Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #42 - BLAZERS VS HAWKS - JANUARY 15, 2026 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (2 Viewers)

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

BLAZERS 19-21 HAWKS 20-21

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STARTERS


Jrue Holiday Shaedon Sharpe

Sidy Cissiko Toumani Camara

Donovan Clingan


Nickeil Alexander Walker Dyson Daniels

Jalen Johnson Vit Krejci

Onyeka Okongwu

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WHEN: JANUARY 15, 2025 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR



TV BROADCAST



STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCH


Robert Williams III Yang Hansen

Rayan Rupert Duop Reath

Caleb Love* Jevonte Cooke*

Damian Lillard° Blake Wesley°

Matisse Thybulle° Scoot Henderson°

Kris Murray° Jerami Grant°

Deni Avdija°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player


CJ McCollum Corey Kispert

Mouhamed Gueye° Asa Newell


Keaton Wallace Nikola Durisic

Caleb Houston* RayJ Dennis*

Zacharie Risacher° Kristaps Porzingis°

Luke Kennard° N'Faly Dante°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player

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COACH


Tiago Splitter


Quin Snyder

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Achilles - Out
Blake Wesley - Foot - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Knee - Out
Scoot Henderson - Ham - Out
Kris Murray - Back - Out
Deni Avdija - Back - Doubt
Jerami Grant - Achilles - Quest

HAWKS

Zacharie Risacher - Knee - Out
Kristaps Porzingis - Achilles - Out
Luke Kennard - Neck - Quest
Mouhamed Gueye - Ankle - Quest
N'Faly Dante - ACL - Out

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS VS LAKERS - 1/17 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS @ KINGS - 1/18 - 6:00 PM

BLAZERS VS HEAT - 1/22 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS VS RAPTORS - 1/23 - 7:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Blazers are 64-62 all time vs the Hawks
• The Blazers have won the last two matchups vs the Hawks and are 3-2 in the last 5 vs the Hawks
• The Blazers and Hawks will play again on 3/1 in Atlanta
• CJ McCollum was drafted by the Blazers and played for Portland from 2013-22. He has since played for the Pelicans and Wizards before just being traded to the Hawks.

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[Chris Craig]

Hopefully, Grant is playing

 

[Domihatin]

I know! I want to see him come back strong!

 

[crandc]

Time to start winning.

 

[Domihatin]

Time to start winning.

Well, we have been winning, just not every game. Time to continue winning! And more often! There IS a lot of season left. Make us some cookies to enjoy while we watch the winnable games the rest of the season! Not to relegate you to the role of cookie-baker, as your input and thoughts are also great....but COOKIES!! (My wife made some great ones over the holidays and they just ran out last week!)

 

[BlazerBeav]

Update: Deni out, Grant is probable.

 

[crandc]

Logistics of making cookies for entire board a bit daunting but any of you have open invitation to watch Blazers at my house with refreshments if you are iny neck of the woods.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Update: Deni out, Grant is probable.

Yeah, if Deni is out, we definitely need Grant. As much as I like Camara and Sidy.....we need some offense.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Unrelated to tonight’s game but this feels like the right place to ask: How many more Peacock games are there this season? I want to figure out if it’s worth activating a subscription for.

 

[Chris Craig]

Unrelated to tonight’s game but this feels like the right place to ask: How many more Peacock games are there this season? I want to figure out if it’s worth activating a subscription for.

4

 

[blazerkor]

Shaedon starting this game with the level of aggression on offense that most of us were hoping to see from him against the Warriors.

Good to see.

 

[Cugel]

Shaedon is making those difficult shots look easy.

Jrue’s kids are the best

 

[crandc]

Good D from Donovan.

 

[Labinot41]

Shaedon is cooking

 

[Cugel]

I feel like Rupert has looked sharper, no pun intended

 

[B-Roy]

Shaedon makes some puzzling decisions

 

[Cugel]

Time to get clingan going on offense.

 

[PCmor7]

Aside from the five turnovers, Shaedon's looked really good. The one foul he drew at the elbow was really crafty. The dribble's looked tighter than usual. Would have been something if he could have finished that play after splitting the double-team at the top of the key late in the half.

For about a quarter and a half the defense was doing a great job at getting deflections.

Very disappointed in the offense. Too much 1-on-1 and too much pick-and-roll. The ball's sticking and there's not enough off-ball movement. When that happens, our offense usually suffers, and it's happening again tonight.

 

[B-Roy]

There are some games where every shot Toumani takes looks like it’s missing. This is one of those

 

[twobullz]

Really need someone besides shae to score . They are going to let Camara and Sidy shoot. Both of there shots are way off tonight.

 

[julius]

This kind of has a L written all over it.

 

[PCmor7]

See, this is the stupid thing. All you're doing by setting a high screen for Shaedon against this team is creating a double-team. They aren't switching. They don't have to. Their players are all about the same size and length.

It's even worse when you're sending a guard to screen for him. It accomplishes nothing. Recognize that and freaking stop doing it.

 

[PCmor7]

To my point, Shae gets the ball and immediately takes Daniels right to the hoop in a 1-on-1 situation.

It's the matchups. Daniels is a great defender. But Shaedon can play with strength than Daniels cannot match. Know where you have the advantage and use it, like Shae did on that drive.

 

[blazerkor]

Nice end to that thrid quarter!

 

[Chris Craig]

Rayan looking good

 

[PCmor7]

What's with Calabro tonight? He's getting the score wrong, confusing Blazer players with each other.

 

[riverman]

RUPERT!!!!!!!!

 

[Irish Trader]

We woke up and made a run

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Rupert is actually playing so much better over the last 5-8 games. Not just because he made that last shot either. Just way more comfortable out there.

Agree PC just let Sharpe clear out he’s actually making decent decisions when double does come. I’d actually like to see him take over the fourth.

 

[B-Roy]

What's with Calabro tonight? He's getting the score wrong, confusing Blazer players with each other.

Been like that all season