Game Thread GAME# 12: RAPTORS @ BLAZERS - NOVEMBER 13, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

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2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
TORONTO RAPTORS
7 - 3
(3-3 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
4 - 7
(1-3 Home)

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PG

FRED VANVLEET VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

NORMAN POWELL VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

OG ANUNOBY VS RODNEY HOOD

PF

PASCAL SIAKAM VS MARIO HEZONJA

C

MARC GASOL VS HASSAN WHITESIDE

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), WEDNESDAY, 11/13/2019

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

TORONTO RAPTORS

PONDS , THOMAS , DAVIS

HOLLIS-JEFFERSON , JOHNSON , BRISSETT

MILLER , BOUCHER , HERNANDEZ


---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

SIMONS , BAZEMORE , TRENT Jr.

LITTLE , HOARD

TOLLIVER , LABISSIERE , BROWN


INJURIES
RAPTORS
Kyle Lowry (Distal phalanx fracture - left thumb): OUT
Serge Ibaka (Right ankle sprain): OUT
Patrick McCaw (Left knee surgery): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Rodney Hood (back spasms): QUESTIONABLE
Pau Gasol (left foot rehab): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT
Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

NICK NURSE --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL RAPTORS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Wednesday’s game marks the first of two regular season games between the Trail Blazers and the Raptors during the 2019-20 season.

• LAST SEASON: Portland and Toronto split the season series in 2018-19, 1-1.

• In two games against Toronto last season, CJ McCollum averaged 24.5 points (50.0% FG, 56.3% 3-PT, 100% FT), 2.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.00 steals.

• Damian Lillard averaged 24.0 points (59.3% FG, 66.7% 3-PT, 90.9% FT), 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in two games against the Raptors during the 2018-19 season.

• In two games against the Trail Blazers last season, Pascal Siakam averaged 13.0 points (43.8% FG, 50.0% 3-PT, 80.0% FT), 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.

• In his lone game against Portland last season, Fred VanVleet recorded 21 points (7-11 FG, 3-5 3-PT, 4-5 FT) to go with four rebounds and eight assists.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 28-17
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 15-7
AT THE RAPTORS: Trail Blazers lead, 13-10

 

[TBpup]

Are w to'Must Win' territory yet?

 

[tester551]

Are w to'Must Win' territory yet?

I think we passed it tonight

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

I just dont believe so much on this team. Tolliver cant play. We need a trade - this roster cant compete in a high level, and thats clear. Another loss at home coming...

 

[THE HCP]

#TooSoon

 

[KingSpeed]

DW- Nice Pinwheel/Claw logo. Impressive shit.

 

[Cugel]

Portland is on the same tier as NY, Chicago, Memphis, NO etc.
This next game has all the ingredients of a blowout. Stotts won't/can't change anything. You would have to be on glue to put money on Portland. They are playing as bad as anyone at the moment and this will be the first season without a playoff appearance in quite some time. Someone should be fired.

The West is too competitive to start like this and expect things to turn around. I am still a fan and want them to win but it is what it is.

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

Portland is on the same tier as NY, Chicago, Memphis, NO etc.
This next game has all the ingredients of a blowout. Stotts won't/can't change anything. You would have to be on glue to put money on Portland. They are playing as bad as anyone at the moment and this will be the first season without a playoff appearance in quite some time. Someone should be fired.

The West is too competitive to start like this and expect things to turn around. I am still a fan and want them to win but it is what it is.

perfect.

 

[illmatic99]

Siakam is going to absolutely destroy our front court.

Eric Paschall (who) dominated us. Get ready for a long night.

 

[illmatic99]

Are w to'Must Win' territory yet?

As I said this afternoon, given our schedule, Sac was must win.

 

[wizenheimer]

You would have to be on glue to put money on Portland. .

looks like I picked the wrong time to stop sniffing glue

 

[Chris Craig]

Portland is on the same tier as NY, Chicago, Memphis, NO etc.
This next game has all the ingredients of a blowout. Stotts won't/can't change anything. You would have to be on glue to put money on Portland. They are playing as bad as anyone at the moment and this will be the first season without a playoff appearance in quite some time. Someone should be fired.

The West is too competitive to start like this and expect things to turn around. I am still a fan and want them to win but it is what it is.

A sad sad truth

Radical acceptance

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[Driew]

I'm just interested in watching Simons play at this point. I don't really care about watching the starters play lol. I know what Dame and CJ can do--I love watching young guys like Simons improve each game.

Edit: And I don't think anyone should be fired for this season. We're hurt and it doesn't mean people should be fired. I mean we're starting Tolliver for crying out loud lol.

 

[THE HCP]

You Rang FAMS?

 

[BonesJones]

I'm just interested in watching Simons play at this point. I don't really care about watching the starters play lol. I know what Dame and CJ can do--I love watching young guys like Simons improve each game.

Edit: And I don't think anyone should be fired for this season. We're hurt and it doesn't mean people should be fired. I mean we're starting Tolliver for crying out loud lol.

"I dont blame Stotts, I mean were starting Tolliver"... why dont we start Skal then...? Dude can play PF much better than Tolliver, and he can be staggered to play backup C as well.

But no, Stotts only played him 19 minutes last night. Same as Tolliver.

 

[SIeepwalker]

"I dont blame Stotts, I mean were starting Tolliver"... why dont we start Skal then...? Dude can play PF much better than Tolliver, and he can be staggered to play backup C as well.

But no, Stotts only played him 19 minutes last night. Same as Tolliver.

Even Little would be better than Tolliver

 

[Labinot41]

Siakam over/under 43.5 ?

Serious question

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

Siakam over/under 43.5 ?

Serious question

Over - maybe a career high tonight

 

[Reep]

I had been thinking about getting some Dames for quite some time. We are organizing a Dad/Daughter volleyball game and the only proper shoes I had were my Stan Smith's. So, to not look completely dorky I ordered some Dame 5s. They are very comfortable and certainly look better on the court than my Stans.

As to the game, I predict an ass whooping. Although I wouldn't be shocked to see one of those games where Dame, CJ and Ant all shoot 60% or better from three and get lucky.

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

Man my day just get really stressful after last night. Blazers should have won last night but they will today

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I thought teams were supposed to have fewer back to back games.

 

[Darkwebs]

You Rang FAMS?

Yes, but not for you. Is the missus available?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Yes, but not for you. Is the missus available?

Hahahahahahaha!

Dark Wing: 1

HCP: 0

 

[Chris Craig]

I thought teams were supposed to have fewer back to back games.

Accept the Blazers. Also no real homestand till 20 games in. That hurts

 

[THE HCP]

Hahahahahahaha!

Dark Wing: 1

HCP: 0

Really?

 

[Scalma]

Aiight here’s the deal. Tolliver and Mario have offered next to nothing offensively. They have the two lowest obpm among the rotation players. Mario is however one of the few guys on the team that defends, and the numbers back it up, as he’s third on the team in dbpm behind Baze and Skal.

It’s too early to be making trades, so we have to deal with what we’ve got. I don’t know if solution is the word, but the first order of business should be to consider taking Tolliver completely out of the rotation. That’s roughly 20 minutes freed up, not an insignificant number, especially considering most of the issues are with the second unit. Mario should probably see his minutes reduced, but honestly, he hasn’t really been given the ball the way he got it in preseason. When he’s with the starters, he’s basically just standing around while dame/CJ go ISO.

My rotation starting tonight, assuming Hood is a go:

Dame
CJ
Baze
Hood
Whiteside

Second unit

Simons
Hood
Little/Trent
Hezonja/Little
Skal

Trent played well on both ends yesterday, so he probably deserves another look tonight as well. This is obviously not ideal, but running Tolliver and Hezonja out there for a combined 40 minutes isn’t working either.

btw I do think Olshey should consider signing another big, but I also have no idea where Gasol is in his rehab.

 

[hoopsjock]

I thought teams were supposed to have fewer back to back games.

I also thought they were eliminating the 5 games in 7 days.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Damn you know your in a lottery year when you don’t even care about this game and know a loss is coming

 

[AldoTrapani]

Portland is on the same tier as NY, Chicago, Memphis, NO etc.
This next game has all the ingredients of a blowout. Stotts won't/can't change anything. You would have to be on glue to put money on Portland. They are playing as bad as anyone at the moment and this will be the first season without a playoff appearance in quite some time. Someone should be fired.

The West is too competitive to start like this and expect things to turn around. I am still a fan and want them to win but it is what it is.

Naw I don’t think anybody needs to be fired.

injuries just did us in. Simple as that. We’ll be fine next year when we run it back fully healthy and more weapons with our lottery pick and trading Whiteside and Baze