Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #15 - BLAZERS VS BULLS - WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (5 Viewers)

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Blazers 6-7 Bulls 6-5

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STARTERS


Jrue Holiday Deni Avdija

Jerami Grant Toumani Camara

Donovan Clingan


Josh Giddey Kevin Huerter

Isaac Okoro Matas Buzelis

Nikola Vucevic
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WHEN: WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Kris Murray Yang Hansen

Duop Reath Rayan Rupert

Caleb Love* Sidy Cissiko*

Jevonte Cooke* Damian Lillard°

Scoot Henderson° Matisse Thybulle°

Blake Wesley°

Shaedon Sharpe° Jrue Holiday°

Robert Williams III


* Two Way Player ° Injured Player


Coby White Ayo Dosunmu

Patrick Williams Jalen Smith

Julian Philips Dalen Terry

Jevon Carter Noa Essengue

Trentyn Flowers* Emmanuel Miller*

Lachlan Olbrich* Tre Jones°

Zach Collins°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player
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COACH



Tiago Splitter


Billy Donovan

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INJURIES


BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Achilles - Out
Scoot Henderson - Ham
Matisse Thybulle - Thumb - Out
Blake Wesley - Foot - Out
Jrue Holiday - Ankle - Out
Shaedon Sharpe - Calf - Out
Robert Williams - Rest - Out

BULLS

Tre Jones - Ankle - Out
Zach Collins - Wrist - Out

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE



BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 11/21 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS @ THUNDER - 11/23 - 4:00 PM

BLAZERS @ BUCKS - 11/24 - 5:00 PM

BLAZERS @ SPURS - 11/26 - 7:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Blazers are 68-68 all time vs the Bulls
• The Blazers are 1-5 in the last 6 games vs the Bulls
• The Blazers will play the Bulls again on 2/26 in Chicago
• Zach Collins played for the Blazers from 2017-21
• The Blazers still owe the Bulls their pick
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[Chris Craig]

Here

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I'm beginning to agree with @PCmor7 that the Blazers are most likely in a soft tank mode. They lost Scoot first, and then Billups. We may not miss Billups but I think the players do and with the style we play it's important that players maintain their intensity. Some of the signs of a tank: being super cautious with Scoot. Not finding a capable PG after Scoot and Blake went down. Giving Yang somewhat substantial minutes early (until the coach refused?)
Is it possible that the one assistant coach who turned down the interim offer did so because he realized the tank might be in and knew it wouldn't be good for his resume'? Yeh, yeh, yeh, I know I'm just speculating but it doesn't smell right to me......And maybe it's the right decision in a strong draft year? We obviously don't have enough talent yet.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Funny how much fans have changed from saying the Blazers were 100% committed to winning this year, either the playins or maybe even a playoff run, to now theres all this tanking talk.

As one of the few west teams that controls their pick this season and a loaded 2026 draft with a weak 2027 draft next years it always made sense to tank another time.

I don't think the Blazers have fully moved to that direction yet. But I think they will leave the door open to easily pivot to that direction around the trade deadline just as we've done every single one of the prior four years.

 

[wizenheimer]

Funny how much fans have changed from saying the Blazers were 100% committed to winning this year, either the playins or maybe even a playoff run, to now theres all this tanking talk.

As one of the few west teams that controls their pick this season and a loaded 2026 draft with a weak 2027 draft next years it always made sense to tank another time.

I don't think the Blazers have fully moved to that direction yet. But I think they will leave the door open to easily pivot to that direction around the trade deadline just as we've done every single one of the prior four years.

I'm sure the new owner is communicating with the front office. What he's saying I have no clue, but he has to be seeing that the Blazers have little chance to compete for anything this season except a worse draft pick

 

[B-Roy]

Sharpe is doubtful and Jerami is questionable.

 

[PCmor7]

Funny how much fans have changed from saying the Blazers were 100% committed to winning this year, either the playins or maybe even a playoff run, to now theres all this tanking talk.

As one of the few west teams that controls their pick this season and a loaded 2026 draft with a weak 2027 draft next years it always made sense to tank another time.

I don't think the Blazers have fully moved to that direction yet. But I think they will leave the door open to easily pivot to that direction around the trade deadline just as we've done every single one of the prior four years.

Actions suggest the Blazers never were 100% committed to winning this year. You don't sign a player who is going to be out for the entire season and draft a lottery ticket who is probably three years away from contributing in a meaningful way if they were.

I think the Blazers were taking this approach -- if we don't do well, OK, we add another piece in a strong draft, Dame, and Yang has a year to develop, and, if we do well, then almost certainly our younger players have turned out to be further along than we expected and we were going to be good anyway.

But, yeah, being a playoff team this year didn't pass the smell test for a couple of reasons. It's a soft tank. We're going to try to be competitive. We're going to try to win. But we're going to do it with what we have and we are going to be very risk-averse. We aren't going to play guys through injuries or ailments. We aren't going to rush them back. We aren't going to trade picks to win now. We're just going to play what we have now to the best of our ability knowing it probably won't be quite enough. But I think we'll have a better team by the end of the season, I think we're better than we were last year regardless of what the final record will say, and I think by the beginning of next year we'll really show signs of being a problem.

 

[PCmor7]

And, I mean look at the last draft to the upcoming draft. Kon Knueppel, a player I really like, went fourth in 2025. Caleb Wilson might not even be good enough to go fourth in 2026.

Knueppel's a rich man's Jared Dudley. He makes your team better and, if you need a shooter, he can really help your team, but he's not making you a playoff contender without good players around him.

Caleb Wilson might be a better version of Chris Bosh.

 

[wizenheimer]

Sharpe is doubtful and Jerami is questionable.

what is Sharpe's issue?

 

[B-Roy]

what is Sharpe's issue?

Calf

 

[Cugel]

This could well be the largest deficit loss so far. It's all g-league on the bench for POR.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

This could well be the largest deficit loss so far. It's all g-league on the bench for POR.

Not just the bench, with Jrue out and if Sharpe doesn’t play, some our starters may not be g-league but they aren’t far from it.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

We need a win tonight.
PLEASE!!!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Here's hoping that Dillon Jones blossoms after being dumped by OKC in the same way that Josh Giddey has.

 

[THE HCP]

No Shae tonight FAMS!

 

[Blazinaway]

Damn, just 15 games in and team has fallen apart with injuries, what a chitshow

 

[riverman]

Shaedon is out. We're hobbled

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Here's hoping that Dillon Jones blossoms after being dumped by OKC in the same way that Josh Giddey has.

Isn’t Jones just a part of the Remix? To my understanding, the Blazers don’t own his rights any more than the Hornets or any other team does. We only have 2 way players that can go between the two teams and Dillon Jones is not one of them. Let me know if I’m wrong, but that’s all I’ve been hearing.

 

[B-Roy]

Medical testing. Oof

 

[blazerfan11]

Sharpe is doubtful and Jerami is questionable.

Is Holiday playing ? Oh I guess not.

 

[THE HCP]

Former player siting!!!!!

 

[THE HCP]

Is Holiday playing ?

No sir

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Former player siting!!!!!
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That’s funny. His name JUST came up here

 

[HailBlazers]

My favorite game of all time

 

[blazerfan11]

Who is the new trailblazer on the court? The one with the big hair.

 

[Chris Craig]

Sidy is starting? Crap

 

[Chris Craig]

Who is the new trailblazer on the court? The one with the big hair.

Could be Jevonte

 

[THE HCP]

That’s funny. His name JUST came up here

Love me some Martell

 

[B-Roy]

Sidy starting?

 

[Chris Craig]

Sidy starting?

Yep