Game Thread GAME# 1: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 28, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

[Darkwebs]

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

VS



PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), WEDNESDAY, 10/28/2015​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

ROBINSON , SMITH , GEE

BABBIT , ANDERSON , AJINCA

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

FRAZIER , CRABBE , CONNAUGHTON , MONTERO

HARKLESS , VONLEH , DAVIS , KAMAN



INJURIES
PELICANS
Luke Babbit (hamstring): QUESTIONABLE
Quincy Pondexter (left knee surgery): OUT
Omer Asik (right calf strain): OUT
Tyreke Evans (right knee surgery): OUT
Norris Cole (left ankle sprain): OUT

TRAIL BLAZERS
Al-Farouq Aminu (left hamstring): PROBABLE
Moe Harkless (right ankle): PROBABLE
Cliff Alexander (left knee): DOUBTFUL.
Gerald Henderson (left hip): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

ALVIN GENTRY--- TERRY STOTTS




OFFICIAL BLAZERS GAME NOTES ​

• Wednesday marks the first of four regular season matchups between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans in 2015-16.

• Portland won all three of its games against New Orleans in 2014-15, two of which came at the Moda Center.

• The Trail Blazers have defeated the Pelicans in five consecutive regular season games and 11 of their past 14 contests dating back to the start of the 2011-12 season.

• Portland’s five-game winning streak over New Orleans matches a franchise best. The Trail Blazers defeated the Pelicans five straight times on one other occasion from 2011-12 to 2012-13.

• Portland has prevailed over New Orleans eight consecutive times at the Moda Center dating back to the 2010-11 season.

• New Orleans was 10-9 in the second game of back-to-backs last season, including a 99-90 loss to Portland at the Moda Center on the second game of a back-to-back on April 4. New Orleans plays at Golden State on Oct. 27 prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Trail Blazers.

• The Trail Blazers have held the Pelicans to under 100 points in each of the past four contests. During that time, New Orleans has averaged 91.3 points per game against Portland.

• Damian Lillard averaged 20.0 points on 20-of-49 shooting (15-15 FT) in three games against New Orleans last season. Lillard has scored in double figures in each of his 10 career games against the Pelicans.

• Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu spent three seasons with New Orleans from 2011-12 to 2013-14, averaging 6.9 points (45.7% FG), 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 222 games (157 starts).

• Pelicans forward Alonzo Gee averaged 3.4 points in 15 games for Portland in 2014-15. Gee was acquired on Feb. 19 with Arron Affl alo from Denver in exchange for Will Barton, Victor Claver, Thomas Robinson and a 2016 (lottery protected) first round draft pick.


• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 24-19
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 15-6
AT THE PELICANS: Pelicans lead, 13-9

OFFICIAL PELICANS GAME NOTES




GO BLAZERS!!!​

 

[rasheedfan2005]

woohoo 1-0 is the first step to 82-0

 

[Draco]

Great thread Darkwebs!

 

[BigGameDamian]

I hope Eric Gordon can stay healthy this season.

 

[Draco]

Interested to see how the hell Meyers will guard Davis?

If I were coach I might put Harkless in for him.

Their guards are good; Holiday can't play more then 15mins for stress fracture minute restriction though and Perkins lets us play 5vs4 defensively.

Go Blazers!

 

[Draco]

Dark; they have Nate Robinson. With their injuries he might play 25 minutes!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

VS



PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), WEDNESDAY, 10/28/2015​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

SMITH , GEE , BABBIT

ANDERSON , AJINCA

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

FRAZIER , CRABBE , CONNAUGHTON , MONTERO

HARKLESS , VONLEH , DAVIS , KAMAN



INJURIES
PELICANS
Quincy Pondexter (left knee surgery): OUT
Omer Asik (right calf strain): OUT
Tyreke Evans (right knee surgery): OUT
Norris Cole (left ankle sprain): OUT

TRAIL BLAZERS
Al-Farouq Aminu (left hamstring): PROBABLE
Moe Harkless (right ankle): PROBABLE
Cliff Alexander (left knee): DOUBTFUL.
Gerald Henderson (left hip): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

ALVIN GENTRY--- TERRY STOTTS




OFFICIAL BLAZERS GAME NOTES ​

OFFICIAL PELICANS GAME NOTES




GO BLAZERS!!!​

Awesome job!

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Premature game thread! That's bad luck!
Now we are going to have to live with 81-1.

 

[Draco]

Premature game thread! That's bad luck!
Now we are going to have to live with 81-1.

Your moms a premature game thread.

 

[Draco]

 

[KingSpeed]

Can't wait!!!

 

[Trackjack]

Just watch the GS and NO game and NO guards look bad especially on defense. Dame and CJ should have field day. Davis had bad shooting night but he was drawn away from the basket something Myers will do tomorrow so the lane will be open for Dame. Also not good rebound team.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Your moms a premature game thread.

Your mom is nice. She didn't make me pay child support.

 

[Fun in the Sun]

Super stoked for the game. Great thread as always!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Tonight what heights we'll hit
On with the show this is it

 

[riverman]

Darkwebs start the season with a bang! Way to bring the A game dude! Great game thread layout!

 

[riverman]

GO BLAZERS!!!

 

[THE HCP]

So this dude is doing the game threads again!!?? Cmon!


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

 

[theprunetang]

I've been waiting for this thread for a long time. .....

 

[THE HCP]

Wonder who the nightly scapegoat will be in these threads?


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

 

[Chris Craig]

Half of the pelicans used to be blazers

 

[Chris Craig]

Interested to see how the hell Meyers will guard Davis?

If I were coach I might put Harkless in for him.

Their guards are good; Holiday can't play more then 15mins for stress fracture minute restriction though and Perkins lets us play 5vs4 defensively.

Go Blazers!

He's gonna watch the brow very carefully

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wonder who the nightly scapegoat will be in these threads?


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

Lillard cares more about rapping and shoes than basketball.

 

[PDXFonz]

Lillard cares more about rapping and shoes than basketball.

The same shoes responsible all of his slumps?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The same shoes responsible all of his slumps?

Yes.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wonder who the nightly scapegoat will be in these threads?


Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

Aldridge and Batum

 

[KingSpeed]

Half of the pelicans used to be blazers

3 or 4 if you include Asik is half?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Half of the pelicans used to be blazers

All of their small forwards. It's crazy to me that Dante Cunningham is their starting small forward..

 

[mook]

Cunningham AND Gee....that's just nuts that both those guys are starters.

This is the kind of game that's a really good barometer of whether my 43 win prediction is even close to realistic. This should be a pretty easy win if it is.

 

[KingSpeed]

Cunningham AND Gee....that's just nuts that both those guys are starters.

This is the kind of game that's a really good barometer of whether my 43 win prediction is even close to realistic. This should be a pretty easy win if it is.

I think it's the other way around. I think we're gonna win 55. If we lose games like tomorrow's, maybe we'll only win 43.