Game Thread GAME# 22: BLAZERS @ BULLS - DECEMBER 5, 2016 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
11 - 10
(4-6 Road)
CHICAGO BULLS
11 - 8
(5-2 Home)

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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS JERIAN GRANT

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS DWYANE WADE

SF

MAURICE HARKLESS VS JIMMY BUTLER

PF

ED DAVIS VS TAJ GIBSON

C

MASON PLUMLEE VS ROBIN LOPEZ


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WHEN: 5:00 PM, MONDAY, 12/5/2016

WHERE: UNITED CENTER, CHICAGO, IL

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON

TURNER , CRABBE , LAYMAN

AMINU , VONLEH , LEONARD

CHICAGO BULLS

CANAAN, VALENTINE

HUNTER , ZIPSER , McDERMOTT

FELICIO , MIROTIC , PORTIS


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Al-Farouq Aminu (left calf strain): PROBABLE
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT
BULLS
Doug McDermott (concussion protocol): QUESTIONABLE
Rajon Rondo (suspended): OUT
Michael Carter-Williams (left knee bone bruise and left wrist sprain): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- FRED HOIBERG



BULLS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Monday marks the second and final regular season matchup between the
Trail Blazers and Bulls in 2016-17.

• LAST MEETING: Chicago defeated Portland, 113-88, at the Moda Center on Nov. 15. Three of the Bulls starters registered double-doubles in that contest (Butler/Gibson/Lopez).

• Portland is 13-5 against Chicago dating back to the start of the 2007-08 season.

• The Trail Blazers have won four of their past five games against the Bulls at the United Center.

• Damian Lillard scored a team-high 19 points against Chicago on Nov. 15. Lillard has scored in double figures in each of his nine career games against the Bulls, including two games of 30+ points over his past four contests.

• Mason Plumlee averaged a double-double with 13.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in two games against Chicago last season. Plumlee recorded nine points, six rebounds and four assists against the Bulls on Nov. 15.

• Evan Turner has scored in double figures in seven of his past eight games against the Bulls (8 pts on 11/15).

• Ed Davis recorded nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and nine rebounds against the Bulls on Nov. 15. Davis averaged a double-double with 10.5 points (64.3% FG) and 11.0 rebounds in two games against Chicago last season.

• TEAM RANKS: Portland is ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring at 110.2 points per game, while the Bulls are holding opponents to a scoring average of 99.6 points (ninth lowest in NBA).

• TEAM RANKS: The Trail Blazers are shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc this season (8th in NBA), while Chicago is allowing opponents to shoot 36.7% from three (25th in NBA).

• CONNECTION: Chicago center Robin Lopez averaged 10.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in two seasons with the Trail Blazers from 2013-15.

• CONNECTION: Pat Connaughton and Chicago guard Jerian Grant were teammates for four seasons at Notre Dame from 2011-15.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Bulls lead, 61-58
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 35-25
AT THE BULLS: Bulls lead, 36-23

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[Darkwebs]

Aminu is listed as probable, but we don't know if he will start or not.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Aminu is listed as probable, but we don't know if he will start or not.

The great play of Harkless and emergence of both ET and Crabbe will help our team to another a victory over Chicago!

 

[jlprk]

Aminu is listed as probable, but we don't know if he will start or not.

If you had been out 27 days and then returned out of shape, would you start the game thread, or would the more shapely HCP step up?

 

[Scalma]

If Aminu is good enough to play, he should start and just be put on a minute restriction.

 

[THE HCP]

If you had been out 27 days and then returned out of shape, would you start the game thread, or would the more shapely HCP step up?

Quality question FAMS!

 

[THE HCP]

All snowy here in The Windy City!

 

[Strenuus]

All snowy here in The Windy City!

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that's a hell of a line of coke to smoke.

 

[theprunetang]

that's a hell of a line of coke to smoke.

That is not the way it works. You don't smoke a line.

 

[jlprk]

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What is that frigid gland that the women are standing under?

 

[rasheedfan2005]

All i want for my birthday is a blazer win and a hijacked game thread full of birthday praises to me!

 

[Hobbesarable]

That is not the way it works. You don't smoke a line.

 

[Cippy91]

 

[BlazerBeav]

Great, Rondo suspended for tonight's game. Him not playing worked out wonderfully for us last time....

 

[illmatic99]

WTF did Rondo do this time?

 

[blue9]

Now if Butler slips on ice and injures his back, and Wade is in a rollerskating accident, maybe we can pull out a win against a "good" team!

 

[Driew]

Great, Rondo suspended for tonight's game. Him not playing worked out wonderfully for us last time....

Probably why they suspended him for this game lol

 

[Cippy91]

Unfortunately the bulls play better without rondo

 

[Cippy91]

Also gotta remember...

 

[Strenuus]

That is not the way it works. You don't smoke a line.

Well, I had ulterior motives to why I wrote that. Now no one can think I ever did drugs.

D.A.R.E. worked! See?!

 

[Cippy91]

Meanwhile...didn't know dame did a commercial with Chris Paul and DJ

 

[BBert]

Meanwhile...didn't know dame did a commercial with Chris Paul and DJ

That is a terrible commercial

 

[Cippy91]

 

[BonesJones]

That is a terrible commercial

No it's not

 

[KingSpeed]

Can't wait for this one! Rematch of 1992 NBA Finals!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, rasheedfan2005!!!!!

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Can't wait for this one! Rematch of 1992 NBA Finals!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, rasheedfan2005!!!!!

Thanks bro

 

[Tunchi]

Thanks bro

Happy birthday and hopefully blazers get a win for ur bday

 

[jlprk]

 

[PDXFonz]

Thanks bro

Happy birthday, hope you get to enjoy a blazer win!

 

[riverman]

shoutout rasheedfan....! Happy Bday....buy your mom a gift if she's around....she did all the heavy lifting!