Game Thread GAME# 45: BLAZERS @ KINGS - JANUARY 14, 2019 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Jan 13, 2019.

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Which option would be better for the Blazers?

Poll closed Jan 20, 2019.
  1. Justin Jackson + Harry Giles

    26.2%
  2. Zach Collins

    73.8%
  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    26 - 18
    (8-11 Road)
    SACRAMENTO KINGS

    22 - 21
    (13-10 Home)


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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------


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    DAMIAN LILLARD VS De'AARON FOX

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    C.J. McCOLLUM VS BUDDY HIELD

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    MOE HARKLESS VS IMAN SHUMPERT

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    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS NEMANJA BJELICA

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS WILLIE CAULEY-STEIN


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    WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), MONDAY, 1/14/2019

    WHERE: GOLDEN 1 CENTER, SACRAMENTO, CA
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    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    CURRY , BALDWIN , SIMONS
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    TURNER , STAUSKAS , TRENT Jr.
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    LAYMAN , SWANIGAN
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    COLLINS , LEONARD


    - SACRAMENTO KINGS-
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    MASON III , FERRELL , McLEMORE
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    BOGDANOVIC , JACKSON , WILLIAMS
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    GABRIEL , RANDOLPH , GILES
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    LABISSIERE , BAGLEY III , KOUFOS



    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Moe Harkless (left knee soreness): QUESTIONABLE
    KINGS
    None


    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- DAVID JOERGER


    :reading:OFFICIAL KINGS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES








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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    What a rough and heartbreaking loss that was against Denver. The more I think about how the last couple minutes transpired, the angrier I get. Luckily, we have a game the very next night, so we can just turn the page and focus on this game against the Kings.

    The Kings will want a bit of payback after falling to the Blazers in OT on New Year's Day, where the Kings held a 9-point lead with about 3 minutes left to go in regulation. While Sacramento didn't get the win that night, it may have enabled them to believe they have the ability to defeat the Blazers, despite being dominated by them for years now.

    Portland has won 12 of their last 14 meetings with the Kings, and has won 4 straight.
    Can they do make it 5? I hope so because we need a win after that brutal game last night.
     
  3. TBpup

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    Losing to the Nuggets when you had a 'schedule advantage' makes this almost a must win.
     
  4. KingSpeed

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    It was in Denver and they were coming off embarrassing loss to Booker-less Suns. I don’t think we were the favorite.
     
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    Not gonna watch this next game either. The Kings have some good players, don't sleep on them.
    The key would be our concentration on defense, every time we get stuck we need to get back in the game through defense, work hard on the possesion - get a stop and then things get easier. Of course we need to concentrate on every defensive possesion but even if they make a little run the key to stopping it and get back on top is locking-in on defense
     
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    The thing about this team they usually play pretty good in a back to back games.
     
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  7. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    We were a 5 pt underdog
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I'm ready for a big Dame scoring night. He hasn't been above 30 in forever and his 3pt shot has gone into the tank this month so far. Need to get back on track. Jusuf was due for a bad game-- he looks like he's really laboring out there. Time for our superstar to step up.
     
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  9. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I think he'll look forward to feasting on WCS again, especially after losing a tête-à-tête with Jokic.
     
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    Good point. A healthy Harkless would help this too. He was key to our last 2 road wins.
     
  11. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I can't wait for Meyers Leonard to switch onto Fox at random, for Turner to guard Cauley-Stein for a 6 minute stretch were WCS has 19 points, for Layman to have 16 points in 7 minutes while Stauskas has 2 points in 15 minutes with many contested fadeaway twos, and for people to claim Im painting a negative picture of Stotts for the hell of it!
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Dude--you can skip the game! You've already experienced all the angst 12 hours in advance!
     
  13. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    FFS!!!
     
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    I realize that last post might not have come out right. I'm just celebrating with you. You've given yourself a reason to take the night off. That's excellent time management by you, bro!
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I know I'm just playing along with the angst. Should've added this thingy > :smiley-195517897341
     
  16. TBpup

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    If we can't beat a team without a starter (#3 scorer) and two of their top rotation players when they are on a 5 in 7 stretch.....perhaps they are just better than the Blazers.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    The record going into the game and pretty much every metric told us that Denver is a better team. We didn't need proof of that last night. I'm not sure a close win would have indicated otherwise either.
     
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    The issue for me is that last night was more like a tough playoff game where we can't seem to get over the hump and are impeded by our own bad decisions. Winning a game like that puts us in a better place both mentally and in the standings.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    As for the poll, I voted against Zach, but not necessarily FOR Jackson/Giles. There were other players available at 15/20/26 that are better than Zach.

    That said, the trade has been a wash so far.
     
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    Maybe you're forgetting that Zach was on the 2018 Summer League Championship Team!
     
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