Game Thread GAME# 43: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - JANUARY 17, 2020 - FRIDAY, 6:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
18 - 24
(9-14 Road)
DALLAS MAVERICKS
26 - 15
(12-10 Home)

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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS LUKA DONCIC

SG

CJ McCOLLUMVSTIM HARDAWAY Jr

SF

KENT BAZEMORE VS DORIAN FINNEY-SMITH

PF

CARMELO ANTHONY VS KRISTAPS PORZINGIS

C

HASSAN WHITESIDE VS DWIGHT POWELL


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WHEN: 6:30 PM (PST), FRIDAY, 1/17/2020

WHERE: AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, DALLAS, TX

TV BROADCAST:

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RADIO BROADCAST:

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

SIMONS , TRENT Jr.

LITTLE , HEZONJA , HOARD

TOLLIVER , BROWN


- DALLAS MAVERICKS-

BAREA , BRUNSON , WRIGHT

CURRY , REAVES , CLEVELAND

LEE , JACKSON , ROBY

KLEBER , MARJANOVIC


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Mario Hezonja (back): QUESTIONABLE
Skal Labissiere (left knee): OUT
Rodney Hood (torn Achilles): OUT
Zach Collins (dislocated left shoulder): OUT
Jusuf Nurkic (left leg): OUT
MAVERICKS
Kristaps Porzingis (right knee soreness): QUESTIONABLE
Ryan Broekhoff (fractured left fibula): OUT




HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- RICK CARLISLE

OFFICIAL MAVERICKS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Friday’s game is the second of four meetings between the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks this season. Portland leads the season series, 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers beat the Mavericks in Dallas on Oct. 27, 121-119. CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 35 points (13-26 FG, 1-4 3-PT, 8-8 FT) to go with six rebounds, four assists and two steals while Kristaps Porzingis paced the Mavericks with 32 points (11-23 FG, 3-10 3-PT, 7-10 FT), nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks.

• Damian Lillard had 28 points (10-20 FG, 1-7 3-PT, 7-9 FT), three rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block at Dallas on Oct. 27.

• Kent Bazemore scored 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 2-3 FT) to go with five rebounds and one assist at Dallas on Oct. 27.

• Luka Doncic recorded 29 points (8-22 FG, 2-11 3-PT, 11-14 FT), 12 rebounds, nine assists and three steals against the Trail Blazers on Oct. 27.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 85-73
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 53-24
AT THE MAVERICKS: Mavericks lead, 49-32

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[Darkwebs]

Let's see if the Blazers can carry the momentum of the victory against the Rockets into Dallas.

This season the Blazers have not been able to consistently beat good teams who were at least fairly healthy.

This will be 2 ESPN games in a row for the Blazers. And next week, the Blazers will have 2 straight TNT games.

TICky-tacky fouls: hopefully we don't see many of these called on the Blazers
TACky uniforms and court designs for Dallas: looks like a kingartener colored all over them.
TOEing the company line: where would the Blazers be if they were healthy this season?
CAN
THE
BLAZERS
WIN
3
IN
A
ROW?

 

[Tince]

Lets not get greedy on this one!

 

[DDolla]

Now repeat that Harden defense against Luka

 

[kjironman1]

Beat more Texans!

 

[kjironman1]

Blazers get a really good travel game here with a day off in the middle. Plenty of rest and some time to prepare.

 

[Terry Stotts]

Rick doesnt have shit on me. I'm going to roast these ponies tomorrow! Luka? More like Puke-a!

 

[Shaboid]

Let's see if the Blazers can carry the momentum of the victory against the Rockets into Dallas.

This season the Blazers have not been able to consistently beat good teams who were at least fairly healthy.

This will be 2 ESPN games in a row for the Blazers. And next week, the Blazers will have 2 straight TNT games.

TICky-tacky fouls: hopefully we don't see many of these called on the Blazers
TACky uniforms and court designs for Dallas: looks like a kingartener colored all over them.
TOEing the company line: where would the Blazers be if they were healthy this season?
CAN
THE
BLAZERS
WIN
3
IN
A
ROW?

I see what you did there. Well done.

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

Let’s go!

 

[RickyJoe]

Rick doesnt have shit on me. I'm going to roast these ponies tomorrow! Luka? More like Puke-a!

I've got all the dirt on you

 

[BonesJones]

They should try the same defense on Luka that they used on Harden.

 

[kjironman1]

This game is gonna be too close to call. Would love to call another win before the game but i just can't do it on this one. Doncic is a media darling so i'm thinking it's gonna be 8 on 5 and not in favor of the Blazers. ESPN again will not want a uninteresting call again with the Blazers putting the Mavs away. If the Blazers are gonna win this they are going to have to steal it.

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

This game is gonna be too close to call. Would love to call another win before the game but i just can't do it on this one. Doncic is a media darling so i'm thinking it's gonna be 8 on 5 and not in favor of the Blazers. ESPN again will not want a uninteresting call again with the Blazers putting the Mavs away. If the Blazers are gonna win this they are going to have to steal it.

I don’t see that way. Dame has that factor too, also we have Melo. Everybody needs to be ready - play defense and stay alive at the 4QR.

 

[stampedehero]

I hope we win! BTW, Where is the caption contest?

 

[kjironman1]

I don’t see that way. Dame has that factor too, also we have Melo. Everybody needs to be ready - play defense and stay alive at the 4QR.

It's a national TV game in their Building so i makes me feel as though it's gonna be called for them. But yes. Dame and now Melo have some of that but i would hardly call them darlings. If Doncic gets a hang nail it's front page news.

 

[kjironman1]

From this point of the season (42 games). The Blazers have to go 23-17 the rest of the way to achieve a .500 season (41-41). What a ride it would be if they started rolling and went 28-12.
How fun would that be to watch? They would have to beat some pretty good teams along the way. Might as well get this game too.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

What’s with the Space Jam motif with the Mavs’ court and jerseys?

 

[hoopsjock]

From this point of the season (42 games). The Blazers have to go 23-17 the rest of the way to achieve a .500 season (41-41). What a ride it would be if they started rolling and went 28-12.
How fun would that be to watch? They would have to beat some pretty good teams along the way. Might as well get this game too.

If they can just go like 5-7 or 6-6 the next 12 games there is a stretch of about 19 games after that where it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility to go on a big run like 15-4 or 14-5, especially if they get healthy and boost the lineup with a trade.

 

[kjironman1]

If they can just go like 5-7 or 6-6 the next 12 games there is a stretch of about 19 games after that where it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility to go on a big run like 15-4 or 14-5, especially if they get healthy and boost the lineup with a trade.

Guess my point is this could get really fun to watch.

 

[Scalma]

I voted espn because all the annoying dudes are at tnt

Webber
Reggie
McHale
Shaq

Espn has a bunch of idiots too but most of them are in the studio.

 

[Darkwebs]

Porzingis (knee) ruled out for Friday's game against the Trail Blazers, Jamie Goldberg of The Oregonian reports.

 

[noknobs]

Hopefully Dallas misses about 30 wide-open 3-pointers like the Rockets did.

 

[DDolla]

If the Blazers beat Mavs then OKC, that means they are back. The only L that I can think of is that Lakers game.

 

[Strenuus]

The rockets game is what we will call an anomoly for the season.

 

[DDolla]

Dame questionnable tonight... FML

 

[Bruno_Sabino]

If the Blazers beat Mavs then OKC, that means they are back. The only L that I can think of is that Lakers game.

Let’s do it

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Dame questionnable tonight... FML

????

 

[Neil O. Shyster]

????

Casey Holdahl@CHold 12m

No update from Terry Stotts on @Dame_Lillard’s status for tonight’s game. However, he did say that @mariohezonja
is available.

 

[Neil O. Shyster]

The points spread jumped from +7 to +9.5 so I am guessing Dame is probably out.

 

[Tince]

Dame questionnable tonight... FML

If Stotts ran more ISO, Dame wouldn't have got sick!