Game Thread 2022-23 Game #26 - BLAZERS VS TIMBERWOLVES - DECEMBER 10, 2022 - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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STARTERS

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Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons
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Josh Hart Jerami Grant
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Jusuf Nurkic


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D'Angelo Russell Anthony Edwards
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Jaden McDaniels Kyle Anderson
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Rudy Gobert

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WHEN: DECEMBER 10, 2022 - SATURDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)

WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR

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TV BROADCAST

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RADIO BROADCAST

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BENCH

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Gary Payton II Justice Winslow
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Shaedon Sharpe

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Nassir Little Keon Johnson
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Drew Eubanks Trendon Watford
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Jabari Walker Greg Brown III

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John Butler Jr Ibou Badji



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Jaylen Nowell Austin Rivers
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Bryn Forbes Taurean Prince
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Naz Reid J McLaughlin
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Josh Minott Wendell Moore Jr
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Nathan Knight Luka Garza

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Matt Ryan

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COACHES

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Chauncey Billups

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Gary Payton II - Cond - Questionable
Keon Johnson - Hip - Probable
Nassir Little - Hip - Out
Drew Eubanks - Back - Probable
Josh Hart - Ankle - Probable

TIMBERWOLVES

Karl Anthony Towns - Calf - Out
Taurean Prince - Shoulder - Out

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NOTES
  • This is the first of four games between the Blazers and Timberwolves
  • This is the first of a two game homestand against the Timberwolves
  • The teams will meet again 12/12, 1/4, and 4/2
  • Luka Garza was part of the Blazers 2022 summer league championship team
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Onto the next one.
 
We are going to beat these guys' asses and we're going to do it two games in a row.
 
I was excited about the defense the first 12-13 games, and have been frustrated by the inability to keep that going.
Yeah I know people on here don’t like when I bring up the opposing teams advanced scouts kinda’ figuring us out, but I think that’s what it is. I honestly think our lack of depth is really impacting us.
 
Yeah I know people on here don’t like when I bring up the opposing teams advanced scouts kinda’ figuring us out, but I think that’s what it is. I honestly think our lack of depth is really impacting us.
They seem to be one dimensional on offense and defense. Pretty much due to size. They can only do a few things because of it. They will get some wins but I'm seeing some of the same things over and over. This team could really use a 6-10 guy that could get a shot from anywhere on the court and plays defense well. Kevin Durant would totally change this team. Even a 6-8 guy like Jason Tatum would make this team a contender. People on here don't like PG13 much but he would work pretty well also.
Notce how all the guys i mentioned are very talented.
 
minnesota is on the second night of b2b

we better win both games, our home record is trash, like were playing with no urgency, thinking were gonna get it done just cause we play at home
 
about Portland's home record: Blazers have lost 5 straight home games that were within 2 points with 2 minutes left....Memphis, Brooklyn, Utah, LAC, Denver. That's pretty extreme, especially at home. If Blazers would have won 3 of those while losing 2, they'd have an 8-3 home record.

More than that, they'd be 16-9 and the 3rd seed. If one of the wins was Memphis, they'd be the 2nd seed

Portland started the season 6-1 in close games. Since then they have gone 2-5 in close games with all 5 losses being those home games I listed
 
I’m so confident in this game that I went to Ilani and put $100 on Celtics/Blazers ML
 
But what are your expectations? Mine are championship. So 13-12 is not gonna cut it for me.
That sounds like a you problem then, cause no sane person had this team had championship expectations for this squad LOL.

Most of this forum was so down on this team after the preseason. Not saying you’re one of them, I’m not one to check old posts to prove a point, but even saying “I have championship expectations” back then would’ve been more of a troll comment than a real comment.

Whether we win a series or have a top 10 pick, I’m much more excited about the team’s prospects right now than any time last year with Dame, Ant, Grant, and Sharpe. I could even throw in Walker in that bunch.
 
But what are your expectations? Mine are championship. So 13-12 is not gonna cut it for me.



My only thing I said is I think we can be a HCA team. But I don't care if we make that or not in December. Game by game.
 
My hope is the 6th playoff spot; avoid the playin. Even that is pie in the sky stuff from my view. With the worst D in the league?? With really zero bench scoring power, it's a long shot. Who the fuck on the bench can shoot a jumpshot? Shaedon is not exactly a walking bucket; he is a 19 y/o with 25 games against real men under his belt.
 
This was the game to go to. They ain’t losing this game.
 
I've enjoyed the whole season....we've lost games by a couple pts and seemed to be in almost all of them....when our defense was great our offense was sputtering...when the offense picked up the defense sputtered...it's early...and we had a brutal early schedule and early injury bug so I think it'll get a lot better moving forward....I'm sure we'll have a tweaked roster by the trade deadline
 
You can see from the pregame interview with Chauncey he’s worried about Anthony Edwards and their interior scoring.
 
Watch Ant drop a 40 piece tonight...he will be on a mission after his last game
 
I've enjoyed the whole season....we've lost games by a couple pts and seemed to be in almost all of them....when our defense was great our offense was sputtering...when the offense picked up the defense sputtered...it's early...and we had a brutal early schedule and early injury bug so I think it'll get a lot better moving forward....I'm sure we'll have a tweaked roster by the trade deadline

Yep. There's nothing to worry about in December.

I've really matured in this area. Lol.
 
Hart still so taped up he is running flat footed. It’s a real testament to his toughness that he is playing through this injury.
 
I think teams think we’re weak as fuck or something. Every team seems to always be very motivated to come at us hard.
 

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