Game Thread 2022-23 Game #36 - BLAZERS VS PISTONS - JANUARY 2, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS


Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons

Josh Hart Jerami Grant

Jusuf Nurkic



Jaden Ivy Saddiq Bey

Bojan Bogdanovic Isaiah Stewart

Jalen Duren


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RECORDS

BLAZERS 18-17 (8TH W)

PISTONS 9 - 29 (15TH E)

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WHEN: JANUARY 2, 2023 - MONDAY - 7PM (PDT)

WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCH


Gary Payton II Justice Winslow

Nassir Little Drew Eubanks

Trendon Watford Keon Johnson

Shaedon Sharpe Jabari Walker

Greg Brown III John Butler Jr

Ibou Badji



Marvin Bagley III Cade Cunningham

Killian Hayes Alec Burks

Rodney McGruder Cory Joseph

Hamidou Diallo Nerlens Noel

Kevin Knox Isaiah Livers

Buddy Boeheim Jared Rhoden

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups



Dwane Casey

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Jusuf Nurkic - Illness - Probable
Keon Johnson - Illness - Probable
Nassir Little - Hip - Out
Justice Winslow - Ankle - Out
Greg Brown III - Illness - Probable

PISTONS

Cade Cunningham - Leg - Out
Killian Hayes - Suspended - Out
Isaiah Livers - Shoulder - Question.
Buddy Boeheim - Toe - Questionable

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NOTES
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• This is the first of two games this season between the Blazers and Pistons
• The two teams will play again 3/7 in Detroit
• The Blazers swept the 2021-22 season series 2-0
• Jerami Grant played for the Pistons from 2020 to 2022
• Isaiah Stewart was drafted by the Blazers with the 16th pick in the 2020 draft and traded to Detroit via Houston
• This is the first game of the new year for both teams

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[TBpup]

Curious if it is okay to expect a win against the Pistons?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

@Chris Craig we all appreciate you making the game threads. Great job i must add.
One request. Is there anyway you could add the records of each team? Pistons are 9-29 type thing.

 

[Strenuus]

Curious if it is okay to expect a win against the Pistons?

No person should ever expect one team to beat another. Ever.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dammit, 14hrs until I can point out we haven't lost this year.

 

[Chris Craig]

Curious if it is okay to expect a win against the Pistons?

I wouldn't.

 

[Chris Craig]

@Chris Craig we all appreciate you making the game threads. Great job i must add.
One request. Is there anyway you could add the records of each team? Pistons are 9-29 type thing.

Sure

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Sure

That looks great. Thanks. It’s like the first thing I think about when looking at the game thread.

 

[Chris Craig]

That looks great. Thanks. It’s like the first thing I think about when looking at the game thread.

I'll include it for now on.

 

[FlashWad]

I really wish we got Duren somehow. Bro is going to be solid for years to come.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Looks like Payton is in.

 

[Labinot41]

Fuck GP2

 

[Kano John]

Sure

Great - Thanks for adding!

 

[Tweak]

Looks like Payton is in.

You picked a fine time to leave me, Evoca.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

My sauce is telling me Gary Payton will be available and will be suited up but there is still no guarantee he will play.

 

[Mr. Robot]

it seems that gsw ring has healing powers

 

[Mr. Robot]

My sauce is telling me Gary Payton will be available and will be suited up but there is still no guarantee he will play.

which sauce would that be, just so we know if its reliable or not

 

[Fairly-Hard]

which sauce would that be, just so we know if its reliable or not

The only sauce worth talking to. Alfredo. I mean we all been listening to Marinara for long enough. Takes two freakin weeks to make anything decent.

 

[Strenuus]

Fuck GP2

Imagine being mad at a player for not being ready when you think they should.

What else do you feel entitled to?

 

[blazerkor]

We need to win these next two, obviously and then we need to show that we're better than teams like Minny and Indy in the next two, then stay consistent and beat Toronto and Orlando.

What I'm saying is that if this team is a playoff team in contention for home court in the first round, we should go into Cleveland on a six game winning streak. At that point maybe we'll be clicking enough to beat the Mavs twice at home... taking an 8 game streak into Denver with the belief that we can beat them again.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

GP2days!

 

[KSF-ERIC]

We need to win these next two, obviously and then we need to show that we're better than teams like Minny and Indy in the next two, then stay consistent and beat Toronto and Orlando.

What I'm saying is that if this team is a playoff team in contention for home court in the first round, we should go into Cleveland on a six game winning streak. At that point maybe we'll be clicking enough to beat the Mavs twice at home... taking an 8 game streak into Denver with the belief that we can beat them again.

We can’t go into Cleveland on a 6 game win streak. We only have 5 games.

 

[blazerkor]

We can’t go into Cleveland on a 6 game win streak. We only have 5 games.

Oops. 5 game win streak going into Cleveland and then 8 games going into Denver. Thanks for catching that.

 

[Cugel]

hope he plays

 

[blazerkor]

hope he plays

It will be interesting to see the rotation with GP2 playing. It will also be interesting to see if we're better with him. Nice for this to happen with a little more than 5 weeks and 20 games before the trade deadline. If he can come in and stay healthy, GP2 should make trades at the deadline much more informed.

 

[BigGameDamian]

hope he plays

 

[rotary111]

Signed up for the Fubo free trial today.

We really just need a paid Blazer channel.

 

[blazerfan11]

No injured players for Blazers???

 

[Chris Craig]

No injured players for Blazers???

View attachment 52527

That's wrong. Justice and Nassir are out.

 

[AldoTrapani]

GUARANTEED win

I’m undefeated this season in calling games