Game Thread 2022-23 Game #24 - BLAZERS VS PACERS - DECEMBER 4, 2022 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS


Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons

Josh Hart Jerami Grant

Jusuf Nurkic



Tyrese Haliburton Andy Nembhard

Buddy Hield Jalen Smith

Myles Turner

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WHEN: DECEMBER 4, 2022 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT)

WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCH


Gary Payton II Nassir Little

Justice Winslow Drew Eubanks

Shaedon Sharpe Trendon Watford

Keon Johnson Jabari Walker

Greg Brown III John Butler Jr

Ibou Badji




Benedict Mathurian Chris Duarte

TJ McConnell Daniel Theis

Aaron Nesmith James Johnson

Goga Bitadze Oshae Brissett

Isaiah Jackson Terry Taylor

Kendall Brown Trevelin Queen

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Rick Carlisle

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Calf - Questioniable
Josh Hart - Ankle - Questionable
Gary Payton - Cond. - Out
Keon Johnson - Hip - Out
Nassir Little - Hip - Out
John Butler - Covid - Out

PACERS

Tyrese Haliburton - Groin - Questionable
Jalen Smith - Face - Questioniable
Chris Duarte - Ankle - Out
Daniel Theis - Knee - Out


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NOTES
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• This is the first of two games between the Blazers and Pacers
• The two teams will meet again on 1/6 in IND
• The Blazers and Pacers split the 2021-22 season 1-1, with the Blazers winning in Portland and losing in Indiana
• Damian Lillard is aiming to return at home against the Pacers

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[Chris Craig]

Home cooking!

 

[Labinot41]

wouldn't it make sense to rest Dame here again? because our next game isn't until Thursday, that gives him a few more days to rest. same for Josh Hart

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Home cooking!

We can’t be playing our next game vs Indiana at home if this game is at home.

 

[Mr. Robot]

must win here, our home record is bad, like really bad compared to other teams in the western conference

we need a winning streak to get the confidence back, everything is better when youre winning, so hopefully they give us something to be optimistic about

 

[Mr. Robot]

in the next 10 games, trail blazers should absolutely go at least 7-3

four games home stand (indiana, denver, minnesota x2), hopefully we go 4-0, but 3-1 would be good too, then six games road trip (san antonio, dallas, houston, okc x2, denver) and i expect four wins

i can see us losing both games against denver and the one against dallas, but we need to put down indiana, minnesota (rival for the playoffs and kat is out) and those tanking teams (although okc is winning some games, it wont be that easy)

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Dame and Josh both coming back this game?

 

[Chris Craig]

Dame and Josh both coming back this game?

Dame likely. Josh maybe.

 

[DDolla]

You just can’t lose another home game… please. Just Win Baby

 

[THE HCP]

The “must win” game people ALWAYS crack me up.

 

[SIeepwalker]

The “must win” game people ALWAYS crack me up.

The only must win games are the strip pokers against Mrs HCP !

 

[Cugel]

Lots of great young players tonight except Jalen Smith is out I think.

 

[Strenuus]

You just can’t lose another home game… please. Just Win Baby

News flash: we will lose another home game this season. Lol.

 

[Chris Craig]

News flash: we will lose another home game this season. Lol.

Noooooooooooo

 

[Chris Craig]

Lots of great young players tonight except Jalen Smith is out I think.

It looks like he is available.

Haliburton is questionable.

 

[TBpup]

It would be nice for them to establish some court of HCA.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Home cooking!

4-5 at home. On the road we’re 8-6. At this point I’m not so sure home cooking is that much better.

 

[MickZagger]

4-5 at home. On the road we’re 8-6. At this point I’m not so sure home cooking is that much better.

That’s a hot take

 

[MickZagger]

Haliburton and McConnell are out

 

[FlashWad]

Hoping Damian has a bug return game.

 

[illmatic99]

both Dame and Josh are playing.

 

[MickZagger]

both Dame and Josh are playing.

Nice!

 

[B-Roy]

Hoping Damian has a bug return game.

Hope it's not covid.

 

[Chris Craig]

Lillard is back!

 

[blazerfan11]

Grant already got a rebound !

 

[Labinot41]

Go Blazers

 

[MickZagger]

If Nurk would have just dunked that he wouldn’t have got blocked

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Nurk is afraid to dunk.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Nurkic with another soft flip shot that doesn’t go in.

 

[MickZagger]

Just shoot wide open 3’s why dontchya