Game Thread 2022-23 Game #15 - BLAZERS VS NETS - NOVEMBER 17, 2022 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS


Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons

Josh Hart Jerami Grant

Jusuf Nurkic


Seth Curry Joe Harris

Ben Simmons Kevin Durant

Nic Claxton


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WHEN: NOVEMBER 17, 2022 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)

WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCH

BLAZERS


Gary Payton II Nassir Little

Justice Winslow Drew Eubanks

Trendon Watford Keon Johnson

Shaedon Sharpe Jabari Walker

Greg Brown III Olivier Sarr

John Butler Jr


NETS


Patty Mills Markieff Morris

Royce O'Neale Edmond Sumner

Day'Ron Sharpe TJ Warren

Cam Thomas David Duke Jr

Yuta Watanabe Kessler Edwards

Alondes Williams Kyrie Irving


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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Jacque Vaughn


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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Jusuf Nurkic - Adductor - Questionable
Justice Winslow - Illness - Probable
Gary Payton II - Conditioning - Doubtful
Keon Johnson - Hip - Out
Olivier Sarr - Wrist - Out


NETS

TJ Warren - Foot - Out
Kyrie Irving - NWT - Out

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NOTES
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• This is the first of two games this season between the Nets and Blazers
• The two teams will play again 11/27 in Brooklyn
• The Blazers and Nets split the 2021-22 season series 1-1
• Seth Curry played for the Blazers during the 2018-19 season
• Patty Mills was drafted by the Blazers in 2009 and played in Portland for two seasons, 2009-11

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[DDolla]

Cmon Dame, time to recruit KD to PDX

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Playing these guys twice in the next 11 days.

 

[Cugel]

gp doubtful is an improvement

 

[crandc]

Two former Blazers.

 

[blazerfan11]

Two former Blazers.

Who? Patty. who's the other one?

 

[illmatic99]

nurk should sit out if he's not well. nobody (well not nobody, just his blind haters) will criticize him if he does.

 

[illmatic99]

Who? Patty. who's the other one?

seth

 

[BankTeller]

nurk should sit out if he's not well. nobody (well not nobody, just his blind haters) will criticize him if he does.

Agreed. We don’t necessarily need him this game. Claxton is their leading rebounder at 8.5rpg and is 6’11. Probably going to be a lot of small ball being played this game.

Rest up Nurk until he’s fully healthy.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

nurk should sit out if he's not well. nobody (well not nobody, just his blind haters) will criticize him if he does.

Totally agree. If he is not healthy he should sit.
Not sure on the Blind Hate statement? A number of us like Nurk but expect him to be injured a large percentage of the time.
Him being injured again seems to qualify that sentiment.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Nurk should sit if he isn't 100%

Would be good to see Winslow back, he's a nice small ball 5.

Hopefully Nets are tired from long west coast trip and we can stomp them. Who knows though; they might play hard after getting blown out by the Kings, giving up 153! I want to see the Blazers with more energy and playing faster, Nets are not deep.

Be nice if the Blazers can finish this homestand strong these two games, tonight and then Saturday against the division rival Jazz. The following 4 game east coast trip could be very hard with the Blazers going 1-3 ish even if they play well. Need to pad on these wins at home.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

To follow up on Nurkic a bit.
My opinion and possibly only mine.
I feel this team always needs a healthy engaged Nurkic. Some games he will fill a role better than others but when he is good there is no question he makes an impact.
Even more so the Blazers will need him in any 7 game series. You simply cannot play small all of the time.

 

[Irish Trader]

Brooklyn Nets
6-9 (6-9-0) 222.5 +118 48.2%
Portland Trail Blazers
10-4 (10-3-1) -2.5 -140 51.8%

right place for post old eyes ha ha

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Brooklyn Nets
6-9 (6-9-0)222.5+11848.2%
Portland Trail Blazers
10-4 (10-3-1)-2.5-14051.8%

right place for post old eyes ha ha

Not really your fault. That Spurs thread stayed pretty active and keeps getting bumped.

 

[Irish Trader]

Can anyone confirm that Nurk has a kicker in his contract if he plays 70 games or more. If that is true he has almost already burned that bridge.

 

[HansenYang]

Can anyone confirm that Nurk has a kicker in his contract if he plays 70 games or more. If that is true he has almost already burned that bridge.

Not true.
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/jusuf-nurkic-15368/

Also, Nurk has missed 3 of the 14 games thus far. He's on track to play ~65 games at the current pace. He could easily play 70+ this year.

 

[wizenheimer]

Can anyone confirm that Nurk has a kicker in his contract if he plays 70 games or more. If that is true he has almost already burned that bridge.

that was a provision of his previous conract

 

[Mr. Robot]

brooklyn is trash, this should be an easy w

no need to play nurk if hes not fully healthy, especially given brooklyns center rotation

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Not true.
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/jusuf-nurkic-15368/

Also, Nurk has missed 3 of the 14 games thus far. He's on track to play ~65 games at the current pace. He could easily play 70+ this year.

Did Nurk play in the last game?

 

[oldmangrouch]

To follow up on Nurkic a bit.
My opinion and possibly only mine.
I feel this team always needs a healthy engaged Nurkic. Some games he will fill a role better than others but when he is good there is no question he makes an impact.
Even more so the Blazers will need him in any 7 game series. You simply cannot play small all of the time.

I agree, the obvious catch is that Nurk can't be relied on to be either healthy or engaged!

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I agree, the obvious catch is that Nurk can't be relied on to be either healthy or engaged!

Exactly.

 

[HailBlazers]

Exactly.

BS.

 

[wizenheimer]

looks like both Nurkic and Winslow are playing tonight

 

[DDolla]

Yes Winslow is back

 

[oldmangrouch]

BS.

An unhappy truth is still the truth.

 

[DDolla]

Nets don’t have that guy in the middle. Nurk should be getting all the touches inside

 

[Cugel]

It would sure be nice if they could go down low to Nurk tonight, wouldn't it.

 

[Mr. Robot]

looks like both Nurkic and Winslow are playing tonight

haters in shambles

 

[Shaboid]

Is GPII at least dressing down? Shooting around can't be bad for conditioning, right?

 

[LayneStaley]

Eubanks is gonna eat tonight!