg: -2.2 (19)
    The Kings went 2-4 on their homestand, dealing with injuries, shooting poorly from the perimeter, blowing leads, and continuing to struggle when they go to their bench. No team has more road games remaining, and the schedule turns now, with visits to Portland and Golden State this week. One bit of optimism: Their starting guards have shot well on the road.

    Covers.com     (19) December killed this team dead, but a blowout of Cleveland (no Lebron) and an OT loss to Dallas (covered) at least have things pointed back in the right direction.

    Washington Post     (14) The Kings are 3-7 since they fired their coach but get to the free throw line more than any other team (30.2 percent of all shots are from free throw line).

    Link to Grandpa Blaze's Prediction Game
    Link to MediocreMan's Over/Under Game

    Final Thoughts: With Boogie back and our centers still out, this could be a rough day down low. However, even when Wes and Dame have bad days, they still can combine for 40 without thinking about it. On the Blazers' end down low, Cousins has over a block and steal per game and can play Kaman straight-up. Thompson is a pesterer for LMA (and had 22 rebounds last game) and this could be interestingly close. Still, Blazers by 10, and with a good game from the guards can end up winning by 30.

    Us 108
    Them 98
     
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    ***Reserved for my victory comments.***

    Go Blazers.

    That is all.

    FAMS.
     
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    <KingSpeed>Must win or season over!</KingSpeed>
     
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    Cousins may go for 50+
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Not in the RG. When was the last time a non blazer put up 50 in rip city?
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    No Rolo, No Freeland? If Cousins gets going early on... watch out.

    Have Beibs start and give him a hard foul to get Cousins off kilter... best defense against him is to get him emotional. It's the Russell Westbrook defense.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Cousins would rip Leonard's head off and shit down his neck, lol.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Cousins is Duke Nukem?
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    When it comes to going toe to toe with Leonard he sure is.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    You are 100% correct though, he would probably get pissed and do something stupid.
     
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  12. illmatic99

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    Halfway point through the season. We still don't have a signature win (maybe @ NO after a triple OT game the night before in SA??? ).

    Either way, it's time to get off this little slide we have and blow these guys out.
     
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  13. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    So, the 21-point win over DAL doesn' t count? Or, the 3OT win in SAS (both teams were missing two starters), or maybe coming back from 10 down with 1:35 left to win at OKC? What about the OT win over TOR. Heck, even the 19-point win over CLE and the 18-point win over CHI felt pretty big at the time.

    So, if none of these qualify, what exactly is a "signature" win?

    BNM
     
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    Chillax, BNN, do you always gotta be so combative?

    Just wondering out loud myself. I still can't remember a game when both our offense and defense were both ON for 4 full quarters. Most of these times, we use a late run to put away teams. Maybe that's our signature... i dunno. What I want is a thumping early, and the scrubs to play the second half because the game is so outta reach.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    It wasn't combative. It was a legitimate question. Seems like we've had several big wins this season, including some on the road against some pretty good teams.

    BNM
     
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    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    it's shocking that, down (effectively) two starters and our best defender for a month or more, we're losing to really good teams.
     
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    The audacity!
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    With 8 of our next 12 games against >.500 teams, it will be interesting to see how the team does with Rolo and Freeland out. 6 of those 8 are on the road.

    Anyone know the time tables for the return of Lopez and Freeland? Things aren't going to get any easier until we get one, or both, back.

    I agree with your post in another thread - Leonard should start and Kaman should go back to coming off the bench. Kaman can create his own shot, and we need that more with the second unit than with the starters. Kaman's offense is kind of wasted when playing with both Lillard and Aldridge. He's a better fit next to Blake, who is a good facilitator, but not much of a scoring threat.

    BNM
     
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  19. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    The scheduled 6 weeks rehab for Rolo should put his return around Jan 30 in the middle of our 4 game eastern trip.

    Joel should have come back from his 2 week absence around the 17th, so he can't be too far away. But his injury and recovery might be harder to predict than Rolo's.
     
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  20. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    RoLo's is pretty standard...broken bone, time to heal, not really affecting basketball drills and stuff, should be a regular timeline.

    Joel's wasn't. Even the day after the injury, it was "in 2 weeks we'll re-evaluate". No one said "Strained XXX or whatever, 2 weeks of rest". I'm not counting on him to be back until he is back, and I think it's well worse than the "2-week rest" variety.

    http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ers_joel_freeland_out_2_weeks_with_right.html

    Hope I'm wrong on that, but nothing the team has said or done make me think it's a short-term tweak or anything. And the shoulder's a messy area to deal with.
     
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