Game Thread 2023-24 GAME #81 - BLAZERS VS ROCKETS - APRIL 12, 2024 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

[Chris Craig]

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STANDINGS

BLAZERS 21-58 ROCKETS 39-40

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STARTERS


Scoot Henderson Rayan Rupert

Kris Murray Jabari Walker

DeAndre Ayton



Fred VanVleet Jalen Green

Dillon Brooks Amen Thompson

Jabari Smith Jr

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WHEN: APRIL 12, 2024 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR




TV BROADCAST

RADIO BROADCAST

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BENCH


Duop Reath Delano Banton

Moses Brown

Ibou Badji* Justin Minaya*

Ashton Hagans*

Robert Williams° Shaedon Sharpe°

Malcolm Brogdon° Matisse Thybulle°

Jerami Grant° Toumani Camara°

Anfernee Simons°

* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player


Reggie Bullock

Jeff Green Aaron Holiday

Jock Landale Boban Marjanovic

Jae'Sean Tate°

Nate Williams* Jermaine Samuels*

Nate Hinton*

Tari Eason° Steven Adams°

Alperen Sengun° Cam Whitmore

* 2 Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH

Chauncey Billups

Ime Udoka

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

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


ROCKETS

Tari Eason - Leg - Out
Steven Adams - Knee - Out
Alperen Sengun - Ankle - Out
Ja'Sean Tate - Ankle -

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ KINGS 4/14 12:30 PM

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GAME NOTES​

• Chauncey Billups is 6-4 vs the Rockets and 1-1 vs Ime Udoka​
• The Blazers defeated the Rockets 137-131 on 1/24 in Houston​
• The Rockets defeated the Blazers 123-107 on 3/8 in Portland​
• The Rockets defeated the Blazers 110-82 on 3/25 in Houston ​
• Jeenathan "Nate" Williams played for the Blazers during the 2022-23 season​

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[Chris Craig]

The penultimate game of the season.

 

[Whyachi]

the college ball folks are gonna go nuts if the Blazers win tonight. Coach Udoka will be an eternal enemy of Portland, if the Blazers end up 6th in the draft, instead of top 4.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[HailBlazers]

Fan appreciation night, we got chapstick...

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Spurs about to win! .9 left.

 

[Mr. Robot]

assists are not funny without turnovers - scoot probably

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Spurs win!

 

[Whyachi]

Hend3rson !!

 

[Whyachi]

Houston B2B airballs, lolol

 

[Whyachi]

a Rocket missed a 1 footer
Not playoff ready

 

[Whyachi]

somebody guard Jock Landale !!

 

[Whyachi]

1 point game, TV timeout

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Interesting. Chauncey pulling Scoot earlier. Attempt to mitigate the second half fatigue.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Amen Thompson makes Kris Murray look like Reggie Miller.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Good quarter for Scoot.

 

[Whyachi]

couple baskets for Jrue's little brother

 

[Whyachi]

Blazers missing, Rockets hitting, Coach Billups calls timeout

 

[Whyachi]

Scoot 40 foot buzzer beater !!

 

[Whyachi]

Blazers not getting back, Houston up 13

 

[KingSpeed]

Who has the tiebreaker for lottery odds Spurs or Blazers?

 

[HailBlazers]

At least we won't have trouble losing.

 

[illmatic99]

scoot getting hammered again, no call.

 

[illmatic99]

Who has the tiebreaker for lottery odds Spurs or Blazers?

unlike in years past when they used to do a coin flip, they apparently changed this to simply give equal odds to both teams.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Scoot with 14, 4, 4 and 1 turnover and 4 for 4 on threes.

Folks keep telling me to be so concerned and talking like it's a certainty that Scoot will bust but I'm not seeing it. He's showing vast improvements fairly quickly.

 

[Whyachi]

points in paint:
HOU 28
POR 12

 

[Whyachi]

hey look, the refs blew a whistle for Scoot

 

[BonesJones]

Scoot with 14, 4, 4 and 1 turnover and 4 for 4 on threes.

Folks keep telling me to be so concerned and talking like it's a certainty that Scoot will bust but I'm not seeing it. He's showing vast improvements fairly quickly.

Some of his stepbacks lately have been really impressive.

 

[Whyachi]

twisting oop to Ayton, cooool

 

[cdub503]

Scoot with 14, 4, 4 and 1 turnover and 4 for 4 on threes.

Folks keep telling me to be so concerned and talking like it's a certainty that Scoot will bust but I'm not seeing it. He's showing vast improvements fairly quickly.

It's quite annoying, people will find anything to bitch and moan about, i would put people on ignore but then i might as well ban my damn self at that point, I would see like 6 posters if I did. And I like some banter/criticism i just don't think this is the year to bash on anyone let alone a 19 year old point guard rookie, does no one any good, and it's not like he can see it. Were still feeling the hangover of losing dame, people just need to take a hit of a joint or some shit and chill out. The game will come to him, it will just take some time.... like longer than a season.