Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #72 - BLAZERS VS CELTICS - MAR 23, 2025 - SUN - 3:00 PM - CHARGE - BLAZERVISION

[Chris Craig]

_______________________________________

REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

(12) BLAZERS 32-39 (2) CELTICS 51-19

_________________________________________

STARTERS


Anfernee Simons° Shaedon Sharpe

Toumani Camara Deni Avdija

Donovan Clingan°


Payton Pritchard Derrick White

Jayson Tatum Sam Hauser

Al Horford

_________________________________________

WHEN: MARCH 23, 2025 - SUNDAY - 3:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST

Antenna 2.2|Xfinity 302/1170|DTV 688



STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


__________________________________



__________________________________

BENCH


Scoot Henderson Matisse Thybulle

Dalano Banton Kris Murray

Kris Murray Duop Reath

Rayan Rupert

Justin Minaya* Bryce McGowens*

Sidy Cissoko*

Robert Williams° DeAndre Ayton°

Jerami Grant° Jabari Walker°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player


Torrey Craig Luke Koronet

Neemias Queta Baylor Scheierman

Jordan Walsh

JD Davison* Drew Peterson*

Miles Norris*

Jaylen Brown° Xavier Tillman°

Kristaps Porzingis° Jrue Holiday°

* Two Way Player
° Injured Player
__________________________________

COACH


Chauncey Billups


Joe Mazzulla

_________________________________________

INJURIES

BLAZERS

Robert Williams - Knee - Out
DeAndre Ayton - Calf - Out
Jerami Grant - Knee - Doubt
Jabari Walker - Conc - Quest
Anfernee Simons - Ill - Quest
Donovan Clingan - Ill - Quest

CELTICS

Jaylen Brown - Knee - Out
Jayson Tatum - Knee - Quest
Jrue Holiday - Shoulder - Out
Kristaps Porzingis - Knee - Out
Xavier Tillman - Knee - Out

_______________________________________

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

POR VS CLE |3/25|7:00 PM

POR @ SAC |3/27| 7:00 PM

POR @ NYK |3/30|3:00 PM

_________________________________________

GAME NOTES
​

• The Blazers are 49-76 all time vs the Celtics
• The Blazers are 1-6 against the Celtics with Chauncey as coach
• Chauncey is 0-5 vs Joe Mazzulla as coach
• The Celtics defeated the Blazers 128-118 in Boston on 3/5
• Robert Williams was drafted by the Celtics with the 27th pick in the 2018 draft. He was traded to Portland prior to the 2023-24 NBA season along with Malcolm Brogdon for Jrue Holiday

__________________________________

​

 

[Chris Craig]

Toughest game left of the season

 

[blazerkor]

Toughest game left of the season

You're probably right but then again we do play a team 5 games ahead of Boston on Tuesday. Then we'll have to see if Golden State will need wins to stay out of the play-in when we play them.

 

[kjironman1]

Another game against a quality opponent but they will sit every starter.
This shit gets old. The Blazers suck and the entire league knows it. Course a bunch of people are going to call Demi and Scoot/Sharpe the future.
Facts are they are playing nobody at this point.

 

[BlazerBeav]

I am all about another win, which we should've gotten in Boston if not for freaky shooting from the Celtics' bench. Let's do this!

 

[blazedanugz]

Another game against a quality opponent but they will sit every starter.
This shit gets old. The Blazers suck and the entire league knows it. Course a bunch of people are going to call Demi and Scoot/Sharpe the future.
Facts are they are playing nobody at this point.

youre not wrong but they just beat a Denver team by 20 with
Jamal Murray
Aaron Gordon
Michael Porter jr
Christian Braun
Westbrick

those are championship pieces and solid veterans

it’s not like they just beat the wizards

 

[TBpup]

Another game against a quality opponent but they will sit every starter.
This shit gets old. The Blazers suck and the entire league knows it. Course a bunch of people are going to call Demi and Scoot/Sharpe the future.
Facts are they are playing nobody at this point.

The last time Boston did that, White/Pritchard went for 80+ and both had career highs. Let's hope they play a little more defense tonight.

 

[kjironman1]

The last time Boston did that, White/Pritchard went for 80+ and both had career highs. Let's hope they play a little more defense tonight.

Tells me I’m right. The Blazers may very well play a close game and even cough cough WIN!
There should be a rule that a team can’t rest all its starters if the last team rested their starters against the same team.
That way at least the fans who buy tickets get to see half of the teams that they pay for.

 

[kjironman1]

youre not wrong but they just beat a Denver team by 20 with
Jamal Murray
Aaron Gordon
Michael Porter jr
Christian Braun
Westbrick

those are championship pieces and solid veterans

it’s not like they just beat the wizards

No Jokic sorry. That team is not the same without him.

 

[blazerfan11]

No Jokic sorry. That team is not the same without him.

Somehow that team without Jokic and Murray beat the team below, in San Francisco. Steph Curry played 36 minutes.



Why didn't Golden State win?

The last time Golden State had a lead in this game was with 1:46 left in the 1st quarter. This was not a come-from-behind or sneaky win for Denver.

 

[KingSpeed]

youre not wrong but they just beat a Denver team by 20 with
Jamal Murray
Aaron Gordon
Michael Porter jr
Christian Braun
Westbrick

those are championship pieces and solid veterans

it’s not like they just beat the wizards

Speaking of the Wizards, they beat the healthy Nuggets in Denver.

 

[KingSpeed]

Is KP really out?

 

[Chris Craig]

Is KP really out?

Questionable

 

[Chris Craig]

Another game against a quality opponent but they will sit every starter.
This shit gets old. The Blazers suck and the entire league knows it. Course a bunch of people are going to call Demi and Scoot/Sharpe the future.
Facts are they are playing nobody at this point.

They aren't sitting every starter

 

[Cugel]

Jeez you’re bitter

 

[blazerfan11]

Tatum is playing.

 

[blazerfan11]

From the previous game:

@deniavdia8 is the third player in the NBA this season to record a game of 36+ pts, 8+ rebs and 7+ asts on .750 or better FG%, joining Ja Morant and Anthony Davis.

Avdija is just the second Trail Blazer to reach those numbers in a game (Clyde Drexler, 11/13/90).

 

[Chris Craig]

Question for the creator of this thread: how can you list Simons and Clingan as “starters” and yet also say they are out with injuries?

Covering my bases.

Supposed to say questionable

 

[Cugel]

come on DC can't be left on Tatum. BOS is not a good matchup for DC.

 

[Chris Craig]

3 fouls on Pritchard already

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers playing alright on offense. Need to tighten up on defense. Too much help. Too much lagging off assignments and not getting back.

 

[kjironman1]

Somehow that team without Jokic and Murray beat the team below, in San Francisco. Steph Curry played 36 minutes.

View attachment 72691

Why didn't Golden State win?

The last time Golden State had a lead in this game was with 1:46 left in the 1st quarter. This was not a come-from-behind or sneaky win for Denver.

View attachment 72692

So you are saying because the Nuggets beat the Warriors and the Blazers beat the Nuggets that the Blazers are good. Okay.

Are you actually Kingspeed?

 

[Chris Craig]

Scoot ugh

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers need to stop with the lazy/risky passes

 

[kjironman1]

Yeah that was a “Bullet Pass” alright.

 

[Cugel]

They make a few of those what-were-they-thinking passes a game. be nice to eliminate those.

 

[Chris Craig]

They make a few of those what-were-they-thinking passes a game. be nice to eliminate those.

Yeah, Chauncey needs to nip the bud in that shit

 

[Chris Craig]

Scoot came in and it screwed us

 

[kjironman1]

Playing the Blazers is great practice for a contending teams bench players.

 

[Chris Craig]

10-0 run

Finally deciding to close out on three points shooters