Game Thread GAME# 14: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - NOVEMBER 18, 2019 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

[DDolla]

Ok today’s Blazers game and tomorrow is on National TV. Is it just me or is this the Melo effect?

 

[tester551]

Ok today’s Blazers game and tomorrow is on National TV. Is it just me or is this the Melo effect?

Just you. They were scheduled for National TV for a long time now.

 

[DDolla]

If the Beard can score 40+ points against Beverley. What will he do against the Blazers defense?

 

[wizenheimer]

If the Beard can score 40+ points against Beverley. What will he do against the Blazers defense?

Bazemore is probably going to play a lot as he's the only Blazer perimeter player that can probably have a chance defensively against Harden. I don't want Hood getting in foul trouble and CJ would be a disaster

 

[THE HCP]

My man showed up to work READY!!!

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[Reep]

My man showed up to work READY!!!

Or a fashion shoot for LL Bean. I'm voting on the latter.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

My man showed up to work READY!!!

He's pretty excited to not be able to guard Dame again huh. lol

 

[James lamphear]

Was just thinking about this. So the official team statement said he wouldn't play BEFORE the Pels game. The NOLA game is the second of a back to back. We won't get into the hotel tonight there until 2am. There will be no practice tomorrow. You think he would play without even having a practice with us? We will have a practice or shoot around in Milwaukee. My guess (and I have no inside info on this) but pure speculation, I think he plays Thursday against the Bucks.

I see a cram session and he come off the bench tomorrow. Stotts will show him couple plays like a pick and pop or stand in the corner. More likely he has the play book and studying it and been in the league long enough that he pick few he can use tomorrow.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Serious Question. If we can pull this game out AND win more games than lose on this trip, does that put us back in the contender category? Injured players coming back for the playoffs and all?

 

[hoopsjock]

Serious Question. If we can pull this game out AND win more games than lose on this trip, does that put us back in the contender category? Injured players coming back for the playoffs and all?

Well the answer to that is not really because we don't even know if those guys will be healthy and if they are how much they'll actually contribute. Plus at this point last year there was no way to know that we'd end up bulking up the roster with Kanter and Hood so similar type moves could still happen this year.

Bottom line is we can't find out the answer to the question if we don't stay in the playoff race though so I'd like to be able to be in a position to actually find out.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[hoopsjock]

Live pregame show if anyone wants to watch:

 

[Almir]

Almost 2 am in Bosnia. I am figthing against sleeping, and cant wait for the start of the match. I wish two things: First Blazers win. Second: Lillard to destroy that f.... ng Westbtrick. Go Blazers! Full support from Bosnia.

 

[Strenuus]

LETS GO

 

[Strenuus]

CJ fooling teams into thinking hes good right now.

 

[Chris Craig]

Instant foul

 

[Strenuus]

Holton just said "when Harden starts playing with that thing between his legs, he distracts you" and i feel really awkward.

 

[Chris Craig]

Their nobodies are hitting 3s

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I hate watching James Harden play basketball so much.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Dame just got knocked down, if that hardens it's two ft's.

 

[Chris Craig]

Haha Westbrook

 

[wizenheimer]

I can't decide who is more punchable, Harden or Westbrook

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I can't decide who is more punchable, Harden or Westbrook

It's Harden by a wide margin for me... I hate watching him play. The entire game is just will the refs allow you to guard him or not and usually, it's no. I hate games where I'm thinking about the officiating before the game even starts.

 

[riverman]

I'm lovin' what Nas is going to bring to this team

 

[hoopsjock]

Their nobodies are hitting 3s

Nobodies? House has been lighting it up from 3 this year. Tucker has always excelled at corner 3's.

 

[Strenuus]

I can't decide who is more punchable, Harden or Westbrook

Why not both?

 

[AldoTrapani]

You can tell Whiteside doesn’t feel like playing today

 

[B-Roy]

Nice going down early. Good strategy.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I can’t wait till one we’re a powerhouse