Game Thread GAME# 50: BUCKS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 2, 2016 - TUESDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2015-16 Regular Season Record
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
20 - 30
(7-22 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
23 - 26
(14-10 Home)



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

PG

MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

KHRIS MIDDLETON VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

PF

JABARI PARKER VS NOAH VONLEH

C

GREG MONROE VS MASON PLUMLEE


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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), TUESDAY, 2/2/2016​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

ENNIS , BAYLESS , MAYO , VAUGHN

COPELAND , HENSON , O'BRYANT , PLUMLEE

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

FRAZIER , HENDERSON , CRABBE , HARKLESS

CONNAUGHTON , LEONARD , DAVIS , KAMAN



INJURIES
BUCKS
John Henson (Sore lower back): OUT
O.J. Mayo (Sore left hamstring): DOUBTFUL
Greivis Vasquez (Post-surgery, right ankle): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
NONE


HEAD COACHES

- VS –

JASON KIDD --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL BUCKS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Tuesday marks the second and final regular season matchup between the Trail Blazers and Bucks in 2015-16.

• Milwaukee defeated Portland at home earlier this season (90-88) on Dec. 7 for its second straight win over the Trail Blazers.

• In that game, the Bucks scored six points in the final 22.0 seconds of regulation to rally back from a four-point deficit for the victory.

• Portland has won two straight home games against Milwaukee, and is 7-2 against the Bucks at the Moda Center since the start of the 2006-07 season.

• With a victory, Milwaukee would earn its third season sweep over Portland in the past five seasons (2011-12).

• Damian Lillard scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-19 shooting against Milwaukee on Dec. 7.

• Portland has held Milwaukee to less than 100 points in four of the past fi ve games (2-2).

• Milwaukee has scored less than 100 points in four of the past six games, while the Trail Blazers have limited the opposition to under 100 points in each of the past three contests (all wins).

• The Trail Blazers are ranked fifth in the NBA with 45.8 rebounds per game, while the Bucks are ranked 27th in the league with 41.5 boards per contest.

• Portland is 6-1 in its past seven home games, while Milwaukee has dropped each of its past three games on the road.

• Milwaukee is 6-7 in the second game of a back-to-back sequence (lost 6 of past 7). The Bucks play in Sacramento on Monday (Feb. 1).

• Terry Stotts spent two seasons as the Bucks head coach from 2005-07, compiling a 63-83 record.

• Bucks center Miles Plumlee is the older brother of Trail Blazers forward/center Mason Plumlee. The duo served as college teammates at Duke University from 2009-10 to 2011-12.


• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Bucks lead, 68-50
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 33-25
AT THE BUCKS: Bucks lead, 43-17

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[WillG]

Nice job as usual Darkwebs!

I kinda have a soft spot for Milwaukee, so looking forward to this game.
May the W streak continue!

 

[stampedehero]

Yo YO Check out Mayo, Copeland and O Bryant... Lets win another "Keep the Streak"

 

[jlprk]

Every game, I see Darkweb's injury list and think, "We're lucky not to play this team at full-strength." Then we win, posters act like we're clearly the better team, and I think, "We sure have been lucky to stay healthy." (That will change when we furlough a player to avoid the playoffs to get our draft pick.)

INJURIES
BUCKS
John Henson (Sore lower back): QUESTIONABLE
O.J. Mayo (Sore left hamstring): DOUBTFUL
Greivis Vasquez (Post-surgery, right ankle): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
NONE

 

[Blazer4ever]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if there's one player I think could get us over the hump, it's Michael Carter Williams. You have him run the offense with Dame and CJ at the wings and you need nothing more.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if there's one player I think could get us over the hump, it's Michael Carter Williams. You have him run the offense with Dame and CJ at the wings and you need nothing more.

You need defense

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

And a guy that can hit a shot every now and again......

 

[Blazer4ever]

You can have MCW guarding the SF, and you'd have plenty of offense. You can play them with a stretch 4 (Meyers, Aminu) or with 2 defensive bigs.
Trade Crabbe, Harkless and Frazier.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

You can have MCW guarding the SF, and you'd have plenty of offense. You can play them with a stretch 4 (Meyers, Aminu) or with 2 defensive bigs.
Trade Crabbe, Harkless and Frazier.

Why would we want to trade crabbe?

I'd be willing to package him in a deal this deadline for an upgrade, but not for mcw.

 

[illmatic99]

Bucks lost to the Boogie less Kings last night.

 

[Tunchi]

I dont know what the hell happened to the Bucks this year, they fell the hell off from last year. BTW the greek freek is the new Batum of the nba of how overrated he is..

 

[HolyBackboard]

Check their defensive stats from this year vs last year ... that tells the story right there.

 

[Strenuus]

You can have MCW guarding the SF, and you'd have plenty of offense. You can play them with a stretch 4 (Meyers, Aminu) or with 2 defensive bigs.
Trade Crabbe, Harkless and Frazier.

Why would you trade Fraizer? I thought he was the next big thing?

Stay consistent, good lord.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

You can have MCW guarding the SF, and you'd have plenty of offense. You can play them with a stretch 4 (Meyers, Aminu) or with 2 defensive bigs.
Trade Crabbe, Harkless and Frazier.

For Toyman? Your insane as the Batman villain MCW resembles.

 

[selloutking]

I just cant get on board with a guy that isn't big enough to fit his own name on his jersey.
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[-Ace-]

Damn, another game night will be spent in the game thread. Hope to recover enough for the Raptors game!

 

[Denny Crane]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bucks-trail-blazers-preview-073443477--nba.html

Portland's success is usually attributed to strong scoring fromDamian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, but it's the Trail Blazers' defense that's turning heads of late.

The Blazers go for their longest home winning streak in nearly a year Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Lillard and McCollum are the team's top two scorers with career highs of 24.2 and 20.7 points per game, respectively. Although they're both averaging below those marks over the last three games - Lillard at 19.3 and McCollum at 18.7 - Portland (23-26) has yielded 93.7 per game, which is 8.6 below its season mark.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Next up on the Damian Lillard's " All Star Snubbed FU Tour"

Jason Kidd and The Milwaukee Bucks

Lillard's game line tonight: 31/7/5

 

[riverman]

Plumlee vs Plumlee tonight! Bro bash time!

 

[riverman]

Go Blazers!!!

 

[-Ace-]

Got my El Burrito Loco dinner, let's do this.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Let's go Blazers!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

1 min extrapolation, Bucks will win this game 120-0.

 

[Sinobas]

Plumlee needs to find more ways to finish than just holding the ball straight out in front of him and trying a mini-jump shot. He's been getting worse at finishing every year he's been in the league.

 

[-Ace-]

Looks like we've got some easy paths to the basket once we get past the outside double-teams.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

I have three players on my fantasy team in this game.

CJ, Crabbe and The Greek Freak

 

[Sinobas]

We're all stars now, in the Aminu show!

 

[Sinobas]

1 min extrapolation, Bucks will win this game 120-0.

How's that looking now asshole?

 

[Jade Falcon]

Good start!

 

[riverman]

Calling all Aminu haters! Take some of that baby!