Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #47 - BLAZERS @ CELTICS - JANUARY 26, 2026 - MONDAY - 5:00 PM - PEACOCK

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

BLAZERS 23-23 BOSTON 28-16
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STARTERS


Jrue Holiday Shaedon Sharpe

Deni Avdija° Toumani Camara

Donovan Clingan


Derrick White Payton Pritchard

Jaylen Brown Sam Hauser

Neemias Queta°

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WHEN: JANUARY 26, 2026 - MONDAY - 5:00 PM PST

WHERE: TD GARDEN - BOSTON MA



TV BROADCAST

None

STREAMING



RADIO BROADCAST


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BENCH


Jerami Grant Robert Williams III

Yang Hansen Rayan Rupert

Duop Reath Caleb Love*

Sidy Cissiko* Jevonte Cooke*

Damian Lillard° Blake Wesley°

Matisse Thybulle° Scoot Henderson°

Kris Murray°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player


Anfernee Simons Jordan Walsh

Chris Boucher Josh Minott°

Luke Kornet Xavier Tillman

Hugo Gonzalez Baylor Scheierman

Luka Garza Ron Harper Jr*

Max Shulga* Amari Williams*

Jayson Tatum°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player

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COACH


Tiago Splitter


Joe Mazzulla

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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 - Quest

CELTICS

Jayson Tatum - Achilles - Out
Josh Minott - Ankle - Quest
Neemias Queta - Ill - Quest

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS @ WIZARDS - 1/27 - 4:00 PM

BLAZERS @ KNICKS - 1/30 - 4:30 PM

BLAZERS VS CAVALIERS - 2/1 - 6:00 PM

BLAZERS VS SUNS - 2/3 - 8:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Blazers are 50-77 all time vs the Celtics
• The Blazers haven't defeated the Celtics 114-108 on 12/28 in Portland
• Anfernee Simons was drafted by the Blazers in 2018. He played for the Blazers from 2018-2025 until he was traded to Boston in return for Jrue Holiday. The Celtics regret the trade.
• Jrue Holiday played for the Celtics from 2023-25. He was traded there by Portland in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon and Robert Williams after being acquired for Damian Lillard. The Blazers traded back for Holiday two seasons later for Anfernee Simons.
• Luka Garza was part of the Blazers 2022 Summer League Championship roster

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[Chris Craig]

Let's go!

 

[BassPlaya]

Let's get to it!

 

[Cugel]

tough friggin game. everyone has to be ON.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

What kind of back injury does Murray have? Has there ever been an estimate on when he might be back?

 

[blazerfan11]

Will Robert and Deni play today?

 

[Chris Craig]

Will Robert and Deni play today?

Robert likely will. Deni is questionable.

 

[wizenheimer]

weren't the Celtics one of the teams reported to be interested in Timelord?

 

[B-Roy]

No Deni, my guess is because Deni wants to play in Washington and it's a back to back.

 

[Irish Trader]

I have spectrum which has peacock as part of the bundle. What a hassle to make that connection to view peacock on my tv. I will be able to watch blazer game. Streaming for every possible service with usernames and passwords are a pain in the back side. This is a case of technology not making life easier. In my career I worked in tech. Streaming has taken a backward step in utilization.

 

[THE HCP]

 

[wizenheimer]

No Deni, my guess is because Deni wants to play in Washington and it's a back to back.

that could be

it also might be that the Blazers, and Deni, underestimated the time needed for his back to heal from the initial injury. A 6 day break sure didn't seem like enough to me

 

[Cugel]

Without Deni it is hard to be competative against a team like Boston.

 

[Irish Trader]

Off to a slow start

 

[blazerkor]

Yuck!

 

[Chris Craig]

We always play like crap on national TV

 

[Irish Trader]

Defense so far non existent

 

[BlazerBeav]

We generate good shots, but man, we have a habit of missing them.

 

[HailBlazers]

We always play like crap on national TV

How is Peacock national TV?

 

[BassPlaya]

EEeeewwwww.

 

[Chris Craig]

How is Peacock national TV?

Technically being aired by NBC

Not Blazers broadcasting

 

[andalusian]

This team is not the same without Deni

 

[Irish Trader]

How is Peacock national TV?

Good picture announcing so so. Have talked about blazers being second hottest team and missing Demi

 

[PCmor7]

Whatever Shaedon's pregame routine is, burn it. Crumple it up. Throw it away.

Hype tape? Record over it.

His slow starts are so predictable. He comes on later in the game, but he sacrifices about 8 minutes of floor time to get warmed up.

 

[twobullz]

Why does it seem like the blazers always go the opposite way of the screener which puts them right into a double team.

 

[Irish Trader]

Whatever Shaedon's pregame routine is, burn it. Crumple it up. Throw it away.

Hype tape? Record over it.

His slow starts are so predictable. He comes on later in the game, but he sacrifices about 8 minutes of floor time to get warmed up.

It takes about 12 minutes for his defense to warm up

 

[blazerfan11]

Blazers left Payton Pritchard to take all the time he needed to shoot a 3-pointer. Was that by design?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Let's see how big a lead we can spot them

 

[Irish Trader]

Woof 11 points 19 percent shooting and no D

 

[blazerfan11]

11 points. worse than the first quarter against Toronto.