Game Thread GAME# 62: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - MARCH 7, 2017 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBATV & KGW

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
26 - 35
(10-22 Road)
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
35 - 28
(23-8 Home)

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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS RUSSELL WESTBROOK

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS ALEX ABRINES

SF

MOE HARKLESS VS ANDRE ROBERSON

PF

NOAH VONLEH VS DOMANTAS SABONIS

C

JUSUF NURKIC VS STEVEN ADAMS

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WHEN: 5:00 PM, TUESDAY, 3/7/2017

WHERE: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

TV BROADCAST:

AND

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

NAPIER , CONNAUGHTON

CRABBE , LAYMAN

AMINU , LEONARD

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

CHRISTON , HUESTIS

McDERMOTT , SINGLER , GRANT

GIBSON , COLLISON , KANTER


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Allen Crabbe (left tibial contusion): PROBABLE
Evan Turner (right hand fracture, third metacarpal): OUT
Ed Davis (arthoscopic surgery , left shoulder): OUT
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT
THUNDER
Victor Oladipo (back spasms): QUESTIONABLE


HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- BILLY DONOVAN



THUNDER'S OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Tuesday marks the fourth and final regular season matchup between the Trail
Blazers and Thunder in 2016-17.

• LAST MEETING: Portland defeated Oklahoma City, 114-109, on March 2 at the Moda Center. Damian Lillard scored a team-high 33 points (11-23 FG), while Jusuf Nurkic recorded a double-double with 18 points (7-10 FG) and 12 rebounds.

• Portland enters this contest with a 2-1 edge over Oklahoma City in the season series, marking the fourth straight season in which the Trail Blazers have won multiple games against the Thunder.

• The Trail Blazers are 7-4 vs. Oklahoma City since the start of the 2014-15 season (3-9 in three seasons prior from 2011-12 to 2013-14).

• Oklahoma City has won four straight home games over Portland (1-0 this season). The Trail Blazers are 3-10 in road games vs. the Thunder since 2010-11.

• Damian Lillard has averaged 31.0 points in two games against Oklahoma City this season. Lillard has scored 20+ points in each of his last three games at the Thunder (29 points earlier this season on Feb. 5).

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Thunder lead, 116-111
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 74-40
AT THE THUNDER: Thunder lead, 76-37

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[BrunoSOC]

Im very exciting about this game. I know its probaly a L, but if we can steal this game, is gonna be huge for us.

 

[H.C.]

@Darkwebs poll is invalid I can't select Nurk.

 

[Reep]

I would like to see some wagers like "How long before Adams gets his first tech drawn by Nurk."

 

[THE HCP]

3:45 pm and Westbrook ia already out there warming up! All business this dude.

 

[Strenuus]

steven adams is starting to look like Al Snow from the WWF.

 

[Chris Craig]

The Chesapeake Energy Arena hasn't hosted Disney on Ice recently have they?

 

[Jade Falcon]

steven adams is starting to look like Al Snow from the WWF.

Actually, I was just thinking that he looks like some white-trash crook you'd see on "Cops".

 

[H.C.]

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3:45 pm and Westbrook ia already out there warming up! All business this dude.

IDK why he usually plays well against Portland in OKC. It's when the Thunder are in Portland is when he tries to do too much.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Vonleh on Adams?

Eh.....

 

[H.C.]

Nice rebound Vonleh. Don't bench him Sotts.

 

[H.C.]

so just not calling travel tonight. okay.

 

[Jade Falcon]

This is beginning to look like one of Stott's genius "let's play a good lineup out of position" cards.

 

[ripcityboy]

Yeah! Come on.... go team. (Looks around to see if anybody's here.)

 

[Troy.Ave]

Law of averages probably says Nurkic has a let down game tonight. He's been balling for 6 straight games for us I can see him finally cooling down today. So far he looks meh out there

 

[A$AP Meyers]

This is a really bad spot for us tonight. It's hard to call it a "must win" for OKC, but they've been playing pretty bad lately and could really use this win with Oladipo back in the lineup at home.

 

[Jade Falcon]

I swear to fucking god, this team and Freethrows......

 

[Troy.Ave]

Man Harkless is a trash FT shooter

 

[ripcityboy]

This play by play is so generic I feel like I'm eating processed Velveeta. Hey, now that'd be a good product plug!

 

[Troy.Ave]

Damn Nurkic be dropping dimes

 

[H.C.]

Great passing, lillard to nurk to vonleh.

 

[ripcityboy]

Man if only Vonleh was a bad as down low. Well I can dream can't I?!

 

[Cippy91]

westbrook becomes a 3 point shooter against us

 

[Jade Falcon]

Oh yeah, it's gonna be one of those games....

 

[A$AP Meyers]

OKC is locked in and our rotations are piss poor tonight.

 

[Cippy91]

So who wants the 8th seed?

 

[H.C.]

Really Hurd. You mean you have to read the defense to find out where to pass the ball?
No way. I don't believe it. what great analysis.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Nurk goes out, Meyers comes in....we score.

What sorcery is this?