Game Thread GAME# 5: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - JANUARY 1, 2021 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

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Would you be satisfied with a split (1-1) for these next 2 games against the Warriors?

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  1. Yes

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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    2 - 2
    (1-1 Road)
    GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
    2 - 2
    (0-0 Home)


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

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    DAMIAN LILLARD VS STEPHEN CURRY

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    C.J. McCOLLUM VS KELLY OUBRE Jr.

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    DERRICK JONES Jr. VS ANDREW WIGGINS

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    ROBERT COVINGTON VS DRAYMOND GREEN

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS JAMES WISEMAN



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    WHEN: 7:30 PM (PST), FRIDAY, 1/1/2021

    WHERE: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    SIMONS , TRENT Jr. , BLEVINS
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    ELLEBY , HOOD , LITTLE
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    ANTHONY , GILES , KANTER


    ------ GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ------
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    MANNION , WANAMAKER , MULDER
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    POOLE , LEE
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    BAZEMORE , TOSCANO-ANDERSON
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    PASCHALL , LOONEY , SMAILAGIC



    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Gary Trent Jr (right calf strain): QUESTIONABLE
    Nassir Little (illness): DOUBTFUL
    Zach Collins (ankle): OUT
     WARRIORS
    Draymond Green (right foot): PROBABLE
    Alen Smailagic (right knee): QUESTIONABLE
    Marquese Chriss (right ankle surgery): OUT
    Klay Thompson (right Achilles tendon): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- STEVE KERR

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







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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Making this game thread early because I want to get that bad loss to the Clippers out of my mind.

    This will be the Warriors' home-opener, but with no crowds, I guess that factors in less this season.

    Hopefully, the Blazers come out with the confidence to win both of these games against GS.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    TONIGHT’S NOTES

    • Tonight's game vs. Portland is the first of seven consecutive home games (January 1-12). The Warriors completed a four-game road trip with a 2-2 record, winning the last two games.
    • The Warriors' last home game was on March 10, 2020 vs. the Clippers - a span of 297 days.
    • The Trail Blazers have won the last two meetings against the Warriors.
    • Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard holds the Chase Center record for the most points scored in a game - 39, November 4, 2019.
    • The Warriors welcome 2021 on January 1 vs. Portland to begin a seven-game homestand, longest in the first half of the 2020-21 season. The last time the Warriors had a seven consecutive home games was December 20-30, 2017.
    • On New Year's Day, the Warriors have a 4-15 record, including a 1-2 record at home, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
    • This marks only the fourth time in franchise history the Warriors have a home game on New Year's Day and the first time since 1982 when they defeated the Kansas City Kings, 125-93, the 499th career coaching victory for Warriors legend Al Attles. Attles would get his 500th win the next day vs. Dallas, becoming just the sixth coach in league history to reach the milestone.
    • The last time the Warriors played on New Year's Day was in 2011 at Miami (L, 107-114).
    • In the first game of the calendar year, the Warriors have a 35-40 record, including a 27-15 mark at home. Golden State has lost their last two first game of the new year, after having previously won the last six.
    • The Warriors scored 99 points in each of their first two games of the season; in the next two, they averaged 122.5 points per game.
    • In the two road wins the Warriors overcame double digit deficits (10 at Chicago and 12 at Detroit).
    • Should Draymond Green play, it would be his first game since February 27, 2020 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers - a span of 309 days.
    • Stephen Curry has made his last 72 free throw attempts, setting new career-high and franchise-record streak. This current free throw streak began on March 29, 2019 vs. Memphis and that is also the last time Curry missed a free throw. With his sixth free throw on December 27 at Chicago, Curry passed Rick Barry's previous record of 60 consecutive free throws (1976). Curry's previous streak was 54 consecutive free throws made (4/12/17 - 10/29/17). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a player had a free throw streak that long was Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki who made 74 consecutive free throws (March 4-27, 2011).
    • Including games played on December 29, Stephen Curry ranks 11th in scoring (26.5 ppg), tied 15 in assists (7.0 ppg) and tied for first in free throw percentage (1.000 FT%, 26-26 FT).
    • Among rookies, James Wiseman ranks first in blocks (1.50 bpg), second in scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg), fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (.625 3P%), tied sixth in steals (0.75 spg), seventh in minutes (23.4 mpg) and eighth in field goal percentage (.439 FG%).


    CONNECTIONS

    • Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr played for the Trail Blazers for one season (2001-02), appearing in 65 games (all as a reserve), averaging 4.1 points (.470 FG%, .394 3P%, a career-high .975 FT%) in 11.9 minutes per game.
    • Warriors guard/forward Kent Bazemore played for the Trail Blazers in the beginning of the 2019-20 season, appearing in 43 games (21 starts), averaging 7.9 points (.347 FG%, .327 3P%, .806 FT%), 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals in 25.8 minutes per game. Bazemore and Trail Blazers forward/center Harry Giles III were teammates with the Kings last season.
    • Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins and Portland forward Robert Covington were teammates with the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 season (before Wiggins was traded to the Warriors).
    • Warriors guard Brad Wanamaker and Portland center Enes Kanter were teammates with the Boston Celtics in 2019-20.
    • Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was born in Oakland and attended and played for Oakland High School.


    IN CASE YOU MISSED IT (POSTGAME NOTES FROM LAST GAME - 12/29 AT DETROIT)

    • The Warriors completed their season-opening four-game road trip with a 2-2 record and will begin a season-long seven-game homestand on Jan. 1 vs. Portland… It will mark Golden State’s first seven-game homestand since Dec. 20-30, 2017.
    • Golden State shot a season-high 50.0 percent from the field (38-of-76 FG) and 42.4 percent from three-point range (14-of-33 3FG)… The Warriors held the Pistons to 38.0 percent from the floor (35-of-92 FG).
    • The Warriors have won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 1-3, 2020.
    • The Warriors have won their last game of the calendar year in eight of the last nine years and are 40-35 all-time in such games.
    • Stephen Curry recorded his second-straight 30-point game with 31 points on 9-of-17 from the field (5-of-9 from three)… Curry (8-of-8 FT) extended his franchise-record free throw streak to 72 consecutive free throws made, the longest such streak in the NBA since Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki hit 74-straight from March 4-27, 2011.
    • Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 27 points, including 17 points in the fourth quarter to equal the highest scoring fourth quarter of his career… Wiggins hit 5-of-8 from three-point range and added seven rebounds and three blocks.
    • Damion Lee appeared in his 100th career NBA game, finishing with eight points and three rebounds… Lee is 9-of-15 from three-point range (.600) to begin the season.
    • Juan Toscano-Anderson earned his second-straight start (eighth career), tallying five points, four assists and three rebounds… Golden State is 5-3 with Toscano in the starting lineup (2-0 this season).
    • Kelly Oubre Jr. scored in double figures for the first time as a Warrior, finishing with 14 points on 6-of-10 from the field while adding five rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
    • Eric Paschall scored in double figures off the bench for the second-straight game, finishing with 10 points.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Warriors sent me game notes.
     
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    Well I'm glad we can move onto this game... or more accurately these games. I'm hoping we see signs of life from Dame and Nurk. I am hoping we see the team clicking a little more like they did against the Lakers. Just see some positive momentum carried through both games. Then we will likely see at least one win, which I'd be fine with as long as if we lose, we do so with a little dignity.
     
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    Time to bounce back from the disaster that took place tonight
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    The Warriors are a bit on the small side, so this is a perfect opportunity to give Giles some playing time, especially after how well he played against the Clippers (yes, I realize it was just garbage time and in limited minutes).

    Stotts, are you listening? For the love of Dame, give Harry some minutes.

    If not for the fans, then for Harry G's namesake, the founder of the Blazers. I'm sure Harry Glickman would want Harry Giles to get some real minutes. :)
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah with Collins out for what seems like it will be an extended period i absolutely agree they need to start moving toward getting Giles involved. The sooner the better.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You sound like my wife......
     
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    Dame for 50 and a WIN!!!!
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Screw them. Kick them when they are down.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Hope they lose.. Like we did last night and 20 more games after that.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Blazers need to win both of these
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Get the first one (one at a time) and then lets worry about the second is what i'm thinking.
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    That would leave them at 49-23 by the end of the season if they lost and only lost 20 more after that.
    That would be a really good season and we would all be pretty happy about that I would think?
     
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    This Warriors team is underated. Don't take them lightly.
     
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    The board only takes teams lightly after wins. Remember how the Blazers were going to sweep this road trip after the Laker game? Now of course after the Clipper game they will be lucky to win another game and they need to trade Lillard and Fire Stotts again. One slight variable is that CJ seems to be in favor this week. Nurk still Trash.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    I look for Curry to go 40+ in both games. Easily. Portland would be lucky to split. Kerr is simply too smart for Stoffense and Tefense
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Draymond is returning.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Stotts is full of excuses lately.

    Possibly without GTJ?

    Warriors by 25 :banghead2:
     
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