Game Thread GAME# 33: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 28, 2019 - SATURDAY, 7:00PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
24 - 7
(14-3 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
14 - 18
(8-7 Home)

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

PG

AVERY BRADLEY VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

DANNY GREEN VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

LeBRON JAMES VS KENT BAZEMORE

PF

ANTHONY DAVIS VS CARMELO ANTHONY

C

JaVALE McGEE VS HASSAN WHITESIDE


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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 12/28/2019

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

COOK , RONDO , DANIELS

CALDWELL-POPE , HORTON-TUCKER , CARUSO

DUDLEY , KUZMA

ANTETOKOUNMPO , CACOK , HOWARD


---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

SIMONS , TRENT Jr.

LITTLE , HEZONJA , HOARD

TOLLIVER , LABISSIERE , BROWN


INJURIES
LAKERS
LeBron James (right groin): PROBABLE
DeMarcus Cousins (right knee rehab): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Mario Hezonja (back spasms): QUESTIONABLE
Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT
Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

FRANK VOGEL --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL LAKERS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday's game marks the second of four games between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers this season. Los Angeles leads the seasons series, 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: The Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers in Portland on Dec. 6, 136-113. Damian Lillard led Portland with 29 points (9-18 FG, 2-8 3-PT, 9-11 FT), seven rebounds and eight assists while Anthony Davis paced the Lakers with 39 points (12-21 FG, 2-6 3-PT, 13-15 FT), nine rebounds and three blocks.

• Hassan Whiteside recorded 17 points (8-12 FG, 1-2 FT), 10 rebounds and three steals against Los Angeles on Dec. 6.

• CJ McCollum scored 15 points (5-13 FG, 3-7 3-PT, 2-2 FT) to go with three rebounds and five assists against Los Angeles on Dec. 6.

• LeBron James recorded 31 points (11-23 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 5-7 FT), seven rebounds and eight assists against Portland on Dec. 6.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Lakers lead, 121-107
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 70-44
AT THE LAKERS: Lakers lead, 77-37

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[Darkwebs]

Loser of 4 games in a row, the Lakers will come into this game with a vengeance.

The Blazers have their own losing streak (2 in a row) and will want to get back to their wining ways with a victory at home, but it'll be no easy task against the best team in the West currently.

 

[TBpup]

Lakers on twice as long of a losing streak. If only that would continue!

 

[Darkwebs]

Looking at the starting lineups, there are some glaring inequalities. I mean, Anthony Davis versus Melo: how in the world is Davis supposed to stop Melo?

 

[BBert]

Blazers gonna shock the whirl!!

 

[Strenuus]

Look, I don't trust this team against anyone..

But I will always say FUCK the L*kers, and beat them. If we swept them and never won another game all year besides that, I would be very much okay with that.

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

Moda center needs to
Be loud for this one. Not a espn game tho?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Looking at the starting lineups, there are some glaring inequalities. I mean, Anthony Davis versus Melo: how in the world is Davis supposed to stop Melo?

The same way that Bazemore is gonna stop LeBron of course. (or maybe LeBron won't play?) I noticed Davis seemed afraid to go against Harrel one on one. Do we have anyone like that on our team?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I am working that night and I'm not sure if they have a wifi hotspot nearby. My plan is to upset the clients by informing them that the son actually has nothing wrong with him, that it's all in his head. Then I will remind the mom that state law says we can not do any work for her since she is not our client; i.e. if the most recent caregiver vacuumed, now it is her turn, not mine! Same for dishes. I am hoping that by seven they will be so annoyed that they will call the office and ask that my shift be terminated. I don't really like going there anyway.

 

[kjironman1]

Who's going?

Lakers are missing Cousins so that cancels out missing Nurk, Collins and Hood!

Pretty sure that means this game will be logged in the "W" column.

Blazers got this!

Go Blazers! Screw the Lakers on every level!

Kjironman is a fan!

 

[Labinot41]

Lord have some mercy

 

[tlongII]

We’ll get killed. Again.

 

[TBpup]

Their two best players - bigger wings who are very good on both sides of the ball.
Our two best players - smaller guards who are quite good on one side of the ball.

It is what it is. Tough to over come that when your 'stars' aren't as good as their stars AND are smaller.

 

[kjironman1]

Their two best players - bigger wings who are very good on both sides of the ball.
Our two best players - smaller guards who are quite good on one side of the ball.

It is what it is. Tough to over come that when your 'stars' aren't as good as their stars AND are smaller.

Stotts's fault.

 

[BBert]

The same way that Bazemore is gonna stop LeBron of course. (or maybe LeBron won't play?) I noticed Davis seemed afraid to go against Harrel one on one. Do we have anyone like that on our team?

Nurk

 

[Strenuus]

Stotts's fault.

That's always in play.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Cugel]

if ad and lbj are out it will be competitive

 

[TBpup]

if ad and lbj are out it will be competitive

Sadly, that may be what it takes.

 

[BonesJones]

Stotts's fault.

No, that's not Stotts fault

 

[BonesJones]

Their two best players - bigger wings who are very good on both sides of the ball.
Our two best players - smaller guards who are quite good on one side of the ball.

It is what it is. Tough to over come that when your 'stars' aren't as good as their stars AND are smaller.

Steph and Klay are smaller and not as collectively good as LeBron and AD but I'd take the 73-9 Warriors team over this Lakers team any day of the week. But of course, they have a huge coaching advantage and forwards that fit their roster. We need to go after the same advantages!

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Steph and Klay are smaller and not as collectively good as LeBron and AD but I'd take the 73-9 Warriors team over this Lakers team any day of the week. But of course, they have a huge coaching advantage and forwards that fit their roster. We need to go after the same advantages!

Steph and Klay are also better than Dame and CJ and honestly its not that close.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Nurk

Nurk wasn’t very effective against Davis in 2018 playoffs.

 

[Scalma]

Stotts is wasting Skals skill set offensively. I saw him score multiple times on Gobert last night rather easily. I also see him fucking wide open when he gets the ball at the top of the key all the time when we play ring around the rosie. If he had real freedom he could take open threes all day with how much teams key in on our guards. Why are we not running more plays for him?

 

[stampedehero]

Hassan Whiteside will dominate McGee!-One bright spot!

 

[kjironman1]

Stotts is wasting Skals skill set offensively. I saw him score multiple times on Gobert last night rather easily. I also see him fucking wide open when he gets the ball at the top of the key all the time when we play ring around the rosie. If he had real freedom he could take open threes all day with how much teams key in on our guards. Why are we not running more plays for him?

Interesting take?

 

[Wade Garrett]

Stotts is wasting Skals skill set offensively. I saw him score multiple times on Gobert last night rather easily. I also see him fucking wide open when he gets the ball at the top of the key all the time when we play ring around the rosie. If he had real freedom he could take open threes all day with how much teams key in on our guards. Why are we not running more plays for him?

Skal is getting better.
But I'm still seeing multiple times each game when the ball comes to him and he has no clue what to do.
You can practically sense him weighing his options...

 

[BigGameDamian]

https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest...le-lakers-locker-room-heading-game-vs-blazers

Trouble in the Lakers locker room heading into game vs. Blazers?

 

[Propagandist]

Who's going?

Lakers are missing Cousins so that cancels out missing Nurk, Collins and Hood!

Pretty sure that means this game will be logged in the "W" column.

Blazers got this!

Go Blazers! Screw the Lakers on every level!

Kjironman is a fan!

I'm going. 100 level, row e. Go Blazers!

 

[Blazers Roy]

Under\Over for Lakers lobs\alley-oop this game: 10 ?