Game Thread 2023-24 GAME #69 - BLAZERS VS CLIPPERS - MARCH 20, 2024 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STANDINGS

BLAZERS 19-49 CLIPPERS 42-25

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STARTERS


Scoot Henderson Anfernee Simons

Kris Murray Toumani Camara

DeAndre Ayton


Terrence Mann James Harden

Paul George Kawhi Leonard

Ivica Zubac

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WHEN: MARCH 20, 2024 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR


TV BROADCAST


RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Matisse Thybulle Jabari Walker

Delano Banton Duop Reath

Rayan Rupert Moses Brown

Ashton Hagans*

Ibou Badji* Justin Minaya*

Robert Williams°

Malcom Brogdon° Shaedon Sharpe°

Jerami Grant°

* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player



Norman Powell° Mason Plumlee

PJ Tucker Bones Hyland

Kobe Brown

Brandon Boston Jr Amir Coffey

Josh Primo Daniel Theis

Moussa Diabate*

Jordan Miller* Xavier Moon*

Russell Westbrook°

* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH


Chauncey Billups


Tyronn Lue

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Robert Williams - Knee - Out
Shaedon Sharpe - Core - Out
Malcolm Brogdon - Elbow - Out
Jerami Grant - Ham - Doubtful
Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Quest

CLIPPERS

Russell Westbrook - Hand - Out
Norman Powell - Leg - Quest
Terrence Mann - Shoulder - Prob
Moussa Diabate - Gleague - Quest

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS VS CLIPPERS 3/22 7:00 PM

BLAZERS VS NUGGETS 3/23 7:00 PM

BLAZERS @ ROCKETS 3/25 5:00 PM

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GAME NOTES
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• Chauncey Billups is 1-8 against the Clippers and Coach Tyronn Lue

• The Clippers defeated the Blazers 123-111 in their season opener on 10/25
• The Clippers defeated the Blazers 132-127 on 12/11 in LA
• The Blazers and Clippers will face each other again on 3/22
• Chauncey Billups was an assistant coach with the Clippers before becoming head coach of the Blazers
• Moses Brown played for the Clippers during the 2022-23 season. He averaged 4.6 points and 4.1 rebounds
• Mason Plumlee played for the Blazers from 2015-17
• Norman Powell played for the Blazers during the 2021-22 season

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[Chris Craig]

Bout to get clipped

 

[Whyachi]

nobody in LA likes the Clippers. They should sell the plans for new stadium to the Lakers, then move back to San Diego

 

[BBert]

nobody in LA likes the Clippers. They should sell the plans for new stadium to the Lakers, then move back to San Diego

Or Seattle. The Sound has sailing ️

 

[illmatic99]

so.... anyone gonna gimme my due for calling Murray a useful rotational player months ago?

 

[Whyachi]

Kris Murray sniper mode

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

fun game so far. nice pace.

 

[riverman]

I'm rooting for Murray to keep getting better..I really like his game.

 

[Cugel]

so.... anyone gonna gimme my due for calling Murray a useful rotational player months ago?

notch yet. But he is looking good tonight.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers keeping up with the Clippers

 

[Whyachi]

Blazers 52 & 40%
not too shabby

 

[Whyachi]

Clippers 11-0 run
bastards

 

[Cugel]

looking pretty bad at the moment. Scoot just can't buy a bucket.

 

[Whyachi]

4 triples for the Beard

 

[Whyachi]

Harden revival tour

 

[Whyachi]

Blazers 2-11 to start 2nd qtr

 

[Whyachi]

4-0 Ant burst

 

[Whyachi]

oop to Kris, Coach Lue needs timeout

 

[riverman]

Banton, Camara and Murray have some chemistry together

 

[Whyachi]

Zubac getting bunnies, 6-7 fg

Blazers down 10 at the half

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Scoot is looking like Mudiay

His injury has to be bothering him still. He at least showed flashes pre-injury

 

[B-Roy]

One step forward two steps back: the Scoot Henderson story

 

[Whyachi]

easy LAC buckets, Billups calls timeout

 

[Whyachi]

Clippers + 18 in paint

 

[Whyachi]

5-0 LAC run on Blazer whoopsies

 

[Whyachi]

let's go Hornets
clap clap, clap clap clap
{repeat chorus}

 

[Whyachi]

airballs, bad passes, wide open Clippers, Blazers falling down, wide open Clippers

LAC up 24, Billups needs another timeout

 

[Whyachi]

Rupert getting run.

 

[jlprk]

from March 14...

As for Little Scooter, he is such a slow learner that I've given up on him improving in 2024-25. Now I'm hoping for 2025-26. But I'm not saying yet that he's 2 years away from being 2 years away. He's no Meyers Leonard, yet.

from just now...
Around 7-8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, Little Scooter pulled a Meyers Leonard.

Kawhi Leonard had the ball under the hoop and looked for the easiest way to put it up vs. a couple of Blazers brushing against him. Scooter was lost, so he turned his back to Leonard to protect himself, just like Meyers Leonard used to. Kawhi Leonard saw his easy opening and laid it in, getting Scooter's foul to boot.

Meyers used to look even worse. He fearfully closed his eyes as he turned his back to the action. Because of goggles, tonight I couldn't see whether Scooter did the same.

The Clippers then raced ahead and I turned off the game, as I usually do at some point each game this season.

 

[Whyachi]

Holton calls this game a "lesson of physicality". The Blazers can learn a lot by getting pounded on their home turf