GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ 76ERS - NOVEMBER 24, 2014 - MONDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), CSN

S T A R T E R S




PG
DAMIAN LILLARD VS MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS

SG
WESLEY MATTHEWS VS TONY WROTEN

SF
NICOLAS BATUM VS LUC MBAH A MOUTE

PF
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE VS NERLENS NOEL

C
ROBIN LOPEZ VS HENRY SIMS







WHEN: 4:00 PM, MONDAY, 11/24/2014​

WHERE: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA​

TV BROADCAST:





RADIO BROADCAST:


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BENCH

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

BLAKE , BARTON , CRABBE , FREELAND , KAMAN


PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

SHVED , MCDANIELS , THOMPSON , COVINGTON , DAVIES , GORDON





INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
CJ McCollum (Fractured Index Finger): OUT
76ERS
Joel Embiid (Right Foot Injury): OUT
Jerami Grant (Right Ankle Sprain): OUT
Jason Richardson (Left Knee Injury): OUT





HEAD COACHES
- VS –
TERRY STOTTS --- BRETT BROWN




BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

GO BLAZERS!!!​

 

Blazers @ PHI Game Preview (11/24/14):

Our Last game: v. BOS 11/23/14 94-88

Their Last game: L 91-83: Nerlens Noel had career highs of 17 points and 12 rebounds, but for naught in a Philadelphia defeat at New York. The 76ers rank last in the league offensively with 88.8 points per game and 40.7 percent shooting. The 76ers (0-13) are also near the bottom with their averages of 105.2 points allowed on 47.3 percent shooting.

Changes to their roster:

Injury Updates Portland: CJ McCollum (out). PHI: No significant injuries

Matchups:

PG: Damian Lillard v. Michael Carter-Williams (14.3ppg, 5.7rpg, 4.3apg) The matchup of the last two Rookies of the Year should be squarely in Damian’s corner. MCW can fill up a box score but, much like Rondo, doesn’t possess the game yet that allows him to get decent looks against a good defense that’s focused on him. With the dearth of offensive options outside Wroten on the squad, it could be a long day.

SG: Wesley Matthews v. Tony Wroten (17.7ppg, 5.5apg, 3.8rpg). Should be a fun matchup. Wroten is a bit like a lefty Barton on steroids, and has the opportunity to get minutes to show off his skills (or, at least, pump up his stats). He won’t be the toughest matchup for Wes this season, but he has the game to make Wes work.

SF: Nic Batum v. Luc Richard Mbah-a-Moute (8.3ppg, 5.5rpg). While Mbah-a-Moute isn’t going to wow you with his offensive skills, his D could give Nic fits.

PF: LaMarcus Aldridge v. Nerlens Noel (7.5ppg, 6.5rpg) Noel’s showing flashes of being a useful NBA player, as his 17/12 showed last night. And his length could potentially give LMA fits. But he doesn’t yet have the strength to keep LMA out of the paint, so expect that Aldridge (and Kaman, for that matter) have their way against the rookie.

C: Robin Lopez v. Henry Sims (8.5ppg,5.9 rpg)

Give-a-Rip (City) Factor—a.k.a. why you should watch: To see what could be the second-easiest victory all year (I don’t believe in jinxes). To see some garbage time action from the Deep Bench Mob. To see if the team breaks out of its collective dumpster-fire shooting from last night.

Current Power Rankings:

RipCityTwo (PtldPlatypus): (30) The worst team in the league. Possibly the worst team we've ever seen. Seriously. They might be good enough to win the NIT. Maybe.

ESPN: (30) Update from our predictive pals at numberFire: Philly is no longer favored in any of its remaining 73 games this season despite finding a way to stay as close as 88-87 with the Rockets in Houston. In related news, our friends at HoopsHype.com have started a campaign to call 'em the Six-and-76ers.

NBA.com (30) Pace: 100.0 (2), OffRtg: 88.8 (30), DefRtg: 105.2 (23), NetRtg: -16.3 (30)
As the Sixers approach the worst start in NBA history (0-18) with the worst offense since the league started tracking turnovers in 1977, their defense hasn't been so bad in four of their last five games. They've allowed less than 92 points per 100 possessions in 133 minutes with Nerlens Noel and Henry Sims on the floor together, which is pretty good, really.

covers.com (30) Three of their last four losses have come by at least 25 points. They probably won't be favored to win a single game all season.

Link to Grandpa Blaze's Prediction Game
Link to MediocreMan's Over/Under game

Links to other team’s site(s) NBA.com

ESPN

Final Thoughts Blazers didn’t worry about actually making a ton of shots last night, so maybe they’re due. The 76ers have some raw talent and ability, but not the discipline required to play shutdown D against our offense for 48 minutes. I expect PHI to be overmatched physically by LMA and Kaman and out-disciplined by Dame, Wes, Blake and RoLo. Projecting a lot of garbage time in this one—you might see Leonar_ get about 10 minutes. No chance that the Blazers petition the league for 14 active players so that Claver might see the floor. Remember, PHI is a team that was losing 54-14 at one point last week.

Blazers 125
PHI 88

 

Hands up everyone else who didn't know the name of the Philly head coach...

 

if there ever was a must win for the sanity of this board....

 

Fixed. Thanks

 

Exactly! Lol

 

well, son of a bitch...

 

I dont believe in trap games, but beating a damn jinx from Eric is tough as hell.