Game Thread GAME# 72: PISTONS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 23, 2019 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

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On a scale of 10, how important is home court advantage in the Playoffs for these Blazers?

Poll closed Mar 30, 2019.
  1. 1 - Not important at all.

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  2. 2

    0 vote(s)
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  3. 3

    2.0%
  4. 4

    2.0%
  5. 5

    5.9%
  6. 6

    5.9%
  7. 7

    15.7%
  8. 8

    23.5%
  9. 9

    11.8%
  10. 10 - Of the utmost importance

    33.3%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    DETROIT PISTONS
    36 - 34
    (13-21 Road)
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

    44 - 27
    (27-9 Home)

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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------


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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    REGGIE JACKSON VS DAMIAN LILLARD

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    WAYNE ELLINGTON VS JAKE LAYMAN

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    BRUCE BROWN VS MOE HARKLESS

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    BLAKE GRIFFIN VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]

    ANDRE DRUMMOND VS JUSUF NURKIC

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    ------- JERSEYS -------

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    WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), SATURDAY, 3/23/2019

    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:

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


    -- DETROIT PISTONS --
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    SMITH , LUCAS , CALDERON
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    GALLOWAY , THOMAS , WHITEHEAD
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    KENNARD , ROBINSON III , MIKHAILIUK
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    LEUER , PACHULIA , MAKER


    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    CURRY , SIMONS , TURNER
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    HOOD , TRENT Jr. , LABISSIERE
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    COLLINS , KANTER , LEONARD



    INJURIES

    PISTONS
    NONE
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    C.J. McCollum (left leg injury): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
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    DWANE CASEY --- TERRY STOTTS




    :reading:OFFICIAL PISTONS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES






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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS RACE

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  3. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    The 3rd seed is right within our reach.

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    Crazy that OKC was in the 3rd slot a couple weeks ago, and now like an old lady, they've fallen to 8th and can't get up.
     
  4. PtldPlatypus

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

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    Those logos are trippin' me out, man!
     
  5. andalusian

    andalusian Season - Restarted

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    Hey x-wing, did you outsource the logos to @hcp?
     
  6. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    But lets acknowledge they are 1/2 game out of 5th.
     
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    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Time to destroy the next garbage Team
     
  8. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    This is a dangerous game. The Pistons want to stay in the 6th spot in the east. They are battling the Nets to stay away from playing Toronto in the first round.
    Don't think for a second this will be an easy game. Blazers need to stay focused and play their game. I see the starting unit match ups as a tough draw. Nurk vs Drummond. Aminu vs Griffin. Harkless vs Brown and Ellington vs Layman.
    The only clear advantage is Lillard vs Jackson. Second unit needs to be the deciding factor from what i see.
     
  9. PtldPlatypus

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

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    Having trouble reading the standings? Portland is 44-27. Utah is 5th at 42-29. That's a 2 game difference.
     
  10. BonesJones

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

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    This would be such a dream. Definitely the best layout in terms of giving us a chance at the championship:

    1 GSW
    2 DEN
    3 POR
    4 HOU/UTA
    5 HOU/UTA
    6 LAC
    7 SAS
    8 OKC

    LAC would be the best possible matchup for us in the 1st round.
    DEN vs. SAS in the 2nd would be two beatable teams. SAS could definitely win that series based off coaching and experience, and we'd have HCA in the 2nd round against a team we could beat.

    In the WCF, we might not face GS since they'd have to get through OKC and HOU or UTAH. If one of those teams upset the Warriors, we'd have HCA for the WCF as well.
     
  11. trailblazer18

    trailblazer18 Well-Known Member

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    That is a dream scenario! You are giving me hope. Don't crush my hope..haha
     
  12. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    He said out of fifth so maybe someone else is having trouble reading?
     
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  13. PtldPlatypus

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

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    Ah--I see now that he was talking about OKC, not Portland. My mistake.

    Apologies @ThePosterFormerlyKnownAsTheHCP, I misread your post.
     
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  14. Chris Craig

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

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    Was he talking about OKC?
     
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  15. PtldPlatypus

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

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    Very possible

     
  16. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    TBpup Writing Team

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    One of you is posting like you just finished a 5th.... :cheers:
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Does Danny Marang run the Blazers Twitter?
     
  19. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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  20. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Yeah fuck OKC.
     
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