Game Thread GAME# 39: PISTONS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 8, 2017 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

WHERE'S BLAZE?
WHERE'S HOOPER?
AND OH YEAH, WHERE'S WALDO?

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
DETROIT PISTONS
17 - 21
(7-12 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
16 - 22
(10-7 Home)


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

PG

REGGIE JACKSON VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

MARCUS MORRIS VS MAURICE HARKLESS

PF

JON LEUER VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

C

ANDRE DRUMMOND VS MASON PLUMLEE

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), SATURDAY, 1/7/2017​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

---- DETROIT PISTONS ----

SMITH , UDRIH , HILLIARD

GBINIJE , JOHNSON , HARRIS

ELLENSON , BAYNES , MARJANOVIC


---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON

TURNER , CRABBE , LAYMAN

VONLEH , LEONARD , DAVIS


INJURIES
PISTONS
Aron Baynes (left ankle sprain): QUESTIONABLE
Michael Gbinije (right forearm bruise): QUESTIONABLE
Reggie Bullock (left knee surgery): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

STAN VAN GUNDY --- TERRY STOTTS



PISTONS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday marks the first of two regular season matchups between the Trail Blazers and Pistons in 2016-17.

• Detroit won both of its games against Portland in 2015-16, marking the Pistons first regular season sweep over the Trail Blazers since the 2005-06 season (2-0).

• The Pistons scored at least 120 points in both games against Portland last season, after failing to reach that mark in any of their past 41 games vs. the Trail Blazers (120, 3/31/93).

• Detroit’s 120-103 win in Portland last season on Nov. 8 marked the Pistons first win at the Moda Center in their past eight tries (Last win: 3/14/07).

• In that Nov. 8 game, Detroit outscored Portland by 30 points in the fourth quarter (41-11) en route to a 120-103 victory.

• Damian Lillard has scored at least 20 points in five of his past six games against Detroit (three straight). Lillard averaged a team-best 26.0 points on 43.2% shooting in two games vs. Detroit in 2015-16.

• In Portland’s most recent game against Detroit on March 6, CJ McCollum scored 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting (2-4 3-PT). McCollum averaged 20.0 points on 53.1% shooting in two games vs. the Pistons last season.

• Reggie Jackson scored a career-high 40 points at Portland on Nov. 8, 26 of which came in the fourth quarter on 10-of-11 shooting (2-2 3-PT).

• Reggie Jackson scored at least 30 points in both of his games against the Trail Blazers last season, after scoring no more than 21 points in any of his first 12 career games vs. Portland.

• Andre Drummond has recorded six consecutive double-doubles against the Trail Blazers, and is averaging 16.3 points and 17.8 rebounds during that six-game stretch.

• Andre Drummond hauled in 27 rebounds in his last appearance at the Moda Center on Nov. 8, 2015. That represents his second-highest rebounding total in his career (29, 11/3/15 vs. Ind.).

• CONNECTION: Detroit forward Tobias Harris was teammates with Maurice Harkless and Shabazz Napier during his time with Orlando.

• CONNECTION: Al-Farouq Aminu and Detroit guard Ish Smith were teammates for two seasons at Wake Forest (2008-10).

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 61-51
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 37-18
AT THE PISTONS: Pistons lead, 33-24

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[Strenuus]

We're 10-7 this year? AWESOME!

 

[riverman]

I love ya DW but the poll question is like ...who's the better band..ABA or Millie Vanilli

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I wonder if they'll let people sleep at the Moda?

 

[Five Second Violation]

Hope we still have a game. Roads shouldn't be too icy 7-10pm, the real bad stuff will likely be later in the night.

 

[THE HCP]

Great thread sir. Well done as usual. #TheNewHCP

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Updated the thread title.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[BigGameDamian]

They postponed this game just to postpone it again. That's smart!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I love ya DW but the poll question is like ...who's the better band..ABA or Millie Vanilli

Definitely ABBA......

 

[BigGameDamian]

Ron Jeremy's in the house tonight!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Piston broadcast is showing Reggie Jackson tearing us up last time. Hope we have a plan.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Piston broadcast is showing Reggie Jackson tearing us up last time. Hope we have a plan.

oops

 

[Danimal]

Hope everyone is doing well. I hardly ever post but I do read everyones input on a daily basis. I do have a question. Last night the game was supposed to be on 763/764 on Direct Tv with League Pass. Since the game was re-scheduled, I do not see it on any League Pass stations and the Direct Tv website just shows the channels it was supposed to be on from last night. Does anyone know what channel the game is on with League Pass? Thanks.

 

[Strenuus]

4 turnovers already. lol.

 

[LuckyShot]

This team pisses me off more than any other Blazer team I've seen.

 

[EGame]

I feel good about this game.

 

[rotary111]

So i'm confused the game has started but is tv delayed until 7?

I have the Olympics on CSN. (Playstation vue)

 

[julius]

Hehe, Mason talking about how his snow days were worse...yeah, you lived in a flat city. It's not hard to drive when there are no hills.

 

[EGame]

Great ball movement

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Blazer basketball

 

[Trackjack]

Start out slow but start getting in the game.

 

[BlazerLover]

Hope everyone is doing well. I hardly ever post but I do read everyones input on a daily basis. I do have a question. Last night the game was supposed to be on 763/764 on Direct Tv with League Pass. Since the game was re-scheduled, I do not see it on any League Pass stations and the Direct Tv website just shows the channels it was supposed to be on from last night. Does anyone know what channel the game is on with League Pass? Thanks.

It's on the Team Four station.

 

[EGame]

lol nice pass turner

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Anyone know what channel it is for DirectTV people in LA? The game isn't showing up on the guide.

 

[LuckyShot]

What the fuck are these turnovers?

 

[EGame]

What the fuck are these turnovers?

They had 1 to many days off.

 

[Cippy91]

ANY decent center just wrecks Plumlee. I really want us to grab a rim protector and play plums at PF just to see how that goes, I really think we would excel

 

[Trackjack]

Right now just to many turnovers that and Drummond just strong as hell in the key.