Game Thread GAME# 10: HAWKS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 10, 2019 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM, NBCSNW

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2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
ATLANTA HAWKS
3 - 5
(1-1 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
3 - 6
(0-3 Home)

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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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TRAE YOUNG VS DAMIAN LILLARD

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CAM REDDISH VS C.J. McCOLLUM

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DE'ANDRE HUNTER VS RODNEY HOOD

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JABARI PARKER VS MARIO HEZONJA

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ALEX LEN VS HASSAN WHITESIDE

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WHEN: 6:00 PM (PST), SUNDAY, 11/10/2019

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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TV BROADCAST:
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RADIO BROADCAST:
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--------------BENCH--------------

-------- ATLANTA HAWKS --------
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GOODWIN , BEMBRY , WALLACE
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BROWN Jr. , HUERTER , CARTER
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FERNANDO , JONES


---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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SIMONS , BAZEMORE , TRENT Jr.
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LITTLE , TOLLIVER , HOARD
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LABISSIERE , BROWN



INJURIES
HAWKS
Cam Reddish (right shoulder soreness): PROBABLE
John Collins (league suspension): OUT
Allen Crabbe (post op rehab – right knee): OUT
Chandler Parsons (injury management – bilateral knees): OUT
Evan Turner (left Achilles pain): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Rodney Hood (back spasms): QUESTIONABLE
Skal Labissiere (right ankle sprain): QUESTIONABLE
Pau Gasol (left foot rehab): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT
Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT



HEAD COACHES
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LLOYD PIERCE --- TERRY STOTTS



:reading:OFFICIAL HAWKS' GAME NOTES
:reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Sunday’s game marks the first of two meetings between the Trail Blazers and the Hawks during the 2019-20 season.
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• LAST SEASON: Portland swept the season series against Atlanta in 2018-19, 2-0.

• In his lone game against the Hawks last season, Damian Lillard finished with 36 points (13-25 FG, 4-10 3-PT, 6-6 FT), three rebounds, seven assists and one block.

• CJ McCollum played in one game against the Hawks last season and recorded his first career triple-double, finishing with 28 points (10-23 FG, 2-8 3-PT, 6-7 FT), 10 rebounds, 10 assists and one steal.

• In two games against Portland last season, Trae Young averaged 28.0 points (52.5% FG, 28.6% 3-PT, 90.0% FT), 5.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.00 steal.

• In 42 career games against the Trail Blazers, Vince Carter has averaged 14.1 points (42.8% FG, 37.9% 3-PT, 76.2% FT), 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Series tied, 57-57
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 36-21
AT THE HAWKS: Hawks lead, 36-21[SIZE]
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If CJ can fucking show up then we'll win this game. No single player can win games on their own. CJ needs to make shots or pass the ball, that's all there is too it. Tonight got me pretty frustrated with CJ and how he's been performing most of the season.
 
I predict Turner will be the same and he'll miss every shot within 15' of the rim. Meanwhile, Bazemore will be spectacular, then Terry will limit his bench minutes.
 
Hawks vs Blazers

Well i was totally wrong last game thinking CJ would be have a big game. He could have but it just seems he cannot find his shot. A day off and some sleep in his own bed might do the trick. There have not been many of those kind of days since the season started. The Blazers have got to have CJ play well if they are going to compete when they are in this situation. New roster pieces coupled with injuries and a brutal schedule demands that the players they are counting on show up.

CJ playing well consists of a number of factors in my opinion. 1st, he has got to find his shot from 3 pt. He has to make those uncontested open shots from the arc. Without that threat the Blazers are in big trouble no matter what team they are playing. CJ so far is shooting just over 32%. His career number is 40% and last year he hit just over 37%. That alone would help dramatically as defenders would have to play tighter and that leads to him having more space and room to work. #2, assist numbers must go up. Multiple people have been saying this for years. CJ talks about it but he has got to start finding an outlet and he needs to find a way to get the ball to an open guy when they collapse on him. Teams have him scouted and they know after the 4th dribble CJ is not going to pass. Go ahead and watch for yourself. CJ makes his mind up in the first 2-3 seconds. As soon as he decides he is shooting the rest of the team might as well start looking for a rebound or just head back on defense. #3, take care of the ball. Now this one is a double edged sword. Hitting shots would help. His turnovers are way up to 2.6 a game from 1.5 last year. The Blazers need CJ as a playmaker. A guy that can break down a guy and score. Perfect example was last game against the Nets at the end of the third quarter. They gave the ball to CJ at the top and he did his thing perfectly. Blazers wanted a basket right there to end that quarter. Lillard was in need of rest. But CJ needs to do that at the right times. All too often it's bad timing.

So the matchups don't really favor the Blazers in this game. Even more so if they again try to play this game without Hood. Then having Whiteside and Skal nursing injuries and playing hurt will be even more ridiculous. This is going to be a tough game to win even though the Hawks are not a great team. Trae Young and Jabari Parker are gonna feast on this team if they see another lackluster performance from Whiteside and Skal fouls with every bit of effort he puts out. This game could get ugly. The schedule would have allowed me to go watch this game but i'm not putting out money to watch this team right now. I can say all the things i'm thinking to my television without being put on a homeland security list. That might not be the case in the 200 section?

Yeah if this continues @Darkwebs is right. They will start to lose attendance and ticket prices will fall. Blazers were supposed to at least defend homecourt. I expected tough losses on the road. They beter find a way to get this win tonight. 60 from Lillard was not enough last game.

Key to this game has got to be CJ. Stotts is not going to pull him yet. He needs to break out of this slump. As soon as he does (Yes he will) this team will start putting things together.

Go Blazers!
Kjironman is a fan!!!
 
CJ could get 50 points tonight and people will still find a way to complain.

dame could shoot 15% and launch 10 40 foot 3s and people will say he was “helping us win in other ways”
 
Blazers1977 said:
CJ could get 50 points tonight and people will still find a way to complain.

dame could shoot 15% and launch 10 40 foot 3s and people will say he was “helping us win in other ways”
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I mean.... CJ does find other ways to help us lose, so id welcome the change. :shrug:
 
Blazers1977 said:
CJ could get 50 points tonight and people will still find a way to complain.

dame could shoot 15% and launch 10 40 foot 3s and people will say he was “helping us win in other ways”
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I don't get this post. It has been explained numerous times that it's not about a single game or about how many points he scores. CJ scoring 50 tonight would still fail to explain all the things people are complaining about.
 
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