GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - DECEMBER 22, 2014 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), KGW

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How many technical fouls will be called in this game?

Poll closed Dec 22, 2014.
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    PROBABLE STARTERS


    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    THE RAINBROZ

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    NICOLAS BATUM (SF) , MEYERS LEONARD (PF)

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    JOEL FREELAND (C)




    HOUSTON ROCKETS
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    PATRICK BEVERLEY (PG) , JAMES HARDEN (SG)

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    TREVOR ARIZA (SF) , DONATAS MOTIEJUNAS (PF)

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    DWIGHT HOWARD (C)







    WHEN: 5:00 PM, MONDAY, 12/22/2014


    WHERE: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    BENCH

    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    BLAKE , MCCOLLUM , CRABBE , ROBINSON , KAMAN

    HOUSTON ROCKETS
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    TERRY , JOHNSON , BREWER , PAPANIKOLAOU , BLACK




    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    LaMarcus Aldridge (upper respiratory illness): OUT
    Robin Lopez (fractured right index finger): OUT
    ROCKETS
    James Harden (strained left hamstring): PROBABLE
    Dwight Howard (right shoulder strain): PROBABLE
    Terrence Jones (left leg nerve inflammation): OUT




    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- KEVIN MCHALE




    :reading:BLAZERS' GAME NOTES


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    0.9 - GO BLAZERS!!!​
     
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Blazers @ HOU Game Preview (12/22/14):

    Them: 19-7, 2nd in NBA Southwest Division

    Our Last game: W @ NOP, 114-88
    Their Last game: L v. ATL, 104-97
    Changes to their roster:
    Injury Updates: McCollum, Aldridge (out)


    Matchups:

    PG: Damian Lillard v. Patrick Beverley (12.7ppg, 5.5rpg, 3.1apg)
    SG: Wesley Matthews v. James Harden (26.3ppg, 7.0apg, 6.3rpg)
    SF: Nic Batum v. Trevor Ariza (14.0ppg, 6.2rpg)
    PF: Meyers Leonard v. Donatas Motiejunas (10.6ppg, 6.1rpg)
    C: Joel Freeland v. Dwight Howard (19.6ppg, 11.9rpg, 2.4blk/g)

    Give-a-Rip (City) Factor—a.k.a. why you should watch: HOU's "revenge" game from last year. To see if the Blazers can keep their 5-game groove going. To see how much they'll miss LMA and RoLo down low. To see if the bench can step up. To see if the Beard will get a technical flopping foul (who am I kidding?!).

    Current Power Rankings:

    ESPN (5) Picking our Trimester MVPs this week and James Harden's case is as good as anyone's. He's leading the league in scoring, No. 9 in PER (25.04), tied for No. 3 in minutes per game, generating the occasional compliment about his defense and has Houston at 8-4 in games Dwight Howard has missed.
    Covers.com (8) Like Portland, the key here has been improved defense. Surprisingly, they've done it without much Dwight Howard. They won 8 of 11 without the big guy before his return against Denver Saturday.
    NBA.com (8) Pace: 97.2 (8), OffRtg: 101.7 (21), DefRtg: 97.7 (2), NetRtg: +4.0 (11)
    Even with Dwight Howard back and James Harden continuing to hit clutch threes, the Rockets are struggling to score consistently as turnovers and 3-point shooting are the biggest problems. New addition Corey Brewer, who has a higher turnover rate than any of Houston's guards and has shot 20 percent from beyond the arc, obviously isn't the final answer.


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

    Links to other team’s site(s): http://www.nba.com/rockets/ Rockets’ NBA page


    Final ThoughtsMeyers Leonard and Joel Freeland as our two bigs aren't exactly what was on the drawing table this season, but maybe there's some magic brewing here.

    Blazers 114
    HOU 107
     
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  3. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    The best fucking game thread ever!!!!!!!!
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    All I'm going to say is fuck Beverly and fuck Ms. Floppette Harden.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Dude you see the Howard picture?
     
  6. BlazerCaravan

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    The Rainbroz: Point Nine and The Iron Man.
     
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    Awesome thread layout! Well done DW!
     
  8. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    That should be Lillard's new nickname! It has the coolness of 007
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    DarkWeb, place this gif too!

    [tweet]546918440661819392[/tweet]
     
  10. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    This one is my favorite of the houston blazer gifs!
     
  11. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Harden is so full of shit!

    [tweet]547075086784528387[/tweet]

    I hope Lillard reminds them again tonight
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    [tweet]547084637189984259[/tweet]
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Aldridge is questionable tonight with Upper Respiratory Illness
     
  14. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Hmm...the file linked is a video. Is there an actual gif of this?
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I don't know... :(
     
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    This upper respiratory illness has become very prevalent this season
     
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    Ugh, really hope LMA is good to play, was really pumped about this match-up..
     
  18. Strenuus

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    Woot!! it's on KGW! I get to watch it.

    and dangit lma, play!
     
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    If Aldridge is out, does MyLe start like he successfully did earlier this season?
     
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    hahahahhaa darkwebz!!!! best game thread ever!!! The gifs and pics and howard goldylocks FTW!!!!
     
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