Game Thread GAME# 60: BLAZERS @ PACERS - FEBRUARY 28, 2016 - SUNDAY, 3:00 PM (PST), CSNNW (3 Viewers)

[Darkwebs]

2015-16 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
31 - 28
(12-16 Road)
INDIANA PACERS
31 - 27
(18-10 Home)





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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS WESLEY SNIPES

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS MONTA ELLIS

SF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS PAUL GEORGE

PF

NOAH VONLEH VS MYLES TURNER

C

MASON PLUMLEE VS IAN MAHINMI


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WHEN: 3:00 PM, SUNDAY, 2/28/2016

WHERE: BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

ROBERTS , HENDERSON , CRABBE , CONNAUGHTON

HARKLESS , LEONARD, DAVIS , KAMAN

INDIANA PACERS

YOUNG , STUCKEY , ROBINSON , BUDINGER

HILL , ALLEN , WHITTINGTON , HILL

INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
NONE
PACERS
C.J. Miles (strained left calf): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- FRANK VOGEL



PACERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

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

• Portland defeated Indiana, 123-111, at the Moda Center on Dec. 3. In that game, Damian Lillard (26 pts) and CJ McCollum (21 pts) combined for 47 points (8-18 3-PT).

• The Trail Blazers outscored the Pacers by 15 points in the second half of that game. Allen Crabbe played the entire fourth quarter and scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting (3-4 3-PT) in the period.

• Portland is 5-1 in its past six games against Indiana, and is currently riding a three-game winning streak against the Pacers.

• This marks the first time that the Trail Blazers have won three consecutive games against the Pacers since they won five in a row from 2008-09 to 2010-11.

• Portland is 1-4 in its past five road games against Indiana.

• Damian Lillard has scored at least 20 points in six of his seven career games against Indiana.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 50-33
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 32-10
AT THE PACERS: Pacers lead, 23-18

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Damian Lillard vs.Wesley Snipes

 

[Strenuus]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Wesley Snipes hahahahahahahaha.

 

[Draco]

Why does Barrett call him "Fiz" Ed?

 

[SIeepwalker]

Why does Barrett call him "Fiz" Ed?

Phys Ed

 

[TBpup]

Portland really hasn't played that well the last 3 games. Played poorly against a bad Brooklyn team but won, played a horrible 2nd half against HOU and really didn't play well against a decimated Bulls team without Rose, Mirotic, Butler and Noah. That's 4/5 of their starting lineup and the Blazers struggled to put that game away. CJ was almost MIA yesterday as well. Hope for a bounce back game the Blazers getting back to playing a better, more complete game.

 

[BBert]

Why does Barrett call him "Fiz" Ed?

I think it's an homage to our own JFizzle.

 

[Blazer4ever]

It should be ours, Aminu would probably play more than usual guarding Paul George

 

[Natebishop3]

Why does Barrett call him "Fiz" Ed?

Physical Education - aka Phys Ed.....

It's the dumbest nicname in the league.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Dame is gonna murder death kill the Demolition Man tonight!

 

[Natebishop3]

Dame is gonna murder death kill the Demolition Man tonight!

Well, he doesn't know how to use the three sea shells....

 

[kjironman1]

Certainly didn't get my Pick correct yesterday. CJ went 1-12 and and was pretty much limited to finding ways for others to do something. Games like that happen i guess. Looking at today's game Indiana has been at home for a few days and has a day of rest. They have actually been playing pretty good as of late. They have won 3 of the last 5 with an OT loss to Miami and a one point loss to Charlotte. They have beaten OKC, Orlando and New York. 6-4 in their last 10 and have been in just about every game. They have been relying on Paul George and Monta Ellis to carry the bulk of the scoring load with Turner also chipping in almost 11 a game. It's really about stopping George from getting easy looks and rebounds. He is a PF that plays tough and also works hard on the boards while also getting assists. Portland does not have the kind of player to match him but i would suspect you will see Aminu being the difference maker in this game. If he can get some stops and make George work hard the Blazers should be okay here. The other option would be to go with Leonard and see if he can stay in front of George. This is not a great match for Meyers in my book. My bet is that Leonard will get torched on the defensive end but might be able to score on George so this will be what i will be watching for in Stotts game plan. Can Harkless work here? That also seems to be a problem?

Not sure about the Lillard/Hill matchup? If he truly does go all Wesley Snipes then i got to say Lillard is going to struggle. But if Lillard keeps up what he has been doing then this one goes to the good guys. Dame is going to need some help on this road trip. It was nice to get a win yesterday but as a whole the starters have got to help him out. It was nice to see the bench come to the rescue yesterday.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the bench again will be the deciding factor in this game. Portland is seeing little if any drop in game performance when the bench is coming in. Nice change from over the last few years.

Pick today is a bench guy. Henderson can make a huge difference in this game.
Go Blazers!
Kjironman is a fan!!!

 

[-Ace-]

Interesting matchup. Just a couple of years ago, we were both on top or near the top of our respective conferences and had some great games against each other. Now both teams are hovering close to .500 and the 6-8th seed.

 

[B-Roy]

Just saw a group of people wearing Meyers Legend shirts!

 

[BonesJones]

Oh shit there's a game today?!

 

[Driew]

Oh shit there's a game today?!

Ton of back to backs coming up. Buckle up!

 

[KingSpeed]

Oh shit there's a game today?!

Yep. Only 21.5 hours after the last one. And we play on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

[JDC]

Big fan of Myles Turner. He's had issues though against teams that play ball small ball 4's. It'll be interesting if Stotts exploits his limited mobility or if he fears getting beat on the glass and stays big when Indy chooses to.

 

[Draco]

Big fan of Myles Turner. He's had issues though against teams that play ball small ball 4's. It'll be interesting if Stotts exploits his limited mobility or if he fears getting beat on the glass and stays big when Indy chooses to.

Does Stotts have the balls to leave Meyers benched when 30 people traveled to see him?

 

[riverman]

I had to give Gerald Henderson a vote just because no one else did...and I like him..but my real favorite is Ed Davis like most of the folks here

 

[KingSpeed]

Make that 19.5 hours since the last game.

 

[JDC]

Does Stotts have the balls to leave Meyers benched when 30 people traveled to see him?

Had no clue. Probably not.

 

[Strenuus]

Vonleh early buckets.

 

[Strenuus]

It sounds like there is NO ONE there.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I have no idea who Myles Turner is

 

[42N8Bounce]

Nice to see CJ hit a few shots. We're gonna need him tonight!

 

[Jade Falcon]

I found a really good stream....but it has no sound. Sigh.

I hate free streams. It's either a hit or a miss with what you get. I should have gone to Big Als.

CJ is looking good, but he needs to pick up his defense on Ellis.

 

[Darkwebs]

Meyers is the king of giving up and-ones.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Meyers is the king of giving up and-ones.

and offensive rebounds

 

[Darkwebs]

Do you smell that? Dame is starting to cook