Game Thread GAME# 28: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - DECEMBER 15, 2016 - THURSDAY, 6:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
13 - 14
(5-10 Road)
DENVER NUGGETS
9 - 16
(3-7 Home)

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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS EMMANUEL MUDIAY

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS WILL BARTON

SF

MAURICE HARKLESS VS DANILO GALLINARI

PF

NOAH VONLEH VS DARRELL ARTHUR

C

MASON PLUMLEE VS JUSUF NURKIC


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WHEN: 6:00 PM, THURSDAY, 12/15/2016

WHERE: PEPSI CENTER, DENVER, CO

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON ,

CRABBE , TURNER , LAYMAN

VONLEH , LEONARD , DAVIS

DENVER NUGGETS

NELSON , MURRAY , BEASLEY

GEE , MILLER , CHANDLER

HERNANGOMES , FARIED , JOKIC



INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Al-Farouq Aminu (back contusion): DOUBTFUL
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT
NUGGETS
DARRELL ARTHUR (Rt. Posterior Knee Soreness): PROBABLE
Wilson Chandler (right hip soreness): PROBABLE
Gary Harris (right foot injury): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- MICHAEL MALONE



NUGGETS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Thursday marks the third of four regular season matchups between the Trail
Blazers and Nuggets in 2016-17.

• LAST MEETING: Portland defeated Denver, 112-105, at the Moda Center on Nov. 13. Damian Lillard scored a game-high 32 points (7-18 FG, 15-15 FT) to go with eight rebounds and six assists.

• Portland is 2-0 against Denver this season, and has won five consecutive games against the Nuggets.

• The Trail Blazers are 13-1 against Denver since the start of the 2013-14 season. Portland has won three consecutive season series over the Nuggets.

• Portland has won fi ve of its past six games in Denver (1-0 this season), after going 2-23 on the road against the Nuggets in the 25 games prior.

• Damian Lillard is averaging 34.5 points on 47.8% shooting (20-20 FT), 6.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in two games against the Nuggets this season. Lillard has scored 30+ points in three of his past four games vs. Denver (two straight).

• CJ McCollum has scored 20+ points in both games against Denver this season (22.0 ppg).

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 96-74
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 66-20
AT THE NUGGETS: Nuggets lead, 54-30

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[BonesJones]

It's not that I necessarily prefer ESPN, it's just that it's a rare opportunity and games are mostly just on CSNNW. So I always like to switch it up for once.

Plus the picture quality on nationally televised games seems better.

 

[Scalma]

Gonna get a good look at future blazer great jusef nurkic.

 

[BrunoSOC]

Its a big game. Lets get this win and prepare for the Warriors.

 

[THE HCP]

Its a big game. Lets get this win and prepare for the Warriors.

Bro we just need to be worrying about the next team on our schedule and nobody else.

 

[Strenuus]

Bro we just need to be worrying about the next team on our schedule and nobody else.

That is what he said. He said "Lets get this win AND prepare for the warriors" meaning we will get the win and then prepare... so, he did say what you wanted.

 

[THE HCP]

Taking off! Gonna be a rough one

 

[THE HCP]

 

[BigGameDamian]

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Any jet lag going on?

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[BrunoSOC]

Excited for this one. I can see me update the Damian Lillard thread tonight.

Lets go blazers

 

[trailblazer18]

We have the Vonleh twins! One starter, one riding the pine.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

We have the Vonleh twins! One starter, one riding the pine.

One looks like the more wild-child of the twins. Different haircut.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

We have the Vonleh twins! One starter, one riding the pine.

His name is "Noah", only makes sense that he would come as a pair.

 

[Nhawz]

We roll in this one

 

[BigGameDamian]

We roll in this one

Nuggets will start tanking for Lonzo Bell or Josh Jackson.

 

[Darkwebs]

We have the Vonleh twins! One starter, one riding the pine.

Actually, Vonleh is in a state of quantum superposition, where an object (or player) can be in multiple positions/states simultaneously until the point of observation/measurement by an external subject. Thus, the superposition of Vonleh will only collapse into one of either states (starter or bench player) when the game is observed (tip off).

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[Cippy91]

Wonder how long it will take aminu to readjust when he comes back after being injured for most of the season so far.

 

[Tunchi]

What ya think of Gallanari? I always liked this dudes game

 

[Cippy91]

Making Denver look like the number one offensively ranked team

 

[Tunchi]

The worse defense in the NBA showed up tonight

 

[Tunchi]

Making Denver look like the number one offensively ranked team

Well you gotta understand our defense is #30 for a reason

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Jokic is niiice.

 

[illmatic99]

This defense man

 

[illmatic99]

This team is all talk

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Note to self: don't watch the first halves.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

We roll in this one

...over.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

On the stream I'm watching they don't have commercials, and I am reminded once again of how deeply weird the American tradition of cheerleaders is.

And they don't even get paid well, so I guess they're doing it "for the love of it"...

 

[Tunchi]

This team is all talk

Absolutely all talk