Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - AUGUST 20, 2020 - THURSDAY, 6:00 , ESPN & NBCSNW

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Do you think Dame will drop a fiddy burger in the Playoffs?

Poll closed Aug 20, 2020.

  1. Yes

    44 vote(s)
    81.5%

  2. No

    10 vote(s)
    18.5%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    35 - 39
    (14-24 Road)
    LOS ANGELES LAKERS
    52 - 19
    (25-10 Home)


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    DAMIAN LILLARD VS KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

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    C.J. McCOLLUM VS DANNY GREEN

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    CARMELO ANTHONY VS LeBRON JAMES

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    WENYEN GABRIEL VS ANTHONY DAVIS

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS JaVALE McGEE

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    WHEN: 6:00 PM (PDT), THURSDAY, 8/20/2020

    WHERE: AdventHealth Arena, Orlando, FL
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -
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    ADAMS , SIMONS
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    TRENT Jr. , HEZONJA
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    HOARD , WHITESIDE


    ----- LOS ANGELES LAKERS-----
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    RONDO , COOK , WAITERS
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    HORTON-TUCKER , CARUSO , SMITH
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    DUDLEY , KUZMA , MORRIS
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    ANTETOKOUNMPO , CACOK , HOWARD


    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Zach Collins (left ankle inflammation): QUESTIONABLE
    Nassir Little (dehydration): OUT
    Trevor Ariza (personal reasons): OUT
    Caleb Swanigan (personal reasons): OUT
    Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT
    LAKERS
    Rajon Rondo (right thumb): QUESTIONABLE
    Alex Caruso (right neck muscle spasms): QUESTIONABLE
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ribs): QUESTIONABLE
    Avery Bradley (personal reasons): OUT





    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- FRANK VOGEL



    :reading:OFFICIAL LAKERS' GAME NOTES
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    PREVIOUS MEETING IN THE SERIES
    GAME #1: WIN 100-93



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    Darkwebs, Aug 18, 2020
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Darkwebs, Aug 18, 2020
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    I think Lillard will likely drop 50 against Houston at least once.
     
    Minstrel, Aug 18, 2020
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    Danny Green blocked the Lake Show on Twitter, oh yeah Lakers locker room go crazy please

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    Labinot41, Aug 18, 2020
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    Let's not change anything for now, if Zach is healthy, bring him of the bench, he plays prabably better against the 2nd unit. Gabriel needs to play with the starters
     
    Labinot41, Aug 18, 2020
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    The Game will be Thursday the 20th! This team needs the rest! Not having to travel or have the refs be influenced by the crowd, has to be worth a few points for the lower seeded teams.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Thanks! Fixed the error.
     
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    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    Laker fans are literally the lowest IQ group in sports, I’ve had a 30 minute argument today with some dude who said 35 year old Kobe would’ve beat the Blazers if you replaced LeBron with him
     
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    I think for the most part we just keep doing what we're doing on D, put pressure on AD, close out on all of the supposed shooters and while limiting him the best we can, let LeBron do his thing... he can't beat us alone. The things that will change are that Dame will assert himself more going forward in this series (I guarantee that), we won't give up as many offensive boards and I think the Dame and Nurk show will be more than just a first quarter act. Both teams will shoot better percentages at least overall field goal percentage the difference is their number of shots will go down and ours will not. I don't think they'll make more threes, there is no reason for me to think that they will shoot better. Their offense is an inside out offense and when we efficiently shutdown the inside it kills what they do outside. We really are a terrible match up for them.
     
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    That was such an easy yes for the poll question. Why?

    Because it is imperative to never doubt dame. Sure, he may get double teamed... get the ball out of his hands at times. But at the end of the day, one should never ever doubt dame.
     
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    Did anyone every report WHY Zach has ankle inflammation? Never heard that he rolled it, got stepped on, kicked, etc.
     
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    More Gabriel, no Mario. Play your best or better players as much as you can.
     
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    What announcers said last night he had high ankle sprain if that the case and hope not we might not see him at all.
     
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    If Damian Lillard has to score 50 or more the Blazers are not playing well. I hope he doesn't have to.
     
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    you do know that saying somebody is totally stupid, then saying you've just spent 30 minutes arguing with him.....is a little wacky?
     
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    if the Blazers actually win game 2, Charles Barkley's antics will be insane
     
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    And you just summed up the OT board in a single sentence.
     
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    as will mine.

    being relatively tempered in my trash talk with laker fan friends at the moment. im gonna be insufferable if we win again.
     
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