Game Thread Game #27 - BLAZERS VS TIMBERWOLVES - DECEMBER 12, 2012 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS

BLAZERS


Damian Lillard Norman Powell

Nassir Little Larry Nance Jr

Jusuf Nurkic


TIMBERWOLVES


D'Angelo Russell Malik Beasley

Anthony Edwards Jaden McDaniels

Karl Anthony Towns


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WHEN: DECEMBER 12, 2021 - SUNDAY - 6:00 PM (PDT)
WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND OR


TV BROADCAST


RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCHES

BLAZERS


Cody Zeller Robert Covington

Anfernee Simons Tony Snell

Dennis Smith Jr Ben McLemore

CJ Elleby Greg Brown

Trendon Watford Keljin Blevins

CJ McCollum


TIMBERWOLVES


Patrick Beverly Taurean Prince

Jake Layman Josh Okogie

Jarred Vanderbilt Leandro Bolmaro

Naz Reid Nathan Knight

Jordan McLaughlin Jaylen Nowell

McKinley Wright IV

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INJURIES

TIMBERWOLVES

D'Angelo Russell (Ankle) QUESTIONABLE


BLAZERS

Damian Lillard (Abdomen) QUESTIONABLE

CJ McCollum (Lung) OUT

Anfernee Simons (Ankle) QUESTIONABLE

Cody Zeller (Knee) OUT

Greg Brown III (Illness, Non Covid) OUT

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Chris Finch

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NOTES
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• This is the 1st of 4 games between the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves this season
• The Teams will see each other again in Portland on January 25th and back in Minnesota on March 5th and 7th
• The Trail Blazers won the 2020-21 season series 2-1
• Damian Lillard is looking to make his return from his abdominal injury
• The Trail Blazers bought the 47th pick from Orlando to take Jake Layman in the 2016 draft. He played for Portland from 2016 -19

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TRIVIA

The Trail Blazers last played the Timberwolves on March 14th, in Minnesota losing 114 -112. Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 38 pts. He was second in scoring for the Trail Blazers with 21 points.

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[Shaboid]

Wish I wouldn't have bought my tickets for this game a while ago, they probably dropped 50%. At least there's a chance dame comes back!

Rip city!

 

[blazerkor]

Yeah, Dame telling Marc Spears that he might play is encouraging. As far as this being a trap game... the fucking Wolves are a half game ahead of us. This is no trap game. These are two teams that aren't that good trying to get to .500 and stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. Edwards continues to get better. KAT is doing his thing. I don't know if DLo is playing or not but he's a competitor. Dame v PatBev is always something to see if we get to see it.

Let's hope for a win, let's hope that the magic that is cortizone has brought down the inflammation in Dame's abdomen and has his tendinopathy healing up, and let's hope Nurk and RoCo do things to help front offices around the league remember the value they can bring a team. Go Blazers!

 

[AldoTrapani]

Tank

 

[THE HCP]

I do t know how a game against a team that’s BETTER than us could be considered a trap situation.

 

[stampedehero]

With the promise of Dame starting, I think he will play hard and we will get a win.

 

[Eastoff]

Is that like a cat fish game?

 

[Orion Bailey]

 

[Shaboid]

Is dame back tonight???

 

[RR7]

 

[Tince]

Interesting timing given the GM change...

 

[Cugel]

Look for Edwards to get 40

 

[stampedehero]

Look for Edwards to get 40

 

[illmatic99]

I wonder if Nas starts tonight. Will make our lineup normal height for once

 

[Scalma]

I wonder if Nas starts tonight. Will make our lineup normal height for once

0.01% chance norm or CJ ever get benched, even though it should happen.

 

[TBpup]

0.01% chance norm or CJ ever get benched, even though it should happen.

Since CJ is out with the injury, the question seemed quite valid.

 

[Chris Craig]

I wonder if Nas starts tonight. Will make our lineup normal height for once

He should

It could be Snell

I think Little will start though

 

[Chris Craig]

Zeller is out a week at least with a patellar fracture

Another Blazer big with knee issues

 

[Chris Craig]

Greg Brown is out with a non Covid illness

 

[Scalma]

Since CJ is out with the injury, the question seemed quite valid.

oh yeah, it’s been so long between games I’m rusty.

 

[wizenheimer]

Zeller is out a week at least with a patellar fracture

Another Blazer big with knee issues

where did you get the week from? He will be re-evaluated in a week but that could be to see if he needs surgery.

a broken kneecap seems to be a fairly significant injury, but maybe the small fracture, is really really small

 

[Chris Craig]

where did you get the week from? He will be re-evaluated in a week but that could be to see if he needs surgery.

a broken kneecap seems to be a fairly significant injury, but maybe the small fracture, is really really small

I said at least a week, but yeah it will be longer.

 

[wizenheimer]

I said at least a week, but yeah it will be longer.

I've seen 3-6 months as a recovery time. I guess since they are saying it's a "small" fracture it might be less.

when Portland went into the season with Nukic/Zeller/Nance as their big man rotation they were taking a huge risk because the three players combined had missed about 260 games the previous 3 seasons.

 

[Chris Craig]

I've seen 3-6 months as a recovery time. I guess since they are saying it's a "small" fracture it might be less.

when Portland went into the season with Nukic/Zeller/Nance as their big man rotation they were taking a huge risk because the three players combined had missed about 260 games the previous 3 seasons.

That sucks. We do have that 15th spot to sign another big man

 

[B-Roy]

That sucks. We do have that 15th spot to sign another big man

Gonna be hard to justify adding salary to this roster when they are trying to get out of the tax.

 

[Chris Craig]

Gonna be hard to justify adding salary to this roster when they are trying to get out of the tax.

They do that by the trade deadline with moves

 

[wizenheimer]

trading two firsts and Ariza for RoCo, then trading RoCo for tax relief will just be another brick in Olshey's idiot-legacy

 

[THE HCP]

NOBODY here!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Tank

You really don't have a clue what tanking is.

 

[LayneStaley]

A loss here should get the phones ringing.