Game Thread 2022-23 Game #45 - BLAZERS VS 76ERS - JANUARY 19, 2023 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

This is an easy W if our guys played the way they did tonight... unfortunately we won't be the ones with the W.

 

Harden has to be licking his lips against this defense even if he isn't half of what he used to be.

 

This will be another blow out game. Sixers 3rd in the league defensively.

 

I think the Blazers starters match up pretty well here. The bench might be hard to match. Would have been nice to have Winslow with Little and Payton in this one. Drew has been getting a bit better but still a work in progress. Maxey seems to be able to cook a bunch of teams and for some reason Harrell always has a big game against the Blazers.
I honestly think Nurk can handle Embiid on a good night. Just got to stay out of foul trouble. That can be tough when playing the sixers.

There is your X factor. If Nurk shows up they can stay in this game.

 

Embiid will get his #s. That's fine; nothing you can do there just hold him to his average. Use Shaedon more. Gotta shake up the rotations somehow.

 

Sixers won 3 straight road games, hope they rest Embiid and Harden

 

76ers
28-16 (23-20-1) -2.0 -135 60.2%
Portland Trail Blazers
21-23 (23-20-1) 233.5 +115 39.8%

Bookies think we are underdogs on our home court tonight. Will Nurk show up or have another Denver melt down and be taken to the wood shed

 

If we put him in space against Embiid with the lack of help he'll have, we should expect Nurk to get taken to the wood shed. Nurk doesn't fit with what Chauncey is asking him to do defensively and isn't close to as good as Joel. I definitely like what I know about Nurk's personality a lot more than what I know about Embiid's though. Nurk seems like a good guy that I think needs a fresh start elsewhere and Embiid seems like an asshole who is right where he should be.

 

Their guards are going kill us. Harden, Maxey, Melton and Shake Milton.

An embarrassment of riches. Considering we’re basically two deep at the guard position

 

I'll be watching regardless. Love this group of guys.

Go Blazers!!!

 

i read somewhere that nurk & embiid barely played against each other in the last few years, both guys missed games

 

The Blazers PR campaign talks the talk. Can the Blazers walk the walk? I guess we'll find out tonight !!

 

Anybody want a free ticket to the game?