Game Thread GAME# 64: BLAZERS VS CELTICS - MAY 2, 2021 - SUNDAY, 4:30, NBATV & NBCSNW

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Gut-feeling, will Zach see time on the court this season?

Poll closed May 2, 2021.
  1. Yes

    2.5%
  2. Yes, but not until the post-season

    25.0%
  3. No

    72.5%
  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    35 - 28
    (19-12 Road)
    BOSTON CELTICS

    34 - 30
    (21-12 Home)


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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------


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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS KEMBA WALKER

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]

    C.J. McCOLLUM VS MARCUS SMART

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]

    NORMAN POWELL VS JAYLEN BROWN

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    ROBERT COVINGTON VS JAYSON TATUM

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS ROBERT WILLIAMS III


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    WHEN: 4:30 PM (PDT), SUNDAY, 5/2/2021

    WHERE: TD GARDEN, BOSTON, MA
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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 , BLEVINS , ELLEBY
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    LITTLE , HOLLIS-JEFFERSON , JONES Jr.
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    ANTHONY , LEAF
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    GILES III , KANTER


    ----- BOSTON CELTICS-----
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    WATERS , EDWARDS , PRITCHARD
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    LANGFORD , FOURNIER , NESMITH
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    WILLIAMS , OJELEYE , PARKER
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    THOMPSON , KORNET , FALL

    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Zach Collins (left ankle stress fracture): OUT
    CELTICS
    Kemba Walker (left oblique strain): QUESTIONABLE



    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- BRAD STEVENS


    :reading:OFFICIAL CELTICS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES








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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    After losing 5 straight, the Blazers have turned it around and have now won 3 in a row, all on the road. And the sweetest aspect of those 3 victories was the fact that they were all revenge wins.

    Blazers had lost to the Pacers, Grizzlies, and Nets earlier in the season, but like the Count of Monte Cristo, the Blazers are crossing off names on their revenge list.

    Next up on that list is Boston. Let's get it!
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Where's the "it doesn't matter" option?
     
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    Hopefully they gonna be physicly and mentaly tired after that win over San Antonio lmao
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    PLAYOFF SEEDING RACE

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    We are oh-so-close to that 6th spot. It would be huge to get there and avoid the Play-In. Fewer game threads for me to make.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Lol, Stren. I want to ask, who hurt you?

    But I think I already know the answer: Terry Stotts.
     
  7. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I am I, Don Quixote
    The Lord of La Mancha
    My destiny calls and I go
    And the wild winds of fortune
    Will carry me onward
    Oh, whithersoever they blow
    Whithersoever they blow
    Onward to glory I go!
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    The bigger sample size was enough for me to realize this season is over.
     
  9. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Hey, I know it's unlikely the Blazers win the championship this year, but there's always a chance for something magical to happen. Maybe Lillard (or someone else) goes absolutely nuclear in the post-season and carries us to the Larry O'Brien trophy.

    I know it's as likely as winning the lottery, but that hope is what keeps my Blazers fandom alive. That, and relishing the wins as they come.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Better things to do with my time if stotts and olshey are still here.

    We're not winning. We're delaying the inevitable.
     
  11. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Fair enough
     
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    This is an interesting game. This is a legit team so a win will tell us that something really did change when the guys said, "enough is enough." If we lose this one though, we are the same team we looked like before these last few games. So let's hope we beat these guys, get ourselves out of the play-in and do our best in the playoffs.
     
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    Better things to do than watch every game posting on S2 that nothing matters and it's all for nothing?
    Who would have thought?
     
  14. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'm on my phone and I have 2 minutes. Reminders needed to be made. :)
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Then there's no reason for you to post until next year. Buh-bye.
     
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    Well beings you have posted this or pretty much something like it the last two games and of course now it's three you will most likely be right eventually.
    Pretty unlikely for any team to lose 4 straight at home and have 3 of those by one point and the other by 2 possessions.
    It's even more unlikely a team will win 4 straight on the road and 6 would be very uncommon.

    This team is not done by a long shot. They are going to continue to improve and they will continue to impress. If they are in this game with a chance to win at the end they will have done well in my book. Winning would be great. Playing well is what I am looking for.
     
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    Can we trade trade coaches in this game?
     
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    For the guy with a worse record while playing in the weak Eastern Conference? But why?
     
  19. Zach Collins Enthusiast

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    Gonna be a great game.

    BTW the Nuggets game a couple of weeks ago was epic!
     
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    What happened to airplane mode? Just dnp after starting for half a season? Stotts is crazy
     

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