Game Thread GAME# 44: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 22, 2015 - THURSDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

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Who will be Portland's top scorer of the game?

Poll closed Jan 22, 2015.

  1. Wesley Matthews

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%

  2. Nicolas Batum

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Damian Lillard

    11 vote(s)
    78.6%

  4. Other

    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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    AVERY BRADLEY VS DAMIAN LILLARD

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    EVAN TURNER VS WESLEY MATTHEWS

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    JAE CROWDER VS NICOLAS BATUM

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    JARED SULLINGER VS DORELL WRIGHT

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    TYLER ZELLER VS CHRIS KAMAN







    WHEN: 7:00 PM, THURSDAY, 1/22/2015​


    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:

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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    BENCH

    BOSTON CELTICS
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    PRESSEY , SMART , THORNTON , PRINCE
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    WALLACE , BASS , RANDOLPH , OLYNYK


    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    BLAKE , MCCOLLUM , BARTON , CRABBE
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    CLAVER , ROBINSON , LEONARD



    INJURIES
    CELTICS
    ▪ James Young (illness): OUT
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    ▪ LaMarcus Aldridge (left thumb injury): OUT
    ▪ Joel Freeland (right shoulder strain): OUT
    ▪ Robin Lopez (fractured right index finger): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
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    BRAD STEVENS --- TERRY STOTTS




    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Game 44: POR v. BOS (13-26, 4-13 away), 1/22/2015

    BOS: 3rd in Titanic Division, 3.5 games out of 8th place

    Our Last Game: L @ PHX, 118-113, 1/21/15
    Their Last Game: L @ LAC, 102-93, 1/19/15
    Previous season meetings: W @ BOS, 94-88, 11/23/14
    Injuries: POR--Aldridge (out), Lopez (out), Freeland (out), Crabbe (day-to-day)
    BOS -- None

    Matchups:
    Lillard v. Bradley (12.8ppg. 2.6rpg, 1.4apg)
    Matthews v. Turner (8.9ppg, 4.9rpg, 4.2apg)
    Batum v. Crowder (7.3ppg, 2.8rpg, 1.1apg)
    Wright v. Sullinger (13.9ppg, 8.1rpg, 2.2apg)
    Kaman v. Zeller (9.2ppg, 5.2rpg)

    Power Rankings:
    NBA.com     (25) Pace: 99.3 (2) OffRtg: 101.4 (21) DefRtg: 103.8 (17) NetRtg: -2.4 (20)
    The Celtics still have more dealing to do, because every time they trade a guy that a contender can use, they get another one in return. They're still just a game in the loss column out of eighth place in the East, but that's partly because they've played the fewest games in the conference. Now they've reached the part of the schedule that should bury them.
    ESPN (28) Hard to believe that the Celts' next road win over a Western Conference foe will be their first in the Brad Stevens Era. Monday's MLK Day matinee against Doc Rivers, Austin Rivers and the rest of the Clips launches a six-game West swing that will require Boston to trek more than 8,000 miles.
    Washington Post (19) Brandan Wright appears to be the odd man out in Boston after being traded there in the Rajon Rondo deal. He is being used in just 14 percent of the team’s possessions, second lowest on the squad to Gerald Wallace (6.5 percent).

    Link to GrandpaBlaze's Prediction Game
    Link to MediocreMan's Over/Under Game

    Final Thoughts: Back-to-back against a team that's had 2 days off to prepare. They're down and not gelled after their trades of Rondo and Green to WC contenders. But they're resilient and almost always play hard. I expect that Damian gets off the schneid (6-22, 2-10 from 3 last game) and the Blazers pull away comfortably.

    POR 111
    BOS 97
     
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    Dear Stotts, could you please unleash the Crabbe or Claver this game?
     
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    And is it just me or is Kaman getting a bit turnover prone at the moment?
     
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    Im just going pretend that you didnt violate your contract with that insider information. :tsktsk:
     
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    Agree on Claver. He shoulda played yesterday, he woulda been more effective on D than Wright or Barton.
     
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    He's always turnover prone. It's just more evident (and likely) because he's starting.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Hide the women and children. And pets.
     
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    Time for Dame to break out of his Batumesque slump.
     
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    Amazing how even without 2 of our 5 starters (including our MVP), I look at that lineup comparison and think what a collection of trash Boston is fielding.
     
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    Not sure that it makes a difference but I will say they are trying to be trash on purpose.
     
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    They got a shitload of picks though. Ainge is a dumbass, but he's rebuilding past their Pierce/KG/Ray era pretty well. They should be able consolidate those assets into star talent pretty easily over the next few years.

    Poor Billy King....
     
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    No mention of Batum's 6-8 from three and team high 27 points against the Suns?

    Geez, you could throw the poor sap a bone. ;)
     
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    Should be able to win this game.
     
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    Doesn't Olynyk look like that dude from Clerks?!
     
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    Snoochie boochies!

     
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    Omg yes!!!! Lmao
     
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