Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #35 - BLAZERS @ PISTONS - JAN 6, 2024 - 4:00 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

(13) BLAZERS 12-22 (9) PISTONS 17-18

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STARTERS


Anfernee Simons Shaedon Sharpe

Toumani Camara Deni Avdija

DeAndre Ayton°


Cade Cunningham Wendell Moore Jr

Tim Hardaway Jr Tobias Harris

Jalen Duren

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WHEN: JANUARY 6, 2025 - MONDAY - 4:00 PM PST

WHERE: LITTLE CAESARS ARENA, DETROIT MI



TV BROADCAST



Antenna 2.2, Xfinity 302/1170, DTV 688



Antenna 47.1

STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Donovan Clingan Robert Williams

Scoot Henderson Dalano Banton

Jabari Walker Duop Reath

Kris Murray Rayan Rupert

Justin Minaya* Bryce McGowens*

Tazé Moore*

Matisse Thybulle° Jerami Grant°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player


Isaiah Stewart Paul Reed

Simone Fontecchio Ronald Holland II

Malik Beasley Bobi Klintman

Ausar Thompson Marcus Sasser

Danis Jenkins* Cole Swider*

Alondes Williams* Jaden Ivey°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH


Chauncey Billups


JB Bickerstaff

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Out
Jerami Grant - Face - Out
DeAndre Ayton - Rest - Prob

PISTONS

Jaden Ivey - Leg - Out

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ PELICANS 1/8 5:00 PM

BLAZERS @ MAVS 1/9 5:30 PM

BLAZERS VS HEAT 1/11 7:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Blazers are 71 - 56 all time vs the Pistons
• The Blazers are 5-1 vs the Pistons with Chauncey Billups as coach
• Chauncey Billups is 1-5 coaching vs JB Bickerstaff
• This will be the first game Billups faces Bickerstaff as Detroit's head coach
• Jerami Grant played for the Pistons from 2020-22 before being traded to Portland

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[PtldPlatypus]

Good start to this game. Everyone contributing

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Good start to this game. Everyone contributing

And Ayton actually hustled at least once on defense!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Wish Clingan would dunk when he is close to the basket. Shades of Nurk....

 

[Cugel]

Who are these guys? Certainly not the Blzaers

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I don't think we have had too many 17-0 runs this season.

 

[Blazinaway]

Deni just seems to be getting better and better as the season goes on, you can see the confidence

 

[KingSpeed]

We’re so good. Only 3.5 games behind Suns and looking at 2 game road winning streak.

 

[KingSpeed]

Did I jinx us?

 

[Blazinaway]

LOL Jinxspeed returns?

 

[Blazinaway]

Come on Simons, make Detroit need you, they actually do need a guy like him

 

[Blazinaway]

Deni Deni Deni! Gotta love that guy

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I don't think we have had too many 17-0 runs this season.

I think most of that run was with Ayton and Henderson on the bench.

 

[KingSpeed]

WoW

 

[Cugel]

Now this is more like it!

 

[KingSpeed]

I think most of that run was with Ayton and Henderson on the bench.

It started with Deni airballng a 3. Then Scoot way off on a 3. Then Ayton. Oh well, I’ll take a 9 point lead on the road.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Pistons are 8-3 since Dec. 7

 

[KingSpeed]

Where is everybody? We’re so good.

 

[KingSpeed]

Pistons are 8-3 since Dec. 7

Gonna be 8-4 and we’ll be 4-2 since starting 9-20.

 

[PCmor7]

Ant's playing lately more like a guy you keep. He's making plays for himself and for teammates. He's worth a good return in trade when he's playing this way, but I don't know that anyone will give the Blazers appropriate value.

Deni playing like Deni; he's good in all areas almost every game. Shae looking good tonight, too.

Scoot, man, I've got to give it to Scoot. He doesn't have off-games. When he plays bad, he's horrible. Hard to believe this is the same player we've seen the last couple of games. Tonight he doesn't look like a G-Leaguer.

 

[bemac]

I'm curious about the 8 man rotation. Is it evaluation period with Grant out? Are we protecting trade assets from injury? Making a playoff push?

 

[AldoTrapani]

Man I see why the blazers were considering the Thompson twins over scoot. Might as well drafted one of them bc scoot can’t shoot for shit anyways

 

[RR7]

I'm curious about the 8 man rotation. Is it evaluation period with Grant out? Are we protecting trade assets from injury? Making a playoff push?

Yeah, I know coaches coach to win and players play to win, but there should be some sort of mandate to see what there is in guys like Rupert, especially if we're shorthanded

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Why isn't Banton playing these days? Is he injured?

 

[MickZagger]

Jason Bennetti is great. Lucky to get him tonight. One of my faves.

 

[blazerfan11]

Why isn't Banton playing these days? Is he injured?

I don't know if he's hurt, but Banton has the worst True Shooting % on the team since December 1st.

Would he be out there for his defense?

 

[Cugel]

Ayton seems out to lunch

 

[KingSpeed]

Jason Bennetti is great. Lucky to get him tonight. One of my faves.

Where’d he come from? And where is Zora?

 

[MickZagger]

Where’d he come from? And where is Zora?

He calls games for every sport. One of the more exciting play by play guys. I think he’s based out of Detroit and calls all the Tigers games. As well as NFL and lots of college football.

Kind of a cool story, he was born with cerebral palsy and has been in a wheel chair his whole life. He’s still just one of the dudes and is the best in the biz in my opinion.

 

[KingSpeed]

He calls games for every sport. One of the more exciting play by play guys. I think he’s based out of Detroit and calls all the Tigers games. As well as NFL and lots of college football.

Kind of a cool story, he was born with cerebral palsy and has been in a wheel chair his whole life. He’s still just one of the dudes and is the best in the biz in my opinion.

Wow. That’s cool!