Game Thread 2023-24 GAME #79 - BLAZERS VS PELICANS - APRIL 9, 2024 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STANDINGS

BLAZERS 21-57 PELICANS 46-32

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STARTERS


Scoot Henderson Rayan Rupert

Kris Murray Jabari Walker

DeAndre Ayton


CJ McCollum Herb Jones

Brandon Ingram° Zion Williamson

Jonas Valanciunas

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WHEN: APRIL 9, 2024 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST

RADIO BROADCAST

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BENCH


Delano Banton

Duop Reath Moses Brown


Ashton Hagans*

Ibou Badji* Justin Minaya*

Robert Williams°

Shaedon Sharpe° Malcolm Brogdon°

Jerami Grant° Toumani Camara°

Anfernee Simons° Matisse Thybulle°

* 2 Way Player
°Injured Player


Jose Alvarado Trey Murphy III

Nnaji Marshall°

EJ Liddell Cody Zeller

Jordan Hawkins J Robinson Earl

Matt Ryan* Dereon Seabron*

Malcolm Hill*

Dyson Daniels Larry Nance Jr

* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH

Chauncey Billups

Willie Green

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Robert Williams - Knee - Out
Shaedon Sharpe - Core - Out
Malcolm Brogdon - Elbow - Out
Jerami Grant - Ham - Out
Anfernee Simons - Knee - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Quest
Toumani Camara - Rib - Out

PELICANS

Brandon Ingram - Knee - Doubt
Nnaji Marshall - Shoulder - Quest

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS VS WARRIORS 4/11 - 5 PM

BLAZERS VS ROCKETS 4/12 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS @ KINGS 3/22 - 7:00 PM

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GAME NOTES​

• Chauncey Billups is 1-7 vs the Pelicans and coach Willie Green​
• The Pelicans defeated the Blazers 93-84 on 2/10 in Portland​
• The Pelicans defeated the Blazers 126-107 on 3/16 in New Orleans ​
• The Pelicans can sweep the season series with a win​
• CJ McCollum was drafted by the Blazers in 2013 and played with them till 2022​
• Larry Nance Jr played for the Blazers during the 2021-22 season. The Blazers still owe the Bulls a 1st rnd pick for him.​
• Cody Zeller played for the Blazers during the 2021-22 season​

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[Chris Craig]

Hello CJ

 

[kjironman1]

Okay everyone. The Pels have a reason to win this game. They will play their starters at least as long as it takes to secure this win.
Lets see how Scoot and company deal with this game?
This would be a fun game to see the young guys ball out and steal a win.

 

[THE HCP]

Okay everyone. The Pels have a reason to win this game. They will play their starters at least as long as it takes to secure this win.
Lets see how Scoot and company deal with this game?
This would be a fun game to see the young guys ball out and steal a win.

Didn’t even realize we were playing the pelicans today. Question ma’am, looking at our remaining schedule, do all our opponents have something to play for? Will they send out their top players?

 

[Chris Craig]

Didn’t even realize we were playing the pelicans today. Question ma’am, looking at our remaining schedule, do all our opponents have something to play for? Will they send out their top players?

Three have something to play for. The Pelicans and Kings are vying to stay out of the play in and maybe catch the 5th seed. The Warriors are trying to get higher in the play in to play at home. The Rockets are out so they have nothing to lose. We will be seeing starters the rest of the way...though maybe by the time we get to Sac they might already be locked in...so we could see starters sit there potentially.

 

[kjironman1]

Didn’t even realize we were playing the pelicans today. Question ma’am, looking at our remaining schedule, do all our opponents have something to play for? Will they send out their top players?

Well "Sir". They certainly have not seen the "Top Players" much over the last month but yes some of these teams do need to win some games here to end the season. Wait??? Are the Blazers playing their "Top Players"? No? I guess we will see how the next week unfolds. We all know certain players like to rest against the Blazers if they don't need the win or don't feel they need to play.
----Next question? Are the Blazers still tanking? If not why not play everyone and spoil some playoff hopes?

 

[BassPlaya]

Man, Delano was a good get.

 

[Whyachi]

CJ Elleby shot better then Kris Murray.

oh whoops... i'm on negativity watch

Dalano Banton is putting up Grant & Simons numbers with a league minimum contract \o/

 

[BBert]

Welp. I have two Root Sports channels. One is showing Mariners baseball. The other is showing Kraken hockey. WTF

 

[BBert]

Neither are rebroadcasting the game at a later time, as they normally do.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Spurs about to win. We can still get to 4... We must lose.

 

[kjironman1]

Welp. I have two Root Sports channels. One is showing Mariners baseball. The other is showing Kraken hockey. WTF

My guide says Kracken hockey but the game is on that channel. Some hockey fans are pissed off I’m pretty sure.

 

[BBert]

My guide says Kracken hockey but the game is on that channel. Some hockey fans are pissed off I’m pretty sure.

Boo-hoo. The hockey game is being rebroadcast twice.

 

[blazerkor]

No Shae in these last few games... can't wait until next season, unless Joe fucks this all up and then I'll be dreading it.

 

[kjironman1]

So the Spurs just beat the Grizzlies.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

So the Spurs just beat the Grizzlies.

Spurs about to win. We can still get to 4... We must lose.

We can still get to 4!

 

[Whyachi]

dammit McCollum, he ruined the Blazers big 3 point lead.

 

[Whyachi]

Blazer broadcasting never fixed their audio switchboard. I'm hearing on court audio during the commercial break.

WEIRD

 

[Whyachi]

they got the court mics jacked up and it's kinda muting Lamar Hurd.... thank god

 

[Whyachi]

Scoot's had a couple nice oops so far

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I don't think that Ayton or Jabari fouled Zion.

 

[Whyachi]

Welp. I have two Root Sports channels. One is showing Mariners baseball. The other is showing Kraken hockey. WTF

the one that says Hockey is showing the Blazers. But i live on the beach, don't know what others are getting

 

[kjironman1]

Blazer broadcasting never fixed their audio switchboard. I'm hearing on court audio during the commercial break.

WEIRD

Hot mics can be really fun or really really fun.

 

[Whyachi]

R3eeeath !!

 

[Whyachi]

McCollum up to a dozen

 

[PCmor7]

Jabari's discovered who he is. He's a guy that hits the boards and does gritty stuff. He's not the stretch 4 who fires up 3s early in the shot clock like he did for the first third of the season.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Guys made some nice plays, Scoot doing well excpt for a couple bad passes.

 

[THE HCP]

But i live on the beach,

God this explains EVERYTHING!

 

[illmatic99]

good scoot quarter

 

[Whyachi]

Hot mics can be really fun or really really fun.

It sounds funky! There's stadium echoes, coaches yelling, player chatter, and squeaky sneakers. Meanwhile Kevin & Lamar are trying to chat through the game, and nodody can hear what they're saying