Game Thread 2022-23 Game #57 - BLAZERS VS LAKERS - FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS


Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons

Cam Reddish Nassir Little

Drew Eubanks



D'Angelo Russell Dennis Schroder

Malik Beasley Rui Hachimura

Anthony Davis


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RECORDS

TRAIL BLAZERS - 27-29 12th W

LAKERS - 25-30 - 13th W

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WHEN: FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)

WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCHES

TRAIL BLAZERS


Shaedon Sharpe Matisse Thybulle

Trendon Watford

Jabari Walker Keon Johnson

Kevin Knox John Butler Jr

Ryan Arcidiacono

INACTIVE


Justice Winslow Jusuf Nurkic

Jerami Grant Ibou Badji


LAKERS


Jared Vanderbilt Austin Reaves

Davon Reed Troy Brown Jr

Lonnie Walker Wenyen Gabriel

Cole Swider Max Christie

INACTIVE


Lebron James Mo Bamba

Scottie Pippen Jr

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Darvin Ham

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INJURIES

TRAIL BLAZERS

Jusuf Nurkic - Calf - Out
Justice Winslow - Ankle - Out
Jerami Grant - Head - Out
Trendon Watford - Ankle - Probable
Ibou Badji - Knee - Out
Keon Johnson - Ankle - Probable

LAKERS

Lebron James - Ankle - Out
Anthony Davis - Foot- Probable
Scottie Pippen Jr - Gleague - Out

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NOTES
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• This is the fourth of four games this season between the Trail Blazers and Lakers
• The Blazers beat the Lakers 106-104 on 10/23 in LA
• The Lakers defeated the Blazers 128-109 11/30 in LA
• The Lakers won 122-112 on 1/22 in Portland
• The Blazers and Lakers split the 2021-22 season series 2-2

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[Chris Craig]

Now we get to face the new look Lakers.

 

[Strenuus]

Grand in concussion protocol

 

[Whyachi]

is Mo Bamba still suspended after getting his ass kicked by Austin Rivers?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I just heard Grant is back on concussion protocol.
So this whole thing with Payton has them running scared.

 

[maxiep]

What's this Kevin Knox stuff? Didn't we get GPII back? <<running away quickly>>

I hope we have Thybulle for this game. I'm excited to see him do what we paid Payton to do and couldn't be bothered.

 

[blazerkor]

I just heard Grant is back on concussion protocol.
So this whole thing with Payton has them running scared.

That's a pretty big jump. Grant was in the protocol and then last game he took a pretty hard hit to the head that put him down. He left the game for a while and then came back. If he has a headache now, then he gets put back in the protocol.

All of this shit from the Warriors is hearsay until we see something in writing and until they send us medical reports about why Gary failed the physical. I think they'll just put the trade through tomorrow and leave us looking a certain way. If our team had their shit together which we all know they don't, they would talk about how this potentially hurts our reputation without any evidence.

Either we really fucked up and I want to know about that by seeing concrete evidence or the Warriors are completely dragging us and should be held responsible.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

That's a pretty big jump. Grant was in the protocol and then last game he took a pretty hard hit to the head that put him down. He left the game for a while and then came back. If he has a headache now, then he gets put back in the protocol.

All of this shit from the Warriors is hearsay until we see something in writing and until they send us medical reports about why Gary failed the physical. I think they'll just put the trade through tomorrow and leave us looking a certain way. If our team had their shit together which we all know they don't, they would talk about how this potentially hurts our reputation without any evidence.

Either we really fucked up and I want to know about that by seeing concrete evidence or the Warriors are completely dragging us and should be held responsible.

Not really.

 

[Chris Craig]

What's this Kevin Knox stuff? Didn't we get GPII back? <<running away quickly>>

I hope we have Thybulle for this game. I'm excited to see him do what we paid Payton to do and couldn't be bothered.

The deal hasn't been rescinded. For now we have Knox.

 

[THE HCP]

Huge game for US!
Now WE play our hated rivals!
OUR boys are still trying to get used to eachother after the trades!

 

[TBpup]

The deal hasn't been rescinded. For now we have Knox.

6:30 this evening is the deadline for the trade to be accepted or rejected.

Huge game for US!
Now WE play our hated rivals!
OUR boys are still trying to get used to eachother after the trades!

The Lakers have even more new faces than we do.

Rui, Bamba, Vando, Beasley and Russell. That is quite a bit of needed talent that roster lacked.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Huge game for US!
Now WE play our hated rivals!
OUR boys are still trying to get used to eachother after the trades!

I see what you did there. Such a homer.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

One thing you have to admit. With Grant and Reddish and with Thybulle and Sharpe plus Watford off the bench the Blazers did improve their defense and they are longer.
At some point Nurk and Winslow should be back. Thinking Winslow will be after the break as well.
The Blazers defense should get better. Just watched the Lakers vs Warriors. AD is playing really well. Lebron sat out but we all know he loves to come in and torch the Blazers.
Not sure the Blazers have the team to beat the Lakers at this point? Vanderbilt and Russell gave them a pretty big lift.

 

[TBpup]

Grant in concussion protocol, and didn't Ant leave late in the Thunder game? Did anyone hear if there was a reason for that?

 

[andalusian]

Huge game for US!
Now WE play our hated rivals!
OUR boys are still trying to get used to eachother after the trades!

And that kids, is how you know The HCP is a Blazers fan. Unfortunately, the Lakers don't care much about the Blazers to think of them as hated rivals.

 

[Whyachi]

Grant in concussion protocol, and didn't Ant leave late in the Thunder game? Did anyone hear if there was a reason for that?

Billups cleared the bench with 1 minute left.

 

[Shaboid]

Grand in concussion protocol

Grant*

 

[PCmor7]

And that kids, is how you know <you have this user blocked> is a Blazers fan. Unfortunately, the Lakers don't care much about the Blazers to think of them as hated rivals.

Who?

 

[maxiep]

The deal hasn't been rescinded. For now we have Knox.

I was fake trolling.

 

[Chris Craig]

I was fake trolling.

 

[Irish Trader]

Los Angeles Lakers
26-31 (25-30-2) 238.0 +118 47.1%
Portland Trail Blazers
27-29 (28-27-1) -2.5 -140 52.9%

Really don't like that we are 2.5 point favorite questionable

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I want the Blazers to win this game

 

[Shogun X]

Is LeBitch playing? He usually sits out against good teams lately.

Hopefully we have Thybulle to stick on him

 

[TBpup]

Los Angeles Lakers
26-31 (25-30-2) 238.0 +118 47.1%
Portland Trail Blazers
27-29 (28-27-1) -2.5 -140 52.9%

Really don't like that we are 2.5 point favorite questionable

I think that is because Bronny Sr might be out this game.

 

[Whyachi]

Lakers suck. Westbrook was only a fraction of their problems. They have a team full of glorified chuckers who get so enthralled trying to score baskets, they lose focus on all the other basic principles of basketball. This should be an easy win for Portland.

 

[BassPlaya]

I feel good, having my coffee, thought I would say something nice.

Screw it. I hate that forking team.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

As much hate that is going around right now for Golden State. It still doesn't come close to matching the level of Laker disdain I have.
Sorry.

 

[Shogun X]

 

[TBpup]

LeBron out
Grant out

 

[Shogun X]

LeBron out
Grant out

He needs to rest up for the All Star Game, of course. It's more important for him.