Game Thread GAME# 45: WIZARDS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 24, 2015 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), NBATV & CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

PROBABLE STARTERS

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

JOHN WALL (PG) , BRADLEY BEAL (SG)

PAUL PIERCE (SF) , NENE HILARIO (PF)

MARCIN GORTAT (C)




PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

DAMIAN LILLARD (PG) , WESLEY MATTHEWS (SG)
THE RAINBROZ

ALLEN CRABBE (SF) , LaMARCUS ALDRIDGE (PF)

CHRIS KAMAN (C)







WHEN: 7:00 PM, SATURDAY, 1/24/2015​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

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RADIO BROADCAST:

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BENCH

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

MILLER , TEMPLE , WEBSTER , BUTLER

PORTER , HUMPHRIES , GOODEN , SERAPHIN


PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

BLAKE , MCCOLLUM , BARTON

WRIGHT , CLAVER , ROBINSON , LEONARD



INJURIES
WIZARDS
NONE
TRAIL BLAZERS
▪Nicolas Batum (right wrist sprain): OUT
▪ Joel Freeland (right shoulder strain): OUT
▪ Robin Lopez (fractured right index finger): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

RANDY WITTMAN--- TERRY STOTTS




OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday marks the first of two games between the Trail Blazers and Wizards this season.

• Last season, Portland and Washington split the season series, 1-1, with each team winning its home game.

• Portland hasn’t won a season-series against Washington since the 2008-09 season. Since then, Washington has won just one series (2012-13) and there have been four series splits.

• Damian Lillard has scored 20+ points in three of his four career games against the Wizards. Lillard notched a double-double in the most recent matchup between these teams with 23 points and 10 assists on Mar. 20, 2014 (W, 116-103).

• Wesley Matthews’ 28 points is the most he’s scored in 10 career games against Washington.

• LaMarcus Aldridge has recorded a double-double in three of his past four against the Wizards (two straight). Aldridge played in one game against Washington last season, recording 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 53-50
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 32-19
AT THE WIZARDS: Wizards lead, 31-21

OFFICIAL WIZARDS' GAME NOTES




GO BLAZERS!!!​

 

[Darkwebs]

Reserved for BRIANFROMWA

 

[Strenuus]

Websters hair in that picture, though.

 

[DUB]

Plenty of people weren't happy with him when he was here, but I'd welcome "The Definition" back any day.




And Dre.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Tank for sabonis jr.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Going out on a limb there predicting Crabbe starts when he hasn't even played lately Darkwebs! I like the gutsy call but boy that one could easily be wrong.

 

[Scalma]

If crabbe doesn't start tonight something is really up.

 

[Duvalier]

LA playing tonight? Putting surgery on hold

 

[HailBlazers]

Fuck yea! That a kid LA

 

[riverman]

Now with LA back, we're winning this sucker!

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Fuck tanking, give this team a spanking! Matthews 38 points in 3rd quarter. Book it.

 

[truebluefan]

Dame, Kaman pregame. Via traillbazers.com twitter

 

[Darkwebs]

So the official word is Kaman will play tonight, but Nico is out.

 

[truebluefan]

Shooting pregame

 

[truebluefan]

"I feel like it's something I'll be able to tolerate" - LA on thumb pain.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Tank for sabonis jr.

He'll be untouchable as soon as he's drafted!

 

[truebluefan]

Kaman wearing a sleeve

 

[BigGameDamian]

Of course NBATV will black the game out. FUCKERS!!

 

[magnifier661]

If you're not a fan of Aldridge now then you ain't a basketball fan!

 

[riverman]

Those are fans who don't like to play cards, just love shuffling the deck...over and over and over

 

[Blazinaway]

If crabbe doesn't start tonight something is really up.

he is starting, Stotts cracks me up, he doesn't play Crabbe at all for 3-4 games and now he starts, hope it goes well

If crabbe doesn't start tonight something is really up.

If crabbe doesn't start tonight something is really up.

got your wish, Stotts cracks me up wuth starting Crabbe after he hardly played the past 3-4 games, hope he does wekk

 

[Blazinaway]

If you're not a fan of Aldridge now then you ain't a basketball fan!

yep, lots of respect his way

 

[Strenuus]

Damn. That ovation was loud for LA. Lots of love.

 

[Strenuus]

CRAP. Violet Palmer. Over/under on bad calls going against the blazers this game will start at 4.

 

[riverman]

I love that Stotts has Crabbe starting tonight. Everybody gets a shot

 

[Strenuus]

lmfao. The match up of the game?

Tone: LMA vs. Canzano.

Epic.

 

[Strenuus]

LA missed a shot. He should have sat.

/sinobas

 

[riverman]

Good...made both free throws

 

[riverman]

Dame does not need to shoot 30 ft shots

 

[Blazinaway]

why is Lillard shootin so far out so early in the clock?