Game Thread GAME# 54: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 9, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
BOSTON CELTICS
33 - 18
(14-10 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
23 - 30
(14-11 Home)


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

PG

ISAIAH THOMAS VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

JAYLEN BROWN VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

JAE CROWDER VS MAURICE HARKLESS

PF

AMIR JOHNSON VS NOAH VONLEH

C

AL HORFORD VS MASON PLUMLEE

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WHEN: 7:30 PM (PST), THURSDAY, 2/9/2017​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

BOSTON CELTICS

JACKSON , ROZIER , SMART

YOUNG , GREEN , MICKEY

JEREBKO , OLYNYK , ZELLER

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

NAPIER , CONNAUGHTON

CRABBE , AMINU

LEONARD , DAVIS

INJURIES
CELTICS
Avery Bradley (sore right Achilles): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Evan Turner (right hand fracture, third metacarpal): OUT
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

BRAD STEVENS --- TERRY STOTTS



CELTICS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Thursday marks the second and final regular season matchup between the Trail Blazers and Celtics in 2016-17.

• LAST MEETING: Portland defeated Boston, 127-123, in an overtime game at TD Garden on Jan. 21. CJ McCollum scored a team-high 35 points (11-21 FG, 3-6 3-PT), while Damian Lillard added 28 points.

• The Trail Blazers have won back-to-back games against the Celtics, and are 6-2 in their last eight games vs. Boston.

• Portland has won three of its last four home games against Boston.

• CJ McCollum has scored in double figures in each of his five career games against the Celtics (17.8 ppg). McCollum’s 35 points on Jan. 21 represents his highest scoring output vs. Boston.

• Al-Farouq Aminu has averaged 19.5 points (13-25 FG, 7-15 3-PT) and 8.0 rebounds over his last two games against the Celtics. Aminu scored 10+ points once in his first 10 career games vs. Boston.

• Al-Farouq Aminu scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting (6-11 3-PT) in Portland’s most recent game against Boston on March 31 of last season.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Celtics lead, 64-45
IN PORTLAND: Celtics lead, 28-26
AT THE CELTICS: Celtics lead, 36-19

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[KingSpeed]

Big game. Then three days off. All Star break soon. Lots of healing time for Turner without losing him for many games.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[illmatic99]

BOS on second of back to back after a bad loss to the Boogie-less Kings last night.

I bet they will have a 15 point lead in the first quarter.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Have we ever started Harkless and Vonleh together? I don't think we have this year, and last year I think Aminu started when Noah started. I wonder if that helps our rebounding. Just don't focus on feeding either of them the ball early just to get them involved. If it happens in the natural flow of the offense....fine

CJ and Dame need to call their own numbers right out of the gate. Their role is to score, so the sooner they heat up....the better.

 

[Cippy91]

Isaiah Thomas has been on a rampage this season. Averages 30 a game on 46 percent FG, 38 percent from three

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[KingSpeed]

Isaiah Thomas has been on a rampage this season. Averages 30 a game on 46 percent FG, 38 percent from three

MVP candidate

 

[Strenuus]

I took 3 extra hours at work so I get off at 10.

Knowing the blazers inconsistency this year, They are probably going to take 3 hours off of work starting at 7:30.

 

[Chris Craig]

@Darkwebs you might want to edit your starting lineup

 

[Nate]

MVP candidate

Meyers?

 

[Darkwebs]

@Darkwebs you might want to edit your starting lineup

Done!

 

[Chris Craig]

I picked Harkless for the starter after the Dallas game on Tuesday when ET phoned home...I think he is the best option. When Crabbe starts he seems to get losses in the fray and Aminu needs to stay behind Vonleh. I love that 5 of you (at the time of this post) picked Layman. Did we recall him get? He should get some playing time. I'd rather see him out there then Connaughton who by the way, I have no idea how he made the poll and received 2 votes.

 

[Cippy91]

 

[Reep]

What are the odds of Thomas going over 50 pts tonight? Put me down for over.

 

[Cippy91]

What are the odds of Thomas going over 50 pts tonight? Put me down for over.

I feel like we either see Dame go off. Isaiah Thomas go off. or both.

Another thing to take into consideration. Isaiah Thomas is crazy in the 4th quarter, been using Dames dame time gesture. I think Dame might be a bit bothered by it so we might see a very competitive dame tonight. Yeah I went deep on this one but you never know, I could see Dame secretly taking it personal

 

[THE HCP]

Whet on adidas.com and designed some Dame3s for good luck! What do you think?

 

[stampedehero]

I'll be different. I hope we kick their ass.

 

[stampedehero]

Whet on adidas.com and designed some Dame3s for good luck! What do you think?

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Oh No. GS colors.

 

[Scalma]

Why hasn't layman been recalled? We don't even have 12 healthy bodies.

And it's bullshit that Meyers is about to get ANOTHER chance.

 

[Cippy91]

Why hasn't layman been recalled? We don't even have 12 healthy bodies.

And it's bullshit that Meyers is about to get ANOTHER chance.

Didn't you hear? the organization has some weird love obsession for Meyers. Like. Really. Fucking. Weird.
5
years
wot

 

[Scalma]

This would be a perfect time to start layman btw. Doesn't disrupt the second unit and puts layman in the best position to succeed. He's tailor made to play off of dame and CJ.

 

[Cippy91]

This would be a perfect time to start layman btw. Doesn't disrupt the second unit and puts layman in the best position to succeed. He's tailor made to play off of dame and CJ.

Agreed. Isn't he in the d league right now though?

 

[riverman]

Go good guys...jumpstart a win streak!

 

[Jade Falcon]

Agreed. Isn't he in the d league right now though?

Beat me to it.

I predict we see some Coughington (sp?) tonight, but no Layman Terms. Pat has been playing okay though. Not great, but okay.

One thing's for sure: with ET out, Harkless is going to have to keep his ass out of foul trouble. Big time.

Go Blazers.

 

[Jade Falcon]

It might just be me, but CJ looks irritable about something when watching the warm up on my stream.

 

[riverman]

when watching the warm up on my stream

watching your stream warm up would probably irritate most of us

 

[Cippy91]

One of those nights I could see the blazers collapsing and isiah Thomas scoring 40. Hope not though.

 

[riverman]

I like seeing a player go into a game with some attitude...take it out on the court CJ!!

 

[Cippy91]

Dame is listed at 6'3. He's definitely more like 6'2, I could even see 6'1 almost 6'2