Game Thread 2023-24 Game #33 - BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - JANUARY 3, 2024 - WEDNESDAY - 5:30 PM PST - ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STANDINGS

BLAZERS 9-23 MAVERICKS 19-15

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STARTERS



Scoot Henderson Anfernee Simons

Toumani Camara Jerami Grant

Ibou Badji


Kyrie Irving Luka Doncic

Josh Green Derrick Jones Jr

Derek Lively II

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WHEN: JANUARY 3, 2024 - WEDNESDAY - 5:30 PM PST

WHERE: AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, DALLAS TX



TV BROADCAST


RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Malcolm Brogdon Matisse Thybulle

Jabari Walker Kris Murray

Skylar Mays Ish Wainright

Rayan Rupert

Anfernee Simons° DeAndre Ayton°

Robert Williams° Duop Reath*°

Justin Minaya*° Moses Brown °


* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player


Dwight Powell Markieff Morris

Tim Hardaway Jr Grant Williams

Richaun Holmes

Seth Curry Jaden Hardy

Olivier Maxence Prosper

Greg Brown III* AJ Lawson*

Brandon Williams*

Maxi Kleber° Dante Exum°

* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH


Chauncey Billups


Jason Kidd

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Robert Williams - Knee - Out
DeAndre Ayton - Knee - Out
Anfernee Simons - Ill - Quest
Toumani Camara - Knee - Quest
Duop Reath - Back - Quest
Moses Brown - Wrist - Out

MAVERICKS

Maxi Kleber - Toe - Out
Dante Exum - Heel - Out

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS 1/5 5:30 PM

BLAZERS @ NETS 1/7 12:00 PM

BLAZERS @ KNICKS 1/9 4:30 PM

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GAME NOTES
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• The Blazers lost to the Mavericks 125-112 on 12/8 in Portland
• The Blazers lost to the Mavericks 131-120 on 12/16
• The Blazers will play the Mavericks again on 1/3 and 1/5 in Dallas
• Chauncey Billups is 2-7 vs the Mavericks and Jason Kidd
• Derrick Jones Jr played for the Blazers during the 2020-21 season
• Seth Curry played for the Blazers during the 2018-19 season
• Greg Brown III was taken by the Blazers via the Pelicans in the 2021 draft and played for the Blazers from 2021-2023
• Brandon Williams played for the Blazers during the 2021-22 season
• Moses Brown played for the Mavericks during the 2021-22 season

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[Chris Craig]

Back to back in Dallas. Mavs must be happy.

 

[blazerkor]

Holy shit! Now Moses is a game time decision. I mean we wouldn't stand much of a chance in most of these games if we were healthy but with all of these injuries especially if it's Ayton, Reath and Brown out at the same time... oh well I guess.

I wasn't planning on our team winning a lot of games against teams like the Mavs this season but I thought they'd be competitive and hey maybe I'll get surprised and the guys who are healthy will be more than competitive. Vegas isn't banking on it, they have us as a 10.5 point dog right now.

 

[Chris Craig]

Holy shit! Now Moses is a game time decision. I mean we wouldn't stand much of a chance in most of these games if we were healthy but with all of these injuries especially if it's Ayton, Reath and Brown out at the same time... oh well I guess.

I wasn't planning on our team winning a lot of games against teams like the Mavs this season but I thought they'd be competitive and hey maybe I'll get surprised and the guys who are healthy will be more than competitive. Vegas isn't banking on it, they have us as a 10.5 point dog right now.

Is there another team that has had as many injuries as the Blazers have had this season?

 

[blazerkor]

Is there another team that has had as many injuries as the Blazers have had this season?

I don't know. I also don't know if our guys are trying to play through anything/being asked to. They may be being asked to be very cautious with any injuries by management.

 

[Whyachi]

Is there another team that has had as many injuries as the Blazers have had this season?

the least durable team in the NBA. Too bad Shams turned into a Blazer whistleblower. Otherwise this team would be so jacked up on Toradol, we'd be talking playoffs instead of draft picks.

 

[BassPlaya]

A win for me burfday!

 

[kjironman1]

Blazers might get one of the two but doubt it will be the first one.

 

[Chris Craig]

A win for me burfday!

Happy Birthday!

 

[B-Roy]

Ant
Scoot
Toumani
Jerami
Badji (!!!)

Getting the start.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Injures are piling up for the Blazers bigs.

 

[Chris Craig]

Ant
Scoot
Toumani
Jerami
Badji (!!!)

Getting the start.

Interesting Badji is starting with Duop returning

 

[blazerkor]

Listening to Lamar say that Ant is a veteran so he knows how to add and not subtract... like that's a given because a guy has experience in this league made me actually laugh out loud.

 

[Chris Craig]

Listening to Lamar say that Ant is a veteran so he knows how to add and not subtract... like that's a given because a guy has experience in this league made me actually laugh out loud.

I would hope that he knows how to add and subtract

 

[Chris Craig]

Worst possible start of course

 

[blazerkor]

It's good to see our guys came to the game tonight prepared






to get their asses kicked.

 

[Cugel]

Eeessh

 

[blazerkor]

Seriously though I can't stand the fact that they come out flat seemingly every game.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Worst possible start of course

Every fucking time

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

How's Doncic get "in the act of shooting: and Badji doesn't?

 

[Chris Craig]

$150 mill and can't make a fucking freethrow

 

[Chris Craig]

How's Doncic get "in the act of shooting: and Badji doesn't?

Badji was shooting. Refs are assholes

 

[MickZagger]

This Mavs team bugs me

 

[Whyachi]

Badji was shooting. Refs are assholes

the only consistent thing Blazer fans can always agree on. These refs suck

 

[MickZagger]

Wow what a bail out

 

[Chris Craig]

Doncic gets away with a travel

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I'd be smiling too if I could get foul calls like that, Luka.

 

[Chris Craig]

the only consistent thing Blazer fans can always agree on. These refs suck

They do. So do the Blazers

 

[Whyachi]

these Blazer fumbles are the deflating variety. Billups will have a talking point.

 

[maxiep]

Back to back in Dallas. Mavs must be happy.

I bet Thybulle isn't.