Game Thread GAME# 63: 76ERS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 9, 2017 - THURSDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
23 - 40
(8-21 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
27 - 35
(16-13 Home)


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

PG

T.J. McCONNELL VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

GERALD HENDERSON VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

ROBERT COVINGTON VS MAURICE HARKLESS

PF

DARIO SARIC VS NOAH VONLEH

C

RICHAUN HOLMES VS JUSUF NURKIC

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), THURSDAY, 3/9/2017​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

RODRIGUEZ , STAUSKAS

LUWAWU-CABARROT , ANDERSON

LONG , HARPER , OKAFOR

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON

CRABBE , LAYMAN

AMINU , LEONARD


INJURIES
76ERS
Gerald Henderson (left hip soreness): PROBABLE
Jahlil Okafor (right knee soreness): QUESTIONABLE
Tiago Splitter (right calf strain): OUT
Jerryd Bayless (left wrist surgery): OUT
Joel Embiid (left knee injury): OUT
Ben Simmons (acute fracture, right foot): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Allen Crabbe (a left tibial contusion): PROBABLE
Evan Turner (right hand fracture, third metacarpal): OUT
Ed Davis (arthoscopic surgery , left shoulder): OUT
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

BRETT BROWN --- TERRY STOTTS



76ERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Thursday marks the second and final regular season matchup between the Trail Blazers and 76ers in 2016-17.

• LAST MEETING: Philadelphia defeated Portland, 93-92, at the Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 20. Robert Covington made a game-winning 3-point field goal with 4.5 remaining.

• In that game, Damian Lillard scored a game-high 30 points, while Philadelphia’s Ersan Ilyasova scored a team-high 24 points (9-14 FG, 5-6 3-PT) for the 76ers.

• Portland is 5-1 at home against Philadelphia since the start of the 2010-11 season.

• With a win, the 76ers would sweep the Trail Blazers for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

• Damian Lillard’s 30-point performance at Philadelphia on Jan. 20 marked his first game of 30+ points in nine career games against the 76ers.

• Damian Lillard’s 15.0 ppg average in two games against the 76ers last season represents his lowest scoring average among all NBA teams in 2015-16.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: 76ers lead, 57-51
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 34-21
AT THE 76ers: 76ers lead, 36-17

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[Darkwebs]

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[THE HCP]

Can you at least let us get home before you create a damn thread for the next game........ FAMS!?

 

[Strenuus]

Be consistent. You're doing good so far, Blazers.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Who else has Nurkić fever?

 

[Strenuus]

Who else has Nurkić fever?

Do they make Bosnian cowbells?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Do they make Bosnian cowbells?

No, but they make this!

 

[Mediocre Man]

So the poll question is will they win at least 6 in a row this season

 

[Chris Craig]

Who else has Nurkić fever?

My name is Blazer W and I am a Nurkoholic

 

[Shaboid]

If we do end up making the playoffs, I have an inkling that we will really miss Ed Davis. Seeing him on the injury report just doesn't feel right. That extra depth down low would definitely be helpful vs. GS or SA.

 

[rotary111]

We are in trouble if Nurkic gets in foul trouble. Losing Ed will hurt us if we make the playoffs for sure. I would expect NO to bring in another big.

 

[Scalma]

We are in trouble if Nurkic gets in foul trouble. Losing Ed will hurt us if we make the playoffs for sure. I would expect NO to bring in another big.

Would a street free agent be playoff eligible? Not like stotts would play him anyway.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

If we do end up making the playoffs, I have an inkling that we will really miss Ed Davis. Seeing him on the injury report just doesn't feel right. That extra depth down low would definitely be helpful vs. GS or SA.

If Meyers can continue to bang down low and hit threes like he did against the Thunder we will be fine.

 

[Shaboid]

If Meyers can continue to bang down low and hit threes like he did against the Thunder we will be fine.

I'm hopeful for the 300th time. He is nearing a full year off the shoulder surgery, now would be a good time for him to hit his stride.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Can you at least let us get home before you create a damn thread for the next game........ FAMS!?

Doesn't mean you can't make your own.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Optimism Post:
7 games behind OKC
20 games left in season
Need to win 14 of 20 to get to .500.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Alaa Abdelnaby is a reporter or commentator for the sixers. I really wanted to meet him pregame but I am not gonna make the game.

 

[stampedehero]

We can't take this game lightly. Henderson is back in town.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Alaa Abdelnaby would have been a much better hire than Hurd.

Still one of the funniest things I've heard is when someone asked him about Duke's academic standards, and he said "The only way I could make 5 A's in college was to spell my name"

 

[Mediocre Man]

We can't take this game lightly. Henderson is back in town.

Who we have determined is better than Turner

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[illmatic99]

Pay attention to my guy Saric tonight. He and Julius Randle are my guys to consider as PFotF

 

[Pinwheel1]

Pay attention to my guy Saric tonight. He and Julius Randle are my guys to consider as PFotF

Ha that is wishful thinking. I am pretty sure they love the idea of a Saric., Embiid, Simmons front court. Or at least they should be.

 

[illmatic99]

Ha that is wishful thinking. I am pretty sure they love the idea of a Saric., Embiid, Simmons front court. Or at least they should be.

Quite a difference in what the Sixers should be doing and what they actually are.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Quite a difference in what the Sixers should be doing and what they actually are.

Exactly they're the type that would deal saric for more picks.

 

[Blazer4ever]

We need to win this one FAMS!!! (I'm doing it right?)
It's a game we should win but we shouldn't come to this overconfident and slip (or sleep) on this one, gotta make this a W and keep rolling

 

[Pinwheel1]

Exactly they're the type that would deal saric for more picks.

I don't think Bryan Colangelo is that stupid. The prior regime made some bad picks, some of which were because of the lotteries they were in. But nonetheless I think he has identified their core young players and are moving the rest as they come up for their next contract. Saric is a rookie. He is not going anywhere.

You would think that Noel would have brought back more.......but apparently not that much more.

 

[BBert]

Doesn't mean you can't make your own.

Bite your tongue

 

[BrunoSOC]

Denver lost yesterday. Because that this game is so much important! Lets go blazers