Game Thread GAME# 40: BUCKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 11, 2020 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
33 - 6
(15-4 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
16 - 23
(8-9 Home)

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

PG

ERIC BLEDSOE VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

WESLEY MATTHEWS VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

KHRIS MIDDLETON VS KENT BAZEMORE

PF

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO VS CARMELO ANTHONY

C

BROOK LOPEZ VS HASSAN WHITESIDE

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 1/11/2020

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

---- MILWAUKEE BUCKS ----

MASON III , HILL , DiVINCENZO

CONNAUGHTON , BROWN , KORVER

REYNOLDS , ANTETOKOUNMPO , ILYASOVA ,

WILSON , BENDER , LOPEZ

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

SIMONS , TRENT Jr.

LITTLE , HEZONJA , HOARD

TOLLIVER , BROWN


INJURIES
BUCKS
Donte DiVincenzo (left quad contusion): QUESTIONABLE
D.J. Wilson (right hamstring strain): DOUBTFUL
Jodie Meeks (suspension): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Mario Hezonja (back): QUESTIONABLE
Hassan Whiteside (illness): QUESTIONABLE
Skal Labissiere (left knee): OUT
Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT
Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

MIKE BUDENHOLZER --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL BUCKS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday’s game will complete the two contests between the Trail Blazers and Bucks during the 2019-20 season. Milwaukee leads the season series, 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: Milwaukee took down Portland, 137-129, on Nov. 21 in Milwaukee. CJ McCollum paced Portland with a season-high 37 points (15-29 FG, 5-10 3-PT, 2-2 FT), six rebounds and 10 assists. Eric Bledsoe led the Bucks with 30 points (11-21 FG, 2-6 3-PT, 6-6 FT), four rebounds and six assists.

• November 21 was McCollum’s only double-double of the season.

• Carmelo Anthony scored 18 points (6-15 FG, 3-5 3-PT, 3-4 FT) to go with seven rebounds and four assists against Milwaukee on Nov. 21.

• Skal Labissiere had a season-high 22 points (10-16 FG, 2-4 3-PT), 12 rebounds, three assists and five blocks on Dec. 21.

• In the previous meeting with Portland, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points (9-27 FG, 1-7 3-PT, 5-10 FT) to go with 19 rebounds and season-high 15 assists.

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Bucks lead, 74-52
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 35-27
AT THE BUCKS: Bucks lead 47-17

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[Darkwebs]

Blazers must win this game if they want to be .500 at home and stay afloat in the race for the last playoff spot in the West.

2nd night of a back-to-back for Milwaukee. Hopefully, this (along with home court) makes the Blazers a little bit more competitive with the Bucks.

 

[Darkwebs]

Too bad the Bucks aren't wearing their Cream City jerseys this game. It would've been interesting to see those against our Rip City jerseys.

 

[oldmangrouch]

This is going to be ugly.

 

[Darkwebs]

This is going to be ugly.

Yeah, this will be as ugly as Tolliver's jump shot.

 

[kjironman1]

Yeah, this will be as ugly as Tolliver's jump shot.

Tolliver jumps?

 

[oldmangrouch]

Yeah, this will be as ugly as Tolliver's jump shot.

This is a case we need an alternative name to "jump shot."

"Slump shot?" "Dump shot?" "Chump shot?" "Things go bump in the night shot?" "Ugly as a baboon's rump shot?" "Something-something Forrest Gump shot?"


HA! Maybe you should use this as a poll!

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

Moda center could turn things - Let’s go

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

The Bucks have “Cream City” jerseys that are off white. Heh...

 

[Cugel]

Portland hasn't a hope in hell. Not with Stoffence.

 

[Neil O. Shyster]

Can some who is going to the next game yell fire Stotts really loud during a free throw so he can hear it... please?!

 

[Jon]

We are going to get annihilated.

Side note: although great looking, we need to ditch the rip city jerseys. They are fucking cursed!

 

[Chris Craig]

Too bad the Bucks aren't wearing their Cream City jerseys this game. It would've been interesting to see those against our Rip City jerseys.

Do they ejaculate alot there?

 

[Chris Craig]

Yeah, this will be as ugly as Tolliver's jump shot.

Uglier

 

[Labinot41]

Bucks 134
Blazers 106

 

[TBpup]

Rest all the people that fell on their backs in the Minnesota game. Rest Dame....just because.

 

[Scalma]

Dame
CJ
Trent
Melo
Whiteside
Simons
Nas
Hoard


That’s my rotation, not including the center that Olshey should’ve brought in a month ago.

 

[kjironman1]

Bump!
Pretty crazy you have to bump a game thread on game day around here to keep it on the front page.

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

They lose only 6 games... oh gosh. they about to destroy us.

 

[Scalma]

There better at least be changes to the rotation. I don’t know how you can justify Bazemore being in the rotation, let alone starting. Among rotation players he’s the worst offensive player, the least efficient shooter, and his defense isn’t good enough to make up for it. Even Mario grades out better than him.

 

[DDolla]

Bucks 160
Blazers 98

let’s continue it get that lottery pick

 

[AldoTrapani]

Ya still watch the games?

 

[hoopsjock]

Ya still watch the games?

Always

 

[kjironman1]

Ya still watch the games?

Of course.

 

[BlazerBeav]

No Whiteside. This is going to get ugly. I should've sold the tickets since the secondary market was really high for this game, but just can't quit this addiction.

 

[Scalma]

Lmao Olshey deserves this.

 

[BonesJones]

"Droppin' Games for Toppin Gains" is the tank motto.

 

[Scalma]

Dame shouldn’t play either.

 

[Scalma]

Off topic but who gives a shit 1917 was amazing

 

[Strenuus]

Off topic but who gives a shit 1917 was amazing

The trailer was cool as shit.

Did it have a tank in it? There. I brought it back on topic. Tank!