Game Thread 2022-23 Game #78 - BLAZERS @ TIMBERWOLVES - APRIL 2, 2023 - 12:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS


Skylar Mays Shaedon Sharpe

Mattisse Thybulle Trendon Watford

Drew Eubanks



Mike Conley Anthony Edwards

Jaden McDaniels Karl A Towns

Rudy Gobert


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STANDINGS

TRAIL BLAZERS - 33-44 13th W

TIMBERWOLVES - 39-38 - 8th W

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WHEN: APRIL 2, 2023 - SUNDAY - 12:30 PM (PDT)

WHERE: TARGET CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN



TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCHES


Nassir Little Jabari Walker

John Butler Jr Shaq Harrison

Kevin Knox Jeenathan Williams

INACTIVE


Damian Lillard Anfernee Simons

Jerami Grant Jusuf Nurkic

Keon Johnson Justice Winslow

Cam Reddish Ibou Badji


Kyle Anderson Jaylen Nowell

Taurean Prince Austin Rivers

Jordan McLaughlin Luka Garza

Nickeil A Walker Nathan Knight

Josh Minott Wendell Moore Jr

INACTIVE


Naz Reid Matt Ryan

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Chris Finch

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INJURIES

TRAIL BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Tank - Out
Anfernee Simons - Tank - Out
Jerami Grant - Tank - Out
Jusuf Nurkic - Tank - Out
Justice Winslow - Ankle - Out
Keon Johnson - Finger - Out
Cam Reddish - Back - Out


TIMBERWOLVES

Naz Reid - Wrist - Out
Matt Ryan - Illness - Out
Austin Rivers - Illness - Question
Taurean Prince - Illness - Question
Jaylen Nowell - Knee - Question
Kyle Anderson - Illness - Probable
Karl Anthony Towns - Calf - Probable
Anthony Edwards - Illness - Probable

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NOTES
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• This is the fourth of four games this season between the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves
• The Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves 124-118 on 12/10 in Portland
• The Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves 133-112 on 12/12 in Portland
• The Timberwolves defeated the Blazers 113-106 on 1/4 in Minneapolis
• The Timberwolves swept the 2021-22 season series 4-0

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[Chris Craig]

Let the new guys roll!

 

[illmatic99]

looking fwd to sharpe v edwards

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Maybe they can lose by less than 30 again?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Just realized this game starts at the same time the Women’s National championship game starts.
Hmmmm
Caitlyn Clark or Shaedon Sharpe?

 

[Samuel]

Just realized this game starts at the same time the Women’s National championship game starts.
Hmmmm
Caitlyn Clark or Shaedon Sharpe?

 

[Samuel]

Probably too late for WNBA expansion and subsequent Caitlin tankjob.

 

[Tince]

Anyone else having a frame rate issue on their broadcast?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I understand these guys will probably never win a game, but aren't they fun to watch?

 

[blazerfan11]

I understand these guys will probably never win a game, but aren't they fun to watch?

Yes, now with Keon out and Archie being replaced by Mays, and Watford back. They are fun to watch.

 

[blazerfan11]

Nice to see Shaedon draw a foul on Gobert.

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Nice to see the bench guys playing well and together. Watford is good to keep — Point-Power Forward (hyperbole, but is a 2nd level distributor). Eubanks as a 3rd string PF/C. Matisse is a good dude to keep for years.

 

[DDolla]

Caitlin Clark is the Dame Lillard of Women’s Basketball

 

[cdub503]

good cut by knox there

 

[julius]

How come the starters didn't play like this?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I almost feel like I am watching a video game; the ball and the players all move so much faster than our starters.

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Eubanks putting some wood on guys.
Butler legit practicing his 3’s though he’s 2 years away from 200 pounds.

 

[blazerfan11]

What the hell is Eubanks doing. Sharpe passes him the ball, and never sees it again. All Eubanks had to do was set up a dribble hand-off to Sharpe.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Why do these guys never pass to Sharpe?

And Eubanks shoots way to much

 

[blazerfan11]

It’s a shame we didn’t get to see Watford and Sharpe play more with the starters like they did in the victory in Utah.

Watford is becoming hard to stop in space. With the starters he doesn’t have to worry about dribbling through heavy traffic, which is where he can get into trouble.

 

[blazerkor]

Really interesting that even though KAT should have a big advantage over Trendon or Drew on the offensive end, the guy has only taken one shot. And it's not like we're shutting him down by forcing him to turn the ball over. I know he's still getting re-acclimated coming back from injury but he should be at least attempting to dominate us.

 

[blazerfan11]

Why do these guys never pass to Sharpe?

And Eubanks shoots way to much

Yeah, it’s ridiculous. Which is why I hope Sharpe doesn’t have to play with bench players very much next season.

 

[blazerfan11]

Really interesting that even though KAT should have a big advantage over Trendon or Drew on the offensive end, the guy has only taken one shot. And it's not like we're shutting him down by forcing him to turn the ball over. I know he's still getting re-acclimated coming back from injury but he should be at least attempting to dominate us.

Maybe we’ll see that in the 2nd half.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Mays with 8 assists in the first half was a surprise to me

 

[Pinwheel1]

Why do these guys never pass to Sharpe?

And Eubanks shoots way to much

Eubanks is shooting over 50% so far......how can he be shooting too much?

 

[cdub503]

i dont get all the eubanks hate tbh, is he the best player? hell no, and does he make some bonehead plays? prolly.... but everyone does for the most part. He tries and tries hard and does a pretty damn good job getting some blocked shots and its not like hes getting paid like an all star or anything, maybe someone can explain it to me.

 

[blazerfan11]

Mays with 8 assists in the first half was a surprise to me

His floater is very effective against a team sagging back like Minnesota is doing.

 

[blazerfan11]

Eubanks is shooting over 50% so far......how can he be shooting too much?

Would have been better to say that in some circumstances his decision making was poor, which ended up with ugly misses.

 

[riverman]

i dont get all the eubanks hate tbh, is he the best player? hell no, and does he make some bonehead plays? prolly.... but everyone does for the most part. He tries and tries hard and does a pretty damn good job getting some blocked shots and its not like hes getting paid like an all star or anything, maybe someone can explain it to me.

He's a PF playing C just like Watford...tweeners. Both have really good hustle and Eubanks is a good shotblocker. I like the guy as bench insurance

 

[Fairly-Hard]

What the hell is Eubanks doing. Sharpe passes him the ball, and never sees it again. All Eubanks had to do was set up a dribble hand-off to Sharpe.

Maybe Eubanks is playing for a spot on a team somewhere?