Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #42 - BLAZERS VS BULLS - JAN 19, 2025 - SUN - 6:00 PM - CHARGE - KUNP - BLAZERVISION

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

(13) BLAZERS 13-28 (10) BULLS 18-24

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Scoot Henderson Toumani Camara

Deni Avdija Jerami Grant

DeAndre Ayton°


Coby White Josh Giddey

Zach LaVine° Patrick Williams

Nikola Vucevic

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WHEN: JANUARY 19, 2025 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



Antenna 2.2, Xfinity 302/1170, DTV 688



47.1

STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Shaedon Sharpe Robert Williams

Dalano Banton Kris Murray

Jabari Walker Duop Reath

Rayan Rupert

Justin Minaya* Bryce McGowens*

Tazé Moore*

Matisse Thybulle* Donovan Clingan*

Anfernee Simons°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player


Lonzo Ball° Jevon Carter°

Ayo Dosunmu T Horton Tucker°

Jalen Smith Matas Buzelis

Dalen Terry Julian Phillips

EJ Liddell* Emmanuel Miller*

Adama Sanogo*

Torrey Craig° Chris Duarte°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player

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COACH


Chauncey Billups


Billy Donovan

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Out
Anfernee Simons - Elbow - Out
Donovan Clingan - Ankle - Out
Deni Avdija - Ankle - Quest
DeAndre Ayton - Back - Quest

BULLS

Torrey Craig - Leg - Out
Chris Duarte - Pers - Out
Zach LaVine - Knee - Quest
Lonzo Ball - Quad - Quest
Jevon Carter - Ill - Quest
Talen Horton Tucker - Knee - Quest

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ HEAT 1/21 - 4:30 PM

BLAZERS @ MAGIC 1/23 - 4:00 PM

BLAZERS @ HORNETS 1/24 - 4:00 PM

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GAME NOTES
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• The Blazers are 67-67 vs the Bulls all time
• Chauncey Billups is 1-5 vs Billy Donovan
• The Blazers haven't beat the Bulls since 2021
• The Blazers and Bulls will meet again on 4/4 in Chicago

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[B-Roy]

Sharpe got benched. I had a feeling this would happen with Deni returning…

 

[B-Roy]

 

[blazerkor]

I hope it's the thing Shaedon needs to motivate him to be better. If I were Shaedon it would be pretty hard for me to take being benched for defense seriously if Ant isn't also going to be (I see that Ant is out tonight).

That being said Shaedon seems like the type of player who is more interested in holding himself accountable than others, I just hope this isn't discouraging for him.

 

[wizenheimer]

it's kind of a joke if Sharpe is benched because of his defense and Simons isn't. I'd be pretty confident every player on the team knows Simons plays the worst defense on the team

 

[illmatic99]

Wtf billups. This is beyond idiotic

 

[illmatic99]

Sharpe got benched. I had a feeling this would happen with Deni returning…

God forbid we bench our highest paid player who sucks ass and has no future here.

 

[riverman]

I just hope this will be a game I can enjoy till the end.Sad, but that's what it's come down to this season

 

[riverman]

Ant is not playing tonight...sore elbow...(sure.......)

 

[HailBlazers]

Ant is not playing tonight...sore elbow...(sure.......)

Bumped it on the trade block...

 

[Mediocre Man]

But Ant would be in the lineup over Scoot if he were available. Billups needs to be on the next train out of Portland…..maybe train is not the right term

 

[Mediocre Man]

Ant is not playing tonight...sore elbow...(sure.......)

He injured it last night. Confirmed

 

[wizenheimer]

just some perspective:

the same coach who is benching Sharpe because of bad defense has started Simons 174 straight games when he's been available

 

[blazerfan11]

Billups also started Simons and Scoot to begin the 2023-24 season, with a healthy Sharpe.

After Sharpe played his best ball to end the 2022-23 season and Scoot was a rookie. And Simons is Simons.

Billups seems to be on a different page than many of us regarding Simons and Sharpe.

 

[blazerfan11]

so what is the starting lineup?

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Ayton is back so we can count on Vuj going off for 25 to 30 tonight for the Bulls ??

 

[Ripcity4life77]

I would trade Ayton for Vuj -- the Bulls GM is pretty stupid he might go for it

of course I would trade Ayton for the right to see if Ha Seung-jin wants to un retire and return that is how desperate I want Ayton off this team

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I'm OK with benching Shae for lack of defense and not Simons. For one, Shae has a lot more tools that he isn't using. And two, Billups probably just considers Simons a lost cause on defense so benching him wouldn't have an effect.

 

[julius]

But asked if he'd hold Simons accountable, he said "not with that contract"

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Ayton loafing as usual and switching somebody else onto Vucevic whenever he can.

 

[blazerfan11]

How does Kris Murray come in before Walker?

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Ayton has done 2 good things in like 2min stretch ... nm 3 --- is hell freezing over atm cause we may never see this again. -- not joking

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Nm -- Ayton is back to himself -- crappy and has no idea what D is -- Billups benches Sharpe but still starts Ayton ---- WTF Billups

 

[GoZers]

nope/nope/nope

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Notice how Ayton didn't make it past the half court line on a recent possession where Chicago needed three tries at the rim to get it in? Talking about motivating guys to play defense. Shaming by Channing Frye didn't help Ayton and benching during games for lack of effort didn't help. Is he so obtuse he din't know Frye was talking about him? Or why Billups benched him?

 

[Chris Craig]

Ayton has done 2 good things in like 2min stretch ... nm 3 --- is hell freezing over atm cause we may never see this again. -- not joking

For every good thing he does he will do 3 bad things.

 

[B-Roy]

Can grant stop playing. He keeps hurting his trade value when he gets on the floor.

 

[riverman]

Grant....0's except for 1 turnover...his only stat. 0-3 shooting

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Questions for this joke of a franshise :

1) How does Billups still have a job -- also I will be providing some stats on this soon but again HOW
2) Why is Ayton starting ? -- I would say playing but that would require effort and he only does that maybe 3 to 5 times a game so basically proof he is not a lifeless mannequin
3) Why is Grant playing he is almost as bad as Ayton unless it's one of the handful of times a year he is hot and looks like the player we wanted to pair with Dame.
4) How is Ant still on the team when it's obvious to anyone with half a brain that the keys to the team need to be turned over to Scoot now.
--- Last but not least
5) HOW IN THE BLUE FUCKING HELL DOES CRONIN STILL HAVE A JOB ?? -- this question is for Jody or whoever makes that decision btw cause they should be fired too IF it's not a Jody decision.

 

[Quatro44]

Turbo doing things. Should have been and-1 too