Game Thread Game #20 - BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - NOVEMBER 26, 2021 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS





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WHEN: NOVEMBER 26, 2021 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)

WHERE: CHASE CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA



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

WARRIORS



Jordan Poole (S) Andre Iguodala

Kevin Looney (S) Otto Porter Jr

Nemanja Bjelica Gary Payton II

Jonathan Kuminga Moses Moody

Damion Lee Juan
Toscano Anderson

Chris Chiozza Jeff Dowtin


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INJURIES

WARRIORS

Klay Thompson (Achilles) OUT
James Wiseman (Knee) OUT
Andre Iguodala (Hip) Doubtful


BLAZERS

None

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Steve Kerr

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NOTES
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• This is the first of three matchups this season between the Warriors and Blazers.
• The two teams meet again December 8th in San Francisco and February 24th in Portland
• The Blazers won the 2020-21 season series 2-1
• Steve Kerr played for the Blazers during the 2001-02 season

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[Chris Craig]

Onto the next one

 

[royo]

Trap game for Warriors.

 

[THE HCP]

Quiet bus ride to SF

 

[Minstrel]

Maybe Lillard will pretend this is a home game since it's near Oakland. Though it's not really him that worries me.

Maybe the Warriors will just look past this game--unfortunately, they don't seem to be doing a lot of that.

 

[Tince]

All signs point to an easy win. Book it!

 

[AldoTrapani]

Lol no comment. I still don’t get why ya don’t want to rebuild but hope we win

 

[TBpup]

Not likely we get the same game from Nurk, so other players will have to step up.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

After the debacle in Sac-Town I'm having trouble even caring about the rest of the road trip. 20 games into the season teams are starting to develop an identity - and ours doesn't thrill me.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Not likely we get the same game from Nurk, so other players will have to step up.

Yep. we're boned.

 

[FlashWad]

This could get really ugly.. still a fan no matter what let’s see what we are made of.

 

[wizenheimer]

is the poll some kind of trick question? (read it again, only read it while half awake)

by the way, last season, Curry averaged 9.3 FTA's against Portland. Dame averaged 7 FTA against the Warriors

this game is just about as close to certain a Warriors win as you can get. Which means, if you've watched the NBA for a long time, Portland has a real shot at winning in an upset

of course there is this: Warriors lead the league in 3 pointers made and are 4th in 3ptFG%. Blazers are 28th in 3-point defense...UH OH part 1...Warriors are 2nd in the league in offensive rating; Blazers are 28th in defensive rating...UH OH part 2

 

[Labinot41]

This team is so far away from being a Contender like a North- and South Korea reunion

 

[AldoTrapani]

Quiet bus ride to SF

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They better be

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Warriors not only have a hell-of-a starting five but also hell-of-a bench.

 

[Minstrel]

Warriors not only have a hell-of-a starting five but also hell-of-a bench.

Yeah, that's the scary thing--I think I read they have the best bench net rating or something. In the past, the Warriors were vulnerable in their non-Curry minutes. This year, it seems like they often expand the lead when Curry is on the bench.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Who would have thought Jordan Poole is better than Cj this year lmao

 

[DDolla]

Easy money… bet on Warriors.

 

[Cugel]

The selfish play has to stop . If you don’t have it that night, pass and defend. Fuck the 30 ft daggers too with a 6 pt lead, save that for a 26 pt lead.

look for curry to flirt with 60, hell they could rest him and be fine

 

[BigGameDamian]

The fact that Neil Olshey is still with the team shows the front office just doesn’t care that much.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

The selfish play has to stop . If you don’t have it that night, pass and defend. Fuck the 30 ft daggers too with a 6 pt lead, save that for a 26 pt lead.

look for curry to flirt with 60, hell they could rest him and be fine

This was a test for Billups and his "more accountability" rhetoric. He flunked.

Where the hell was Ant anyway? I somehow missed that explanation.

 

[blazerkor]

Who would have thought Jordan Poole is better than Cj this year lmao

CJ's scoring more points, has a way better three point percentage, gets more assists and rebounds, and has a better PER for whatever that's worth. I think Poole is on a better team than CJ and is contributing to more wins than CJ but he's not better. Now when you factor in that Poole makes less than 10% of what CJ does... he is certainly a better value but not a better player.

 

[blazerkor]

The fact that Neil Olshey is still with the team shows the front office just doesn’t care that much.

I think we're still in wait and see mode. On Saturday a new CEO officially takes over the team, so I could definitely see the team waiting until then to announce any decisions that have been made in regards to Olshey's future. McGowan quitting is a logical reason for this to be drawing out.

While the process taking longer makes me lean towards the team wanting to keep Olshey, they really might just be waiting until they know if they will say he was fired with cause or because he and the organization no longer are on the same path (aka have to pay him or not).

 

[twobullz]

[QUOTE="Buffalo Custard, post: 5267604, member: 29983"
Where the hell was Ant anyway? I somehow missed that explanation.[/QUOTE]

Ant was sick. Upper respiratory I think

 

[Buffalo Custard]

[QUOTE="Buffalo Custard, post: 5267604, member: 29983"
Where the hell was Ant anyway? I somehow missed that explanation.

Ant was sick. Upper respiratory I think[/QUOTE]
Thanks!

 

[Mr. Robot]

keep nurk involved, is that hard thing to do

 

[bobf]

...of course there is this: Warriors lead the league in 3 pointers made and are 4th in 3ptFG%. Blazers are 28th in 3-point defense...UH OH part 1...Warriors are 2nd in the league in offensive rating; Blazers are 28th in defensive rating...UH OH part 2

Duplication of value and diminishing marginal returns. We got this!

 

[bobf]

Ok, Blazers - win this one and all is forgiven.

 

[THE HCP]

Nurk will pick up 2 fouls in the first 5 minutes in this one.

 

[Haakzilla]

Not likely we get the same game from Nurk, so other players will have to step up.

...how much does he hate playing with CJ? Vs playing for Billups? 50/50 80/20?