Game Thread GAME# 10: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 5, 2017 - SUNDAY, 6:00 (PST), NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
4 - 4
(2-2 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
5 - 4
(3-2 Home)

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WHEN: 6:00 PM (PST), SUNDAY, 11/5/2017
WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

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

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

FELTON , DOZIER , ABRINES

FERGUSON , HAMILTON , HUESTIS

SINGLER , GRANT , PATTERSON

COLLISON , JOHNSON

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

NAPIER , CONNAUGHTON

TURNER , LAYMAN , SWANIGAN

COLLINS , DAVIS


INJURIES
THUNDER
NONE
TRAIL BLAZERS
Al-Farouq Aminu (right ankle sprain): OUT
Meyers Leonard (right ankle): OUT
Wade Baldwin (thumb surgery rehab): OUT
C.J. Wilcox (right knee rehab): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

BILLY DONOVAN --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL THUNDER'S GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Sunday’s game marks the first of four games between the Trail Blazers and the Thunder during the 2017-18 season.

• LAST SEASON: The Trail Blazers won the season series with the Thunder, 3-1.

• Portland has won eight of the last 12 games against Oklahoma City, including six straight victories over the Thunder at home.

• Damian Lillard averaged 25.3 points (46.7% FG, 34.5% 3-PT, 91.3% FT), 4.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.00 steals in four games against the Thunder last season.

• CJ McCollum averaged 18.3 points (41.9% FG, 37.5% 3-PT, 93.8% FT), 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in four games against Oklahoma City in 2016-17.

• In two games with the Trail Blazers against the Thunder last season, Jusuf Nurkic averaged 17.5 points (54.5%, 84.6% FT), 10.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.50 steals.

• Russell Westbrook averaged 41.3 points (43.8% FG, 33.3% 3-PT, 89.1% FT), 5.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.00 steals in four games agains the Trail Blazers last season.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Thunder lead, 116-112
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 74-40
AT THE THUNDER: Thunder lead, 76-38

 

[Darkwebs]

FYI: Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday morning, 2:00 AM.

So on Sunday 2:00 AM, set your clock back to 1:00 AM, or set your clock an hour before you sleep on Saturday night.​

 

[Scalma]

Integrating new players takes time so I don't think our record would be much different right now, but over the long haul I think we'd be much better off with him than without him.

 

[BrunoSOC]

I count this game as L, but i believe we can win this one, this is a tough game.

 

[BBert]

Man it pisses me off we didn’t get George. Seeing that picture of him in a Thunders uniform really burns me.

 

[kjironman1]

Blazers at home can beat this team. They are better than their record. Put pressure on George and Melo and let Westbrook try to take the game over. Same recipe as when Durant was there.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Barkley was right. The Blazers are no better than a middle of the road team. Offensively they can hang with just about anyone but the D sucks. Lillard and McCollum leading the way are fun to watch but together they will never win a championship.

 

[THE HCP]

You think Melo is going to be excited for his big return to P-Town?

 

[riverman]

I hope we blow the Thunder out of the building and embarrass them...CJ is due to have a big night

 

[riverman]

You think Melo is going to be excited for his big return to P-Town?

Melo is out of his element in the west......probably never had OKC shit on his sneakers before now

 

[kjironman1]

Barkley was right. The Blazers are no better than a middle of the road team. Offensively they can hang with just about anyone but the D sucks. Lillard and McCollum leading the way are fun to watch but together they will never win a championship.

Barkley said "They should be better". I agree this is right. This team is better and will begin to click.

 

[Jade Falcon]

I can see us taking this loss. We don't have enough talent to shut down their offense and/or limit them to just Westbrook. And last year, with a crappy team around him, Westbrook scored 58 points on us.

This is NOT the same crappy Thunder team of last year. They ARE better than their record suggests.

I don't expect an L, but I'm prepared for it.

 

[SIeepwalker]

You think Melo is going to be excited for his big return to P-Town?

I bielieve in hasn't been here since the blurry airport incident. He must feel nervous.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Barkley said "They should be better". I agree this is right. This team is better and will begin to click.

Take your homer glasses off. There a fun regular season team to watch.

 

[MickZagger]

Lets beat the snot out of these pretenders.

 

[kjironman1]

Take your homer glasses off. There a fun regular season team to watch.

Here we go.... You think for a second you can get the Homer Glasses off the IRONMAN? I say come and get em! KJIRONMAN will never and i mean NEVER give up his HOMER GLASSES! How the heck do you expect me to find my glass of kool aid without my homer glasses? And once more do you really think i step into Blazer reality just because you think your take on what Barkley said was better than mine?


I hope that explains my fandom well enough. Peace my friend. We all bleed red and black.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Here we go.... You think for a second you can get the Homer Glasses off the IRONMAN? I say come and get em! KJIRONMAN will never and i mean NEVER give up his HOMER GLASSES! How the heck do you expect me to find my glass of kool aid without my homer glasses? And once more do you really think i step into Blazer reality just because you think your take on what Barkley said was better than mine?


I hope that explains my fandom well enough. Peace my friend. We all bleed red and black.

"Red and Black till I'm....dead...from crack...."



....I'm just gonna stop there.

 

[Trackjack]

Well it only take 1 of there big 3 not making shots give other opponents a good chance to win.

 

[Nikolokolus]

If the Blazers don't get their shit together on defense this game is gonna be ugly.

 

[riverman]

Stay out of foul trouble against 3 superstars....X factor

 

[Mr. Robot]

were playing OKC, not GSW
the record they have is like that for a reason, same as ours and were both better than that

so who knows if any team will play as they could and should

so far OKC is nothing to be afraid of, guys youre surprising me

 

[BonesJones]

Barkley was right. The Blazers are no better than a middle of the road team. Offensively they can hang with just about anyone but the D sucks. Lillard and McCollum leading the way are fun to watch but together they will never win a championship.

Our defense has been, and could be good. Way to have a "take" that has been repeated ad nauseam, acting like Barkley has some enlightening take...

 

[PDXFonz]

Just said what's up to Collins at the movie theater.

 

[BBert]

Just said what's up to Collins at the movie theater.

THE MOVIE THEATER?!!?

Why isn't he in the gym working on his post game?

Or in the weight room?

Where's the drive? The motivation? The determination?

Career over

 

[BBert]

Just said what's up to Collins at the movie theater.

Come to think of it, why were you at the movie theater instead of posting on S2?

Slacker.

And you call yourself a fan....

 

[BigGameDamian]

were playing OKC, not GSW
the record they have is like that for a reason, same as ours and were both better than that

so who knows if any team will play as they could and should

so far OKC is nothing to be afraid of, guys youre surprising me

Dude the Blazers defense is CRAPTACULAR!!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Don't feel like starting a new post so here is an article pointing out just how bad Blazers are at scoring at the rim (worst in the league!) ; almost every player on the team worse than last year, some of them substantially worse. https://www.blazersedge.com/2017/11...-score-around-the-rim-lillard-mccollum-nurkic

 

[Chris Craig]

"Red and Black till I'm....dead...from crack...."



....I'm just gonna stop there.

Are you implying that being a Blazer fan pushes you to smoke and eventually die from crack? I know its stressful being a Blazers fan, but damn

 

[Chris Craig]

I don't expect the Blazers to lose to anybody

 

[PDXFonz]

So I ended up sitting just a few seats from Zach at the movies. I didn't bother him though, I'm a staunch believer of letting our guys enjoy their leisure time without being mobbed by people. Dude is tall as hell, when I saw him I was like "that dude could be a basketball player" then sure enough he gets closer and I see his NBA draft combine sweatshirt and then I got a look at his face, sure enough it was the rook.