Game Thread GAME# 72: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 23, 2018 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), NBATV & NBCSNW

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Do you usually.......

Poll closed Apr 19, 2018.

  1. watch Blazers' pre-game shows

    7 vote(s)
    15.2%

  2. watch Blazers' post-game shows

    13 vote(s)
    28.3%

  3. listen to Blazers' pre-game shows

    3 vote(s)
    6.5%

  4. listen to Blazers' post-game shows

    5 vote(s)
    10.9%

  5. None of the above

    29 vote(s)
    63.0%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    [​IMG]


    2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    BOSTON CELTICS
    48 - 23
    (24-10 Road)
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    44 - 27
    (25-12 Home)

    ______________________________
    ---------    PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    TERRY ROZIER VS DAMIAN LILLARD

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    JAYSON TATUM VS C.J. McCOLLUM

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    MARCUS MORRIS VS MAURICE HARKLESS

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    AL HORFORD VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    ARON BAYNES VS JUSUF NURKIC

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    WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), FRIDAY, 3/23/2018

    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    AND
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    -----------------------------------------------------------------



    --------------BENCH--------------

    -- BOSTON CELTICS --
    [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
    LARKIN , ALLEN , BIRD
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    NADER , OJELEYE
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    YABUSELE , MONROE


    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    NAPIER , BALDWIN IV , CONNAUGHTON
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    TURNER , LAYMAN
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    SWANIGAN , COLLINS
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    DAVIS , LEONARD , PAPAGIANNIS



    INJURIES
    CELTICS
    Jaylen Brown (concussion protocol): OUT
    Kyrie Irving (sore left knee): OUT
    Daniel Theis (Left Knee ): OUT
    Marcus Smart (Right Thumb Sprain): OUT
    Gordon Hayward (Left Ankle Rehab): OUT
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Jusuf Nurkic (sore back): QUESTIONABLE
    C.J. Wilcox (G LEAGUE): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    BRAD STEVENS --- TERRY STOTTS



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





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    Last edited: Mar 22, 2018
    Darkwebs, Mar 20, 2018
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    A new win streak starts here!
     
    Darkwebs, Mar 20, 2018
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    Gotta get a bounce-back win against that lineup.
     
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    This game should be a good one to get us back on track. Another win streak is coming. We will end the season with 50 or more wins. Go Blazers!!!
     
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    BrunoSOC Ripcity from Brazil

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    Time to win again. Dame and CJ have they worst night ever. Won’t happen again
     
    BrunoSOC, Mar 20, 2018
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    Wow, Aron Baynes can play PF and C, AND look like two different people!
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    We got this
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 21, 2018
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Some of all of them
     
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    Both teams will be well rested. It will be interesting to see if BOS gets back any of their banged up players. They are a MASH unit right now. Irving isn't making this trip and Brown is still in concussion protocol.
     
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    Lets see how we bounce back. Will really show how tough this team is if we come out and put em away quick
     
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    BrunoSOC Ripcity from Brazil

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    We need to win this.
     
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    lets get this W and start a new streak!
     
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    RickyJoe Coug alumni on chess team

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    That's understandable since he is a Cougar!!
     
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    Casey just tweeted that Nurk is questionable due to a sore back.

    REST HIM!

    We don't need our big man having back issues in the playoffs
     
    illmatic99, Mar 22, 2018
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    No need to Rest him if he feels good, because he only plays 25 minutes per Game, i like to see how for real THIS Nurkic is, baynes and Horford are good Defenders, i like to see how he plays against them
     
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    You want to see how our starting center plays against Baynes and Horford? Why? How in the hell does that apply to the success of our team as we come down the stretch and into the playoffs. Call me confused on this one. And another thing, are you the guy who wears JORTS or is that the other foreigner?
     
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    They are good defenders and Boston is one of the best defensive teams, Remember last Game in Boston? Nurkic started great in the 1st quarter and then he was terrible. I like to see if he has some consistancy now.
     
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    Rest him if he needs it. Davis and Collins/Myle (Papa?) will be fine if everyone else plays well.

    No way Dame and CJ miss every 3 they take again.

    We will win!
     
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    I am fairly confident about this one. If they had Irving and Brown then I would maybe be a little worried but with the line up they are likely to put out there we should get the job done. Their bench options are extremely uninspiring.
     
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