Game Thread GAME# 18: BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - NOVEMBER 30, 2015 - MONDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2015-16 Regular Season Record
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
7 - 10
(3-6 Road)
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
9 - 8
(7-4 Home)




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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS CHRIS PAUL

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS J.J. REDICK

SF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS LUC MBAH A MOUTE

PF

NOAH VONLEH VS BLAKE GRIFFIN

C

MASON PLUMLEE VS DeANDRE JORDAN




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WHEN: 7:30 PM, MONDAY, 11/30/2015

WHERE: STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

FRAZIER , HENDERSON , CRABBE , HARKLESS

CONNAUGHTON , ALEXANDER , DAVIS , LEONARD

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

PRIGIONI , RIVERS , CRAWFORD , STEPHENSON

JOHNSON , PIERCE , SMITH , ALDRICH


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
NONE
CLIPPERS
NONE





HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- DOC RIVERS




CLIPPERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Monday marks the second of four matchups between the Trail Blazers and Clippers in 2015-16.

• Portland defeated the Clippers, 102-91, at the Moda Center on Nov. 20 behind a game-high 27 points from Damian Lillard.

• In that game, Ed Davis contributed 17 points (7-8 FG) and 15 rebounds off the bench. Davis has now had 10+ boards in back-to-back games against the Clippers (11, 4/7/15).

• Los Angeles is 1-3 in the second contest of back-to-back games this season (lost three straight).

• The Clippers have won six of their past seven games against Portland at the Staples Center.

• The Clippers, who won three of four games against the Trail Blazers in 2014-15, have won the season series in three of the past four years.

• Over the past six seasons (2009-10), whichever team has won the first game of this series has claimed the season series (Por. won fi rst game on 11/20).

• The Trail Blazers are ranked ninth in the NBA with 45.2 rebounds per game, while the Clippers are averaging 41.8 boards per contest (26th in NBA).

• Portland was 1-0 last season when limiting the Clippers to under 100 points, and 0-3 when LAC reached the century mark in scoring.

• Trail Blazers President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey served as the Clippers’ Vice President of Basketball Operations for two seasons from 2010-12. The Clippers reached the NBA Playoffs under Olshey’s guidance in 2011-12, marking the team’s first postseason appearance since 2005-06.

• Portland forward Al-Farouq Aminu was drafted eighth overall by Los Angeles in the 2010 NBA Draft and averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in his lone season with the Clippers.


• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 140-71
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 86-20
AT THE CLIPPERS: Trail Blazers lead, 55-50

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[riverman]

Sweep LA!!!

 

[THE HCP]

Nice night down here FAMS!

Sent from my Baller-Ass 5.5" iPhone 6+......... FAMS

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Time to get this tank back on track.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Time to get this tank back on track.

Hard to say. Clippers will be on the 2nd night of a back to back. Although nevermind, they played an afternoon game.

 

[Chris Craig]

Time to get this tank back on track.

Nope...another W I'm afraid

 

[KingSpeed]

4 wins vs LA teams in 5 games would be awesome. The Clippers stuffed their bench with a bunch of big name FAs but it hasn't worked out. They're barely hanging on to a playoff spot. Go Blazers!

 

[Draco]

Would like to see us win this one but doesn't seem likely.

Maybe if Hendo gets a DNP and Meyers pretends he's in Memphis we can do it.

 

[stampedehero]

Beat LA ver 2.0

 

[Draco]

Wow pretty crazy were one win behind the 7th seed in the west and one win above the 13th place team in the west. The bottom part of our conference looks like it may ultimately play out as the East has the last decade. A number of teams with losing records will be in a tight race to sneak into the last few playoff spots.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wow pretty crazy were one win behind the 7th seed in the west and one win above the 13th place team in the west. The bottom part of our conference looks like it may ultimately play out as the East has the last decade. A number of teams with losing records will be in a tight race to sneak into the last few playoff spots.

3 games behind the 4 seed. Think big!

 

[riverman]

Mason said it well...when we play a complete game on both sides of the court, we can beat anybody.

 

[Draco]

3 games behind the 4 seed. Think big!

Ha yeah thats true. Only 3 wins ahead of 28th place in the league though.

 

[KingSpeed]

Ha yeah thats true. Only 3 wins ahead of 28th place in the league though.

Haha

 

[Jade Falcon]

Let's go Blazers!

 

[The Professional Fan]

Hi Aminu

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Dumb foul by Plumlee

 

[The Professional Fan]

MB just said "Dame is fighting it" what does he mean? Dame hurt again? I missed all pre game

 

[KingSpeed]

MB just said "Dame is fighting it" what does he mean? Dame hurt again? I missed all pre game

Fighting the double teams?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

MB just said "Dame is fighting it" what does he mean? Dame hurt again? I missed all pre game

I think he's sick

 

[Jade Falcon]

Dammit.

 

[B-Roy]

Vonlehs impact in games is completely invisible.

 

[The Professional Fan]

I think he's sick

I think MB followed with "You can see it in his face" so this would make sense. I feel sick too watching the opening of this game. I'm taking my ball and going home

 

[KingSpeed]

Oh Lillard has the flu

 

[KingSpeed]

Vonlehs impact in games is completely invisible.

Huh? He's the only one who has scored!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wow, our tank is looking really good tonight!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Oh Lillard has the flu

Probably caught it from one of his 50 family members he spent Thanksgiving with.

 

[B-Roy]

Huh? He's the only one who has scored!

You realize they are leaving him open on every pnr

 

[The Professional Fan]

Let's just rest the starters for tomorrow

 

[Jade Falcon]

I'll be surprised if we win this game. Clippers look like they want it.