Game Thread 2022-23 Game #23 BLAZERS @ JAZZ - DECEMBER 3, 2022 - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS


Anfernee Simons Justice Winslow

Jerami Grant Trendon Watford

Jusuf Nurkic



Collin Sexton Jordan Clarkson

Lauri Markkanen Kelly Olynyk

Jarred Vanderbilt


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WHEN: DECEMBER 3, 2022 - SATURDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT)

WHERE: VIVANT SMART ARENA, SLC UTAH



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RADIO BROADCAST





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BENCH


Gary Payton II Nassir Little

Drew Eubanks Shaedon Sharpe

Keon Johnson

Jabari Walker Greg Brown III

John Butler Jr Ibou Badji

Damian Lillard Josh Hart




Mike Conley Malik Beasley

Talen H Tucker Rudy Gay

Ochai Agbaji Nickeil A Walker

Johnny Juzang Udoka Azubuike

L Bolmaro S Fontecchio

Walker Kessler Micah Potter

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Will Hardy

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Calf - Out
Gary Payton - Cond. - Out
Keon Johnson - Hip - Out
Nassir Little - Hip - Out
Drew Eubanks - Hip - Questionable
Josh Hart - Ankle - Doubtful

JAZZ

Mike Conley - Leg - Out
Rudy Gay - Finger - Out
Johnny Juzang - Wrist - Out
Leandro Bolmaro - Conc. - Out

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NOTES
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• This is the second of four games this season between the Blazers and Jazz
• The Jazz defeated the Blazers 118 -113 on November 19th in Portland
• The two teams will meet again 1/25 in Portland, and 3/22 in Utah.
• The Blazers lost to the Jazz 118 -101 during the preseason
• The Jazz swept the 2021-22 season series 4-0
• Nickeil Alexander Walker was briefly a Blazer after being traded to Portland from New Orleans in the CJ McCollum trade

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[THE HCP]

Hold on, we come home after this game and play the Pacers!!!???

 

[Chris Craig]

Hold on, we come home after this game and play the Pacers!!!???

Unfortunately yes

 

[AldoTrapani]

Be prepared for the announcement GP2 will be out for the year. This isn’t normal to be told he’ll be ready by opening night to damn near the new year now to be out.. clearly a major setback has happened

 

[TBpup]

Hopefully it gives some guys a chance to rest and heal up and for the team to get in a couple of good practices.

 

[beast blazer]

Be prepared for the announcement GP2 will be out for the year. This isn’t normal to be told he’ll be ready by opening night to damn near the new year now to be out.. clearly a major setback has happened

Festus ezeli 2.0

 

[AldoTrapani]

Festus ezeli 2.0

yup

 

[Road Ratt]

Blazers Have Had Toughest Schedule in the NBA So Far

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nb...icefeed&cvid=a3e3801047b94056bb55fddce092188a

Go Blazers!

 

[Idog1976]

Blazers Have Had Toughest Schedule in the NBA So Far

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nb...icefeed&cvid=a3e3801047b94056bb55fddce092188a

Go Blazers!

This doesn’t surprise me at all. When the Bucks were undefeated (they are a top-3 team IMO) they had the softest schedule Ive ever seen. Nice to know our SOS will go down as we get players back from injury and gel more. People forget, we are younger than 25 of the 30 teams in the league. Its a borderline miracle Billups got the early buy-in on effort from such a young squad. I predict it will return in spades with the return of Dame, GPII and a winning streak.

 

[THE HCP]

The way this place puts Payton on this pedestal. Not sure how or why. You guys really think he is going to help this team THAT much? All I keep reading is wait til he gets back….

 

[Mr. Robot]

we might win this game, but only cause utah jazz has started tanking

 

[Chris Craig]

The way this place puts Payton on this pedestal. Not sure how or why. You guys really think he is going to help this team THAT much? All I keep reading is wait til he gets back….

Go say that to his face.

 

[Idog1976]

The way this place puts Payton on this pedestal. Not sure how or why. You guys really think he is going to help this team THAT much? All I keep reading is wait til he gets back….

He will absolutely help a ton on defense. This is known Khaleesi.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I'm wondering what happened last night. I'm hoping the team got to take a night off and run around a bit. Eat, Drink, and be Merry. Kind of seems like they needed to just break away for a bit.
Rest up and put a good game together tomorrow.

 

[Idog1976]

Is this a “Must Win”? I feel we are overdue for a Sharpe announcing himself to the League game and I’m just going to keep calling for it until I speak it into existence!

 

[Chris Craig]

Looks like Lillard, Payton, Johnson, Hart, Little, and Eubanks are all out. Eubanks might play.

Shit.

 

[Chris Craig]

What is going on with these hip injuries? We have 3 Blazers with hip injuries.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers Have Had Toughest Schedule in the NBA So Far

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nb...icefeed&cvid=a3e3801047b94056bb55fddce092188a

Go Blazers!

And I'd wager at this point in the season, the most injuries.

 

[andalusian]

Hips are the new micro fracture

 

[Pinwheel1]

Looks like Lillard, Payton, Johnson, Hart, Little, and Eubanks are all out. Eubanks might play.

Shit.

That is ridiculous. One healthy guard besides Sharpe?

So a 3 guard rotation of Ant, Sharpe, and Winslow.
I would start Grant at SF backed up by Brown (and tell him not to shoot from the outside)
Watford at PF, backed up by Walker
If Eubanks can't go......maybe Badji with a few minutes?

 

[blazerfan11]

The way this place puts Payton on this pedestal. Not sure how or why. You guys really think he is going to help this team THAT much? All I keep reading is wait til he gets back….

If Eubanks is still switching to defend guards, Payton won't help at all.
If that BS comes to an end and Payton is defending and stays with the ball there could be a noticeable improvement.

 

[blazerfan11]

Is this a “Must Win”? I feel we are overdue for a Sharpe announcing himself to the League game and I’m just going to keep calling for it until I speak it into existence!

Just do more of this.
If letting Sharpe perfect his ball handling and finishing comes at the cost of games we might lose anyway, it needs to happen.
Because there's no way he's going to be easily stopped.
The next time he tries that move it might be a turnover, or it might be a jaw-dropping dunk.

 

[Chris Craig]

That is ridiculous. One healthy guard besides Sharpe?

So a 3 guard rotation of Ant, Sharpe, and Winslow.
I would start Grant at SF backed up by Brown (and tell him not to shoot from the outside)
Watford at PF, backed up by Walker
If Eubanks can't go......maybe Badji with a few minutes?

It's interesting the Blazers waived Sarr who would definitely play if healthy, to sign Badji who might not see the floor this season.

 

[Pinwheel1]

It's interesting the Blazers waived Sarr who would definitely play if healthy, to sign Badji who might not see the floor this season.

I say go with whichever has the highest ceiling. Is either better than Watford right now for our 3rd string center? Sarr might have played if healthy, but is he now?
This is where the scouts need to be effective.

 

[blazerkor]

Very shorthanded tonight but I still think we can get this.

 

[Tince]

If we can score 13 points every 2:30, I like our chances.

Great start!

 

[illmatic99]

our lineup this game and the last one:

PG -6'4
SG - 6'6 and strong
SF - 6'8 and long
PF - 6'8
C - 6'11 and strong

kinda nice not being undersized

 

[illmatic99]

their floor design and the wood panels going sideways instead of in alignment with the boundaries of the court are giving me a headache.

whoever designed this needs a kick in the pants.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

We know that markannen is their most dangerous 3 pt shooter, yet Winslow gives him too much room twice already.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Apparently Blazers have been told to ignore Vandrbilt on the perimeter. Has anyone checked his % on corner threes?