Game Thread Game #15 - BLAZERS VS RAPTORS - NOVEMBER 15, 2021 - MONDAY 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS






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WHEN: NOVEMBER 15, 2021, MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)
WHERE: MODA CENTER, POR, OR


TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST:



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BENCHES

BLAZERS


Cody Zeller Larry Nance Jr

Nassir Little Anfernee Simons

Tony Snell Dennis Smith Jr

Ben McLemore CJ Elleby

Greg Brown Trendon Watford

Keljin Blevins

RAPTORS


Precious Achiuwa Scottie Barnes

Dalano Banton Khem Birch

Goran Dragic Isaac Bonga

Justin Champagnie Malachi Flynn

David Johnson Svi Mykhaliauk

Yuta Watanabe

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INJURIES

RAPTORS

Pascal Siakam (Injury Management) Questionable

Khem Birch (Knee) Questionable

Precious Achiuwa (Shoulder) Questionable

Yuta Wantanabe (Calf) OUT

BLAZERS

None


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COACHES



Chauncey Billups


Nick Nurse


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NOTES

Last 5

RAPTORS

TOR 115 - PHI 109 W
TOR 88 - BOS 104 L
TOR 103 - BRK 116 L
TOR 101- CLE 102 L
TOR 109 - WAS 100 W


BLAZERS

POR - DEN
POR 104 - HOU 92 W
POR 109 - PHX 119 L
POR 109 - LAC 117 L
POR 105 - LAL 90 W
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• This is the first of two games this season between the Blazers and Raptors. The two teams will face each other again January 23rd in Toronto.
• The Blazers swept the 2020-21 season series 2-0
• The Blazers bought into the 2nd round of the 2018 draft, purchasing Sacramento's 37th pick to take Gary Trent Jr. He played with the Blazers from 2018-2021 when he was traded to the Raptors in a deal for Norman Powell.
• Norman Powell was taken with the 46th pick in the 2015 draft by the Bucks and traded to the Raptors. He played 6 seasons for the Raptors from 2015 - 2021.

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TRIVIA

The Blazers last faced the Raptors March 28th, winning 122 -117. It was the first game Norman Powell and Gary Trent Jr played against their old teams since being traded. Who recorded more points?

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[Chris Craig]

Good to be back home

 

[wizenheimer]

will Dame play?

 

[Chris Craig]

will Dame play?

Uncertain.

 

[wizenheimer]

19 of the next 26 games will be at home for Portland. That stretches to the 40 game mark. Blazers better be 10 games over .500 at the 40 game mark because 26 of their last 42 games are on the road

 

[TBpup]

Judging from the effort, I think even the players on the team thought there would be changes this last off-season. When there weren't, they knew rolling it back again wasn't the answer no matter who the coach was. Completely uninspired effort that is not worthy of the Blazer uniform.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Reflecting on the Powell/Trent deal makes my head hurt.

Right now, Powell is probably the better player. He is more experienced and the deal saved some money. It was a win-now deal - and at the time that made sense. Less than a year later, it no longer does. Having a 3rd young player with promise would be worth way more than guys like Powell and RoCo. So would those 2 draft picks. When you make that kind of win-now deals and you don't win there is no good ending.

 

[blazerkor]

Reflecting on the Powell/Trent deal makes my head hurt.

Right now, Powell is probably the better player. He is more experienced and the deal saved some money. It was a win-now deal - and at the time that made sense. Less than a year later, it no longer does. Having a 3rd young player with promise would be worth way more than guys like Powell and RoCo. So would those 2 draft picks. When you make that kind of win-now deals and you don't win there is no good ending.

When you make those kinds of win now deals and don't win a series in the playoffs... that's a big time problem.

 

[THE HCP]

I thought it wasn’t the roster?

 

[illmatic99]

I thought it wasn’t the roster?

how do you feel about dame's guy publicly clowning Stotts?

 

[THE HCP]

how do you feel about dame's guy publicly clowning Stotts?

Dame’s “guy” is a clown. Glorified valet.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Dame’s “guy” is a clown. Glorified valet.

So, the guy is a "clown" and a "valet" - but even he can see something Stotts couldn't?

 

[tester551]

Reflecting on the Powell/Trent deal makes my head hurt.

Right now, Powell is probably the better player. He is more experienced and the deal saved some money. It was a win-now deal - and at the time that made sense. Less than a year later, it no longer does. Having a 3rd young player with promise would be worth way more than guys like Powell and RoCo. So would those 2 draft picks. When you make that kind of win-now deals and you don't win there is no good ending.

Portland definitely won the Powell/Trent trade.

The RoCo one is debatable.

 

[wizenheimer]

how do you feel about dame's guy publicly clowning Stotts?

was Jones traded before or after Stotts was fired?

 

[Orion Bailey]

Some of the names on their bench though…Pretty Watanabe Precious! lol

 

[illmatic99]

was Jones traded before or after Stotts was fired?

after

 

[illmatic99]

Dame’s “guy” is a clown. Glorified valet.

that makes it look worse for stotts.

 

[James lamphear]

This is winning game but not the way they we been playing. But now I wonder which team going show the 5-1 home or the ugly road team we been watching.

 

[James lamphear]

This is winning game but not the way they we been playing. But now I wonder which team going show the 5-1 home or the ugly road team we been watching.

 

[wizenheimer]

after

yeah, I know. I was just trying to point out that it wasn't just Stotts that supposedly undervalued Jones

more than that though is it's pretty wacky to conclude Jones has some new found talent that Stotts couldn't find. He's only played in 9 games and he's averaged less than 17 minutes in those 9 games. He's averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds...what an all-star!!. He's only had 40 FGA and he's not going to keep shooting 82.4% on two's or carry .735 TS%

it was a stupid tweet

 

[illmatic99]

yeah, I know. I was just trying to point out that it wasn't just Stotts that supposedly undervalued Jones

more than that though is it's pretty wacky to conclude Jones has some new found talent that Stotts couldn't find. He's only played in 9 games and he's averaged less than 17 minutes in those 9 games. He's averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds...what an all-star!!. He's only had 40 FGA and he's not going to keep shooting 82.4% on two's or carry .735 TS%

it was a stupid tweet

Meh. I think a pick and jones for nance was great value.

 

[wizenheimer]

Meh. I think a pick and jones for nance was great value.

wouldn't call it great, but it was better value than Ariza and two firsts for RoCo

 

[Scalma]

No space for negative energy, time to rock those sweet new jerseys and win.

 

[TBpup]

wouldn't call it great, but it was better value than Ariza and two firsts for RoCo

As with the Turner contract where NO ONE was offering close to what Olshey offered E.T., I've heard from multiple sources that Ariza and 1 first round pick would have very likely got the deal done. No one else was offering more.

 

[illmatic99]

No space for negative energy, time to rock those sweet new jerseys and win.

speaking of which, outside of Nas, does anyone on the team look happy? don't usually want to make much of the body language, but this whole read trip, they've all looked miserable.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

yeah, I know. I was just trying to point out that it wasn't just Stotts that supposedly undervalued Jones

more than that though is it's pretty wacky to conclude Jones has some new found talent that Stotts couldn't find. He's only played in 9 games and he's averaged less than 17 minutes in those 9 games. He's averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds...what an all-star!!. He's only had 40 FGA and he's not going to keep shooting 82.4% on two's or carry .735 TS%

it was a stupid tweet

Really Stotts gave him plenty of chances. Dude could not hit a 3 to save his life when they needed it and i have never seen so many missed dunks in one year by any one player ever.
He also seemed to have a perpetual problem with getting hit in the groin area. Weird?

 

[Scalma]

speaking of which, outside of Nas, does anyone on the team look happy? don't usually want to make much of the body language, but this whole read trip, they've all looked miserable.

uh yeah, they’re losing. Why would they be happy?

I promise, not everything is a conspiracy.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

uh yeah, they’re losing. Why would they be happy?

I promise, not everything is a conspiracy.

If they win this one I'm betting they will look "Happy". Just wait and see. It's something in the air? They must pump happy smoke or something in the arena when they win.

 

[tester551]

speaking of which, outside of Nas, does anyone on the team look happy? don't usually want to make much of the body language, but this whole read trip, they've all looked miserable.

Norm has played hard. I think he's all in - but he's frustrated playing out of position

 

[illmatic99]

Norm has played hard. I think he's all in - but he's frustrated playing out of position

needs a shakeup bad. and the ups and downs of nurk are even more magnified this year.