Game Thread GAME# 56: BLAZERS @ JAZZ - FEBRUARY 15, 2017 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), KGW

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
23 - 32
(9-19 Road)
UTAH JAZZ
34 - 22
(19-11 Home)

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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS GEORGE HILL

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS JOE INGLES

SF

MOE HARKLESS VS GORDON HAYWARD

PF

NOAH VONLEH VS DERRICK FAVORS

C

MEYERS LEONARD VS RUDY GOBERT

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WHEN: 6:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, 2/15/2017

WHERE: VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON

CRABBE , LAYMAN

AMINU , DAVIS , NURKIC

UTAH JAZZ

NETO , MACK , EXUM

BURKS , JOHNSON , LYLES

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BOLOMBOY , DIAW , WITHEY

INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Evan Turner (right hand fracture, third metacarpal): OUT
Festus Ezeli (Left Knee): OUT
JAZZ
Rodney Hood (right knee bone contusion/LCL sprain): OUT


HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- QUIN SNYDER



JAZZ'S OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Wednesday marks the second of four regular season matchups between the
Trail Blazers and Jazz in 2016-17.

• LAST MEETING: Portland defeated Utah, 113-104, on opening night (10/25) at the Moda Center. Damian Lillard scored a game-high 39 points on 13-for-20 shooting (4-6 3-PT, 9-9 FT), while CJ McCollum added 25 points (8-16 FG, 7-7 FT).

• Portland has won three straight games against Utah, and is now 10-3 vs. the Jazz since the start of the 2013-14 season.

• Portland’s current three-game winning streak over the Jazz is its longest since winning a franchise-best fi ve straight games against Utah from 12/6/13 to 2/3/15.

• The Trail Blazers are 4-2 in their last six road games against the Jazz.

• Damian Lillard has scored 30+ points in back-to-back games against the Jazz (34.5 ppg). Lillard has recorded at least 20 points in each of his last six contests vs. Utah (29.3 ppg).

• CJ McCollum has scored 25 or more points in two straight games against Utah. McCollum is averaging 26.0 points over his last six games vs. the Jazz.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Jazz lead, 96-82
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 61-29
AT THE JAZZ: Jazz lead, 67-21

 

[Darkwebs]

For those still hoping we make the playoffs, here are the current standings:

 

[Darkwebs]

For those riding the tank:

 

[Dougnsalem]

Another game already??? SIGH. Instead of watching, I think I'll go get my whole body waxed. Getting a little too furry....

 

[Sarni]

We are not very far from moving to top 5 of the draft.

 

[andalusian]

The only one in Memphis helping our Tank is Chandler Parsons. I can't believe he is more dedicated to the cause the Zach Randolph

 

[illmatic99]

Remember when we thought we were better than Utah?

ugh. Fuck this season.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Incredible - we have 2 more wins than the team in 27th place in the league. I will NOT be watching this game.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Remember when we thought we were better than Utah?

ugh. Fuck this season.

The butthurt was strong when multiple experts picked the Jazz to finish ahead of us.

 

[julius]

Portland should start trying to help other teams..like, trade Crabbe to Boston for Brooklyns pick...

That seems fair, right?

 

[BBert]

Remember when we thought we were better than Utah?

ugh. Fuck this season.

Guilty as charged, your honor.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The butthurt was strong when multiple experts picked the Jazz to finish ahead of us.

Well at least we were half right. This is also the year the experts thought MIN would make the leap.

 

[BrunoSOC]

WTF is happen to this team...

 

[santeesioux]

Remember when we thought we were better than Utah?

ugh. Fuck this season.

I also laughed when experts were putting Washington ahead of Oregon in football, this was truly a horrible sports season all the way around.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I also laughed when experts were putting Washington ahead of Oregon in football, this was truly a horrible sports season all the way around.

Don't worry, the Mariners will save us!

 

[santeesioux]

Don't worry, the Mariners will save us!

The Mariners had the best record of all of my favorite teams this year (assuming the Blazers don't decide to ruin their draft stock), that's how bad they all are!

 

[illmatic99]

I don't know what's gotten into Dame, but I don't feel comfortable with him handling the ball in crunch time anymore. He isn't poised and makes stupid decisions.

Feel a lot more comfortable with CJ leading the way. It's amazing how good he's become.

Need the right 3rd piece for these two to maximize their talents and gets some synergy. Really glad we have more trade pieces to try to get that guy.

 

[Shaboid]

Don't worry, the Mariners will save us!

I have hope for the Mariners every single year. At least they have been really active in the offseason this year. Gives me hope (again).

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I have hope for the Mariners every single year. At least they have been really active in the offseason this year. Gives me hope (again).

That's the circle we're in. I'm excited for spring training every year and that's usually tempered by the end of May. I'm also really excited for Blazer training camp and well, you know......
I'm not sure where we are, and I'm not saying this life isn't real or we're not living, but Sly could be Mephistopheles.

 

[Shaboid]

That's the circle we're in. I'm excited for spring training every year and that's usually tempered by the end of May. I'm also really excited for Blazer training camp and well, you know......
I'm not sure where we are, and I'm not saying this life isn't real or we're not living, but Sly could be Mephistopheles.

Between my fandom for the Trail Blazers, Mariners and Chargers, I've come to terms that my favorite teams will never win a championship in my lifetime.

 

[Chris Craig]

@Darkwebs You have Meyers starting over Nurkic?

 

[Mediocre Man]

@Darkwebs You have Meyers starting over Nurkic?

Stotts has already said Nurkic would come off the bench at first

 

[Nate]

I hate Brooklyn, for making Boston, so good.... god damn.

 

[Chris Craig]

I'll give the Plums trade a B grade for now. It has the potential to be an A+ or an F. Depends on how Nurkic plays, more so on who the pick turns out to be, if he turns out to be any good, or if we trade it and for who we trade it for...maybe Nurkic is a bust, maybe the pick is too, maybe plums becomes an All Star in Denver. We shall see.

 

[Darkwebs]

I don't know what's gotten into Dame, but I don't feel comfortable with him handling the ball in crunch time anymore. He isn't poised and makes stupid decisions.

Feel a lot more comfortable with CJ leading the way. It's amazing how good he's become.

Need the right 3rd piece for these two to maximize their talents and gets some synergy. Really glad we have more trade pieces to try to get that guy.

Last night on Talking Ball, Quick said he talked to Dame about how he's feeling out there, and Dame said his ankle has been bothering him, that this is the worst pain (discomfort?) he's ever felt in his ankle.

Or at least that's what I thought I heard, as my back was to the TV and I was in the process of making this game thread, lol.

If someone else caught the Quick segment, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Chris Craig]

Just played Blazers @ Jazz with current roster...won barely at 105-102

Dame with 20 points
CJ with 22 points
Leonard with 10 points 7 rebounds
Crabbe with 10 points
Nurkic had 8 points 5 boards 1 block
Vonleh 8 points 4 boards
Harkless 8 points 3 blocks
Aminu 8 points 6 boards, 2 blocks
Layman 5 points, 2 rebounds
Connaughton 2 points

Hill lead the Jazz with 27 points

Nurkic played 12 minutes

Plus when I had Nurkic in the commentators started talking about his dad and how he's a bad ass police officer and 100 pounds heavier than Jusuf...

 

[Jade Falcon]

Another game already??? SIGH. Instead of watching, I think I'll go get my whole body waxed. Getting a little too furry....

Take @SlyPokerDog with you. Last time, he tried to shave himself and....well.....

 

[Driew]

Sucks we still have to play the Jazz three more times this year. Hopefully Nurkic can neutralize some of the bigs with Utah.

 

[Chris Craig]

For those still hoping we make the playoffs, here are the current standings:

For those riding the tank:

It could really go either way. Though the Plumlee trade may have been a pendulum swing towards the lottery. We may have given Denver the 8th spot. Still, we are only two games back from the 8th seed. If we can put together a string of wins, not all together likely, but possible, we could find ourselves limping into the playoffs.

Now if we keep losing, what's to say all the other shitty teams below us won't keep losing. I know Dallas wants to make the playoffs just to do it, so they will be trying, and Philly is desperate not to suck so they are going to keep trying. Miami has been winning as of late, though they finally lost yesterday. We will almost have to lose on purpose to finish worse than teams like the Lakers and Sun's. Even as crappy as we are we do have an easier schedule to finish out the season, but I guess even the Blazers can screw that up. We shall see. With injuries and imploding teams it's going to make getting up or down the hill harder than it looks.

 

[Chris Craig]

Between my fandom for the Trail Blazers, Mariners and Chargers, I've come to terms that my favorite teams will never win a championship in my lifetime.

Your fucked