Game Thread GAME# 37: BLAZERS @ TIMBERWOLVES - MARCH 13, 2021 - SATURDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
21 - 15
(10-8 Road)
MINNEOSTA TIMBERWOLVES
8 - 29
(4-13 Home)


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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS RICKY RUBIO

SG

GARY TRENT VS ANTHONY EDWARDS

SF

DERRICK JONES Jr. VS JAKE LAYMAN

PF

ROBERT COVINGTON VS JARRED VANDERBILT

C

ENES KANTER VS KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS


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WHEN: 5:00 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 3/13/2021

WHERE: TARGET CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

SIMONS , BLEVINS

ELLEBY , LITTLE , HOOD

ANTHONY , GILES


- MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES-

McLAUGHLIN , NOWELL

OKOGIE , CULVER , HERNANGOMEZ

McDANIELS , DAVIS , REID


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Harry Giles (left calf strain): QUESTIONABLE
C.J. McCollum (left foot fracture): QUESTIONABLE
Jusuf Nurkic (right wrist fracture): QUESTIONABLE
Zach Collins (left ankle stress fracture): OUT
TIMBERWOLVES
Malik Beasley (suspension): OUT
D'Angelo Russell (left knee): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- CHRIS FINCH

OFFICIAL TIMBERWOLVES' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Portland's March 13 game against Minnesota will be the second of three meetings between the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves during the 2020-21 season. The final game will be played the following day, March 14. Portland leads the season series, 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves, 135-117 at Moda Center on Jan. 7. Damian Lillard led Portland with 39 points (13-21 FG, 7-12 3-PT, 6-7 FT), seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals, while Anthony Edwards paced the Timberwolves with 26 points (9-21 FG, 3-10 3-PT, 5-7 FT), four rebounds and two steals.

• Enes Kanter added 10 points (5-5 FG), seven rebounds, one assist, two steals and two blocks against the Timberwolves on Jan. 7.

• D'Angelo Russell recorded 26 points (9-16 FG, 3-7 3-PT, 5-6 FT), three rebounds and three assists for Minnesota on Jan. 7.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 86-35
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 50-12
MINNESOTA HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 36-23

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[Darkwebs]

This will be a back-to-back pair of games, both in Minnesota.

After giving away the game to the Suns, we gotta get these next 2 against the lowly Wolves, who have lost 13 of their last 15 games.

 

[Darkwebs]

For reference (regarding the poll question):

 

[Strenuus]

City ones and its not even close.

 

[Darkwebs]

There won't be much variety in Portland's next 6 games. They'll play 2 games at the Wolves, then 2 versus the Pels, and finally 2 against the Mavs.

 

[HolyBackboard]

There won't be much variety in Portland's next 6 games. They'll play 2 games at the Wolves, then 2 versus the Pels, and finally 2 against the Mavs.

Need all six, tbh.

 

[kjironman1]

Gotta beat the teams you are supposed to beat. This is one of them for sure.

 

[tester551]

For reference (regarding the poll question):

The association.... I would love the Statement jerseys, except for the stripes look line 'tire tracks'.

The City and Earned are both bad.
The best one of all were these Rip City ones from a couple years ago.

 

[stampedehero]

There won't be much variety in Portland's next 6 games. They'll play 2 games at the Wolves, then 2 versus the Pels, and finally 2 against the Mavs.

In the least, I expect only two losses and that would be against the Pelicans and the Mavericks..

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Mavs are going to be a problem in the 2nd half of the season.

Take this with a small sample alert, but since Porzingis returned from a brief absence due to lower back tightness, his defensive rating has been a stingy 103.1 in four games, all wins for the Mavs, who have matched their longest winning streak of the season to improve to 19-16.

 

[illmatic99]

Minny just beat the Pels by 30. This isn't going to be a cakewalk, but with how we play against the good teams, these two are must-wins.

 

[Shaboid]

Any update on CJ?

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[kjironman1]

Uh Oh. A calf injury has Giles out for like 3 weeks now.

 

[DDolla]

No excuses, we should start our new winning streak tonight.

 

[wizenheimer]

Uh Oh. A calf injury has Giles out for like 3 weeks now.

seems like 3 months

however, calf "soreness" could just be from the process of getting into game condition and ramping up the workload

 

[jlprk]

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
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You would have been a bad bookkeeper.

 

[Mr. Robot]

unless minnesota shoots extremely well or blazers shoot extremely bad, there will be no excuses for not winning both of these games

minneosta is terrible, plain and simple

 

[TBpup]

unless minnesota shoots extremely well or blazers shoot extremely bad, there will be no excuses for not winning both of these games

minneosta is terrible, plain and simple

...uh oh, that seems to happen with a lot of Blazers opponents.

 

[jlprk]

unless minnesota shoots extremely well or blazers shoot extremely bad, there will be no excuses for not winning both of these games

minneosta is terrible, plain and simple

I expected it the first sentence...you cleverly kept me waiting.

 

[Mr. Robot]

that calf injury is not serious, but more of a precaution i would say

hell be back very soon, by the end of the next week id say

 

[Darkwebs]

You would have been a bad bookkeeper.

Thanks!

 

[Mr. Robot]

It amazes me that Jake Layman is a starter for an NBA team. Good for him. Always liked his energy when he was with us.

layman was good at cutting to the basket, with nurk finding him with the backdoor passes

 

[AldoTrapani]

Dame with garbage defense

 

[Chris Craig]

DJJ!

 

[Chris Craig]

Good steal Gary!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Don't let Rubio get in your head, Lillard.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Don't let Rubio get in your head, Lillard.

Weird we need to even say that

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Does anyone else with Youtube TV have extremely bad picture quality right now?

 

[Chris Craig]

Don't let Rubio get in your head, Lillard.

He's not