Game Thread GAME# 60: BLAZERS @ CAVALIERS - FEBRUARY 25, 2019 - MONDAY, 4:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
36 - 23
(12-15 Road)
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
13 - 46
(8-22 Home)


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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS COLLIN SEXTON

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS BRANDON KNIGHT

SF

MOE HARKLESS VS CEDI OSMAN

PF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS KEVIN LOVE

C

JUSUF NURKIC VS ANTE ZIZIC



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WHEN: 4:00 PM, MONDAY, 2/25/2019

WHERE: QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

CURRY , SIMONS , HOOD

TURNER , TRENT Jr. , LAYMAN

LABISSIERE , KANTER

COLLINS , LEONARD

- CLEVELAND CAVALIERS-

DELLAVEDOVA , CLARKSON , NWABA

STAUSKAS , ADEL , BLOSSOMGAME

NANCE Jr. , CHRISS , FRYE

INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Evan Turner (left knee soreness): QUESTIONABLE
CAVALIERS
Tristan Thompson (left foot soreness): DOUBTFUL
John Henson (left wrist surgery): OUT
J.R. Smith (Not With Team): OUT



HEAD COACHES

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TERRY STOTTS --- LARRY DREW

OFFICIAL CAVALIERS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Monday’s game marks the second and final meeting between the Trail Blazers and the Cavaliers during the 2018-19 season. Portland leads the season series, 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers shot 52.8% from the field and 55.2% from the three-point line on their way to a 129-112 victory over the Cavaliers at Moda Center on Jan. 16. Damian Lillard led the way for the Trail Blazers with 33 points (11-19 FG, 4-6 3-PT, 7-7 FT) to go with two rebounds and six assists while Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points (9-17 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 2-2 FT) off the bench to pace Cleveland.

• CJ McCollum scored 19 points (7-13 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 3-4 FT) to go with three rebounds and one assist against the Cavaliers on Jan. 16.

• Jusuf Nurkic logged a triple-double of 10 points (3-6 FG, 4-4 FT), 10 rebounds and 10 assists to go with five blocks against Cleveland on Jan. 16.

• Playing for the Cavaliers, Rodney Hood scored 20 points (7-15 FG, 6-6 FT) to go with four rebounds and two assists against the Trail Blazers on Jan. 16.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 69-53
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 44-18
AT THE CAVALIERS: Cavaliers lead, 35-25

 

[Darkwebs]

Starting 2-0 on this 7-game road trip is just what the doctor ordered. Portland is 2.5 games from both the 3rd and the 5th spots in the West. If the Blazers continue their winning ways, they can catch the Thunder for that third seed.

It'll be interesting to see how Hood and Staukas (if he gets in the game at all) plays against their respective former teams.

Against Cleveland, the 3rd worst team in the league, this is a great chance for Portland to get a victory. With a bench bolstered by our recent additions of Hood and Kanter, there shouldn't be any excuses to lose this one. Blazers have 3 straight wins and I fully expect that to be 4 after this game.

And although it is a road game, the Blazers will get a day's rest between games. In fact, there are only three pairs of back-to-backs remaining this season for the Blazers:

• March 15 & 16
• March 29 & 30
• April 9 & 10.

Get ready for some more early basketball as this road trip rolls on, and let's hope the Portland rolls the Cavs!

 

[Labinot41]

Let's destroy this garbage Team. A win and less than 25 minutes for each Player. That's all i want

 

[theprunetang]

Did you have to make the logos look so....um....penetrative?

 

[ripcityboy]

Jeez. No wonder they've only won 13 games.

 

[tlongII]

Nurk

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Ive played on a couple bad teams. I feel bad for the cavs player from a competitive stand point, it can be hard to get up amd give it your all when you’re having a really bad year.

Hopefully the Blazers take care of business though, dont have time for sympathy when you got Boston and Toronto coming up.

 

[Labinot41]

Great News!!!

 

[jlprk]

Ive played on a couple bad teams.

You didn't measure up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Basketball_Association

 

[riverman]

Did you have to make the logos look so....um....penetrative?

If you're going to penetrate...the handle of that sword needs to be on the Blazers side

 

[kjironman1]

Nothing about the way the logos are on there is good. Lets just have it fixed soon! @Darkwebs WTF?

 

[TBpup]

Win this to start 3-0 after the break and then if they can somehow split the Boston/Toronto pair, this could turn into a really good road trip.

 

[kjironman1]

Win this to start 3-0 after the break and then if they can somehow split the Boston/Toronto pair, this could turn into a really good road trip.

3 straight after the break is always good.

 

[DDolla]

Just Win Baby!

 

[illmatic99]

Been a while since we saw a big scoring game from Dame

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Been a while since we saw a big scoring game from Dame

I think it's amazing... They're competitive and or winning quite a few games this year without Dame needing to go for 40+, and a few games where he's shot poorly too. He's still contributing a lot to the team too, his rebounds and assists numbers are good, I wish his 3 point percentage was higher, but I like watching them when the shots are being spread around more.

 

[BonesJones]

I think it's amazing... They're competitive and or winning quite a few games this year without Dame needing to go for 40+, and a few games where he's shot poorly too. He's still contributing a lot to the team too, his rebounds and assists numbers are good, I wish his 3 point percentage was higher, but I like watching them when the shots are being spread around more.

He'll have a lot more energy in the post-season.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Should be a blow out!

 

[DollaBel]

They have KLove back now, hes not a pushover. We’ll still have to play good basketball to win because they could run with us on a very good day, but I trust our boys enough to not take it too easy.

 

[James lamphear]

Yes this should be a win and shouldn't take anyone lightly due this is part of the season that for playoffs position. Plus even though everyone we come out of all star break and team should be little rested but we should be the most rested team in the league with only 5 games in the last 3 weeks. Plus the last 2 game nobody really have play big minutes to due the out come of the games.

 

[stampedehero]

With Kanter the duo of "Nurk and the Turk" will own rebounds and blocked shots stats. They wasted Philly (minus Embiid.) All Blazer fans feel arrogant confidence for this game.

 

[TBpup]

Been a while since we saw a big scoring game from Dame

Balanced scoring is much preferred. However, I would like to see him have better shooting nights.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[oldmangrouch]

Am I the only one who thinks Love and Kanter guarding each other could be comedy gold?

 

[H.C.]

Should be a blow out!

And if it's not. Remember, everyones untouchable.

 

[THE HCP]

Been a while since we saw a big scoring game from Dame

Good. Hope there are a ton more to follow. I don't look at it like he hasn't been scoring a bunch, I've been impressed that his dimes and rebounds have been up. Dame is the type of player who can do more than score, we just haven't had the pleasure of seeing it very often.

 

[THE HCP]

They have KLove back now, hes not a pushover. We’ll still have to play good basketball to win because they could run with us on a very good day, but I trust our boys enough to not take it too easy.

We don't have to play well to beat this Cavs team.....not at all. We need 5 people on the court at all time with a pulse and we will be just fine.

 

[rotary111]

I look forward to the game where everyone is clicking at the same time. The first four games of the first round would be just fine for me. I can wait.


I thought Mo showed something yesterday, good Mo is a valuable piece to this team when he's right. Jake keeps applying pressure like

 

[Eastoff]

Am I the only one who thinks Love and Kanter guarding each other could be comedy gold?

All Star (game) quality defense!!

 

[Orion Bailey]

I see lots of three and four votes when only weeks ago it was lucky to get 5-8.