Game Thread GAME# 46: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 23, 2016 - SATURDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2015-16 Regular Season Record
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
9 - 36
(4-21 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
19 - 26
(10-10 Home)



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

PG

JORDAN CLARKSON VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

LOU WILLIAMS VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

KOBE BRYANT VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

PF

JULIUS RANDLE VS NOAH VONLEH

C

ROY HIBBERT VS MASON PLUMLEE


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WHEN: 7:30 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 1/23/2016​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

HUERTAS , RUSSELL , YOUNG , BROWN

BASS , KELLY , BLACK , SACRE
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

FRAZIER , HENDERSON , CRABBE , HARKLESS

CONNAUGHTON , LEONARD , DAVIS , KAMAN

INJURIES
LAKERS
Brandon Bass (sore right foot): PROBABLE.
Kobe Bryant (sore right shoulder and sore right Achilles): QUESTIONABLE.
Larry Nance Jr. (sore right knee): DOUBTFUL.
TRAIL BLAZERS
NONE



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

BYRON SCOTT --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL LAKERS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday marks the third and final regular season game between the Trail Blazers and Lakers in 2015-16.

• Portland has won both of its games against the L.A. Lakers this season, marking the team’s third consecutive season with at least two wins against LAL.

• The Trail Blazers hosted and defeated the Lakers earlier this season on Nov. 28. Damian Lillard scored a game-high 29 points (5-11 3-PT) and dished out seven assists in that 108-96 victory.

• Both Damian Lillard (30 pts, 13 ast) and Mason Plumlee (17 pts, 11 reb) recorded double-doubles in Portland’s first mathcup against the Lakers on Nov. 22 (W, 107-93).

• The Trail Blazers have won six consecutive games over the Lakers, marking the team’s longest winning streak against LAL since it won a franchise-high eight consecutive games from 2/18/93 to 1/9/95.

• Portland has beaten the Lakers by at least 10 points in each of its past five contests.

• Portland won all four of its games against the Lakers last season, marking the team’s first sweep over LAL in 20 seasons (1993-94).

• Damian Lillard has averaged 29.5 points and 10.0 assists in two games against the Lakers this season (one doubledouble). Lillard has scored at least 20 points in 10 of his 13 career games against Los Angeles (5 games with 30+ pts).

• Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has averaged 27.9 points in 31 career games against the Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. Bryant has scored at least 30 points in 17 of those games.

• Portland has outscored the Lakers by 22 in the first quarter of both matchups this season (+12 points through quarters 2-4).

• Ed Davis notched career-highs of 8.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks in 79 games (24 starts) with the Lakers in 2014-15. Davis has averaged 6.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games against LAL this season.


• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Lakers lead, 118-97
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 65-42
AT THE LAKERS: Lakers lead, 76-32

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[BLAZINGGIANTS]

You're late.

Just sayin'.

FAMS.

(I approve of your work.)

 

[riverman]

Awesome as usual Darkweb! Need to bring the juice and destroy this Laker team!

 

[THE HCP]

Kobe will expect to be booed big time and I'm sure would be pissed at anything less!

 

[riverman]

He's a Bond villain

 

[BBert]

Kobe will expect to be booed big time and I'm sure would be pissed at anything less!

Then I say we burst his bubble. Apathy is the best revenge.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

A lot of pressure to win this one, considering we just lost to the 76ers and its Kobe's last night in PDX.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Their starting lineup isn't too awfully different from ours, notwithstanding the Kobe/Aminu match-up.

 

[tlongII]

This is one game where I don't care about the draft pick. BEAT LA!

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[SpamKing]

I would boo the muffer if I hadn't sold my tix for major bank. . .

 

[kjironman1]

Nah...I don't prescribe to the "Booing" thing. Just beat them.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm going to go to the game with @Orion Bailey . Really looking forward to it, it's been a couple of years that I could go to a game and just fan out! On the Isle of Misfit Press you're not allowed to wear team gear or cheer.

 

[Strenuus]

I'm going to go to the game with @Orion Bailey . Really looking forward to it, it's been a couple of years that I could go to a game and just fan out! On the Isle of Misfit Press you're not allowed to wear team gear or cheer.

Have fun! He showed me those seats from the suite and they are some good seats! I'm going to the Dallas game with him in March!

 

[riverman]

I'm going to go to the game with @Orion Bailey . Really looking forward to it, it's been a couple of years that I could go to a game and just fan out! On the Isle of Misfit Press you're not allowed to wear team gear or cheer.

You should have used the Clark Kent method of shedding the suit in a phone booth so you could flaunt that Felton jersey and duck back in for the suit when the cops show up

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You should have used the Clark Kent method of shedding the suit in a phone booth so you could flaunt that Felton jersey and duck back in for the suit when the cops show up

I'm wearing my Patty Mills jersey tonight.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Is anyone going to the game able to get me one of the game night shirts in an XL?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Why does this game start at 7:30? Isn't that unusual for a home game that isn't on national TV?

 

[PDXFonz]

Why does this game start at 7:30? Isn't that unusual for a home game that isn't on national TV?

Was it originally? I know ESPN has pulled and added games before.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Was it originally? I know ESPN has pulled and added games before.

Oh it might have been, that would make sense. Even though I can't see why they would have chosen this game in the first place.

 

[BonesJones]

Might've broken my nose in my game tonight. A win over the Lakers would be some good therapy.

 

[dead247]

Today is the last day of the current League Pass free trial for anyone in a non-Comcast area.

Btw, has anyone ever noticed that LP broadband is advertised as "full HD"? It isn't. Lyin' sack o' shitz. FFS it's 2016, wth are they waiting for?

Edit: Non-Comcast BLAZERS area

 

[dead247]

Might've broken my nose in my game tonight. A win over the Lakers would be some good therapy.

Do you have a link for live streaming of your games? Not that I want to see your nose being broken, but just for future reference? I'd like to check it out sometimes just for kicks.

 

[riverman]

Might've broken my nose in my game tonight. A win over the Lakers would be some good therapy.

Hope you didn't get tickets in the nosebleeds..what's the other guy look like?

 

[BonesJones]

Do you have a link for live streaming of your games? Not that I want to see your nose being broken, but just for future reference? I'd like to check it out sometimes just for kicks.

Yeah www.columbiabasin.edu/index.aspx?page=138.

Been getting sporadic playing time.. Got 16 minutes tonight which was the most this season. Dropped 12pts (4/6 3pt) with 5 boards and 2 assists. I just haven't played with enough confidence all year but hopefully I'll start playing better so I can earn more PT.

 

[42N8Bounce]

There are a lot of yellow jerseys here tonight.

I hope the Blazer fans are ready to get loud!!

 

[BonesJones]

Hope you didn't get tickets in the nosebleeds..what's the other guy look like?

I didn't even remember who did it. I was next to a guy on a fastbreak and jumped to block his shot and he swung his off hand elbow out.

 

[riverman]

Is that HCP in the Kobe jersey?

 

[riverman]

I didn't even remember who did it. I was next to a guy on a fastbreak and jumped to block his shot and he swung his off hand elbow out.

ouch...next time don't block the shot with your nose

 

[riverman]

Well off to work, we have a pretty good record when I can't see the games....Go Blazers!