Game Thread GAME# 67: BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - MARCH 12, 2019 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM, NBCSNW

[Darkwebs]

2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
40 - 26
(15-17 Road)
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
38 - 29
(19-12 Home)


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

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS PATRICK BEVERLEY

SG

CHRISTIAN JAMES McCOLLUM VS SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER

SF

MOE HARKLESS VS LANDRY SHAMET

PF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS DANILO GALLINARI

C

JUSUF NURKIC VS IVICA ZUBAC


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WHEN: 7:30 PM (PDT), TUESDAY, 3/12/2019

WHERE: STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

CURRY , SIMONS , HOOD

TURNER , TRENT Jr. , LAYMAN

LABISSIERE , KANTER

COLLINS , LEONARD


- LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-

WILLIAMS , ROBINSON , THORNWELL

WALLACE , TEMPLE , CHANDLER

GREEN , HARRELL

MOTLEY , DELGADO


INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Rodney Hood (sore right hip): QUESTIONABLE
Evan Turner (left knee): QUESTIONABLE
CLIPPERS
Wilson Chandler (Right quad strain): QUESTIONABLE
Luc Mbah a Moute (Sore left knee): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- DOC RIVERS

OFFICIAL CLIPPERS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Tuesday’s game marks the fourth and final meeting between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers during the 2018-19 season. Portland leads the season series, 2-1.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers got a combined 86 points from Damian Lillard (39), CJ McCollum (27) and Jusuf Nurkic (20) as Portland defeated the Clippers at Staples Center on Dec. 17, 131-127. Lillard’s 39 points came on 11-of-20 shooting (6-7 3-PT, 11-13 FT) and he added three rebounds and six assists while Tobias Harris led the Clippers with 39 points (15-22 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 6-8 FT) and 11 rebounds.

• In three games against the Clippers this season, Damian Lillard has averaged 31.3 points (47.2% FG, 44.4% 3-PT, 82.4% FT), 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists.

• CJ McCollum has averaged 22.7 points (45.0% FG, 42.9% 3-PT, 100% FT), 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in three games against the Clippers this season.

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points (9-15 FG, 2-7 3-PT, 4-5 FT), two rebounds and three assists against the Trail Blazers on Dec. 17.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 146-78
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 88-24
AT THE CLIPPERS: Trail Blazers lead, 58-54

 

[Darkwebs]

Portland is back on the road again for a relatively short 3-game trip this coming week. The first game of this trip will be a great matchup as the West's 5th best team goes against the 7th place team. The Clippers are only 2.5 games behind the Blazers, and if they win this match, they will be just 1.5 games back.

Portland cannot afford to take any nights off, as they are in a heated race for Playoffs seeding. A whole slew of teams are breathing down the Blazers' neck for that 5th seed, but at the same time, Portland is looking up, hoping to catch OKC and Houston. They currently have an identical record to OKC, but because the Thunder has the tiebreaker, the Blazers are essentially 1 full game behind them. And the Blazers are half a game behind the Rockets, so every win is impactful towards moving up in the seedings.

When the Clippers traded away Tobias Harris, some thought they were tanking. However, they seem dead-set on going to the Playoffs, as they have won 7 of their last 10 games. Luckily for Portland, the Clippers will be on the second night of a back-to-back (though it will be home-and-home), so this gives the Blazers a legitimate chance to steal this game.

No good Clippers! No Hood, Blazers? With the injuries to Hood and ET, and their status for this game in doubt, Portland is suddenly looking thin at the SF spot. But this opens up more minutes for Jake the Great, and potentially Anfernee Simons, who played his first meaningful minutes of his NBA career last game against the Suns (and hit his first NBA 3-pointer).

Here is the stat of the night: Blazers 12-0 when Seth Curry scores 10+.

Let's start off the road trip right and get the W!

 

[Chris Craig]

No Mbah A Moute...Blazers got this. We always get so lucky that the opponents best players are out.

 

[BonesJones]

No Mbah A Moute...Blazers got this. We always get so lucky that the opponents best players are out.

 

[tester551]

As far as the poll question.... if ANYONE on the team is looking at the second rouns match-ups, they are in for trouble. Portland needs to first focus on the more important task at hand.... win a game in the playoffs.

 

[tlongII]

This is a big one. They all are now actually.

 

[kjironman1]

Would not be so certain the 7 spot will not bring the Warriors.
Any way.Always play to win and get the best seed you can. Any home court advantage at all is important.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I really dislike the Clippers but it does give me some joy that they are the LA team that’ll be in the playoffs.

 

[James lamphear]

Portland is back on the road again for a relatively short 3-game trip this coming week. The first game of this trip will be a great matchup as the West's 5th best team goes against the 7th place team. The Clippers are only 2.5 games behind the Blazers, and if they win this match, they will be just 1.5 games back.

Portland cannot afford to take any nights off, as they are in a heated race for Playoffs seeding. A whole slew of teams are breathing down the Blazers' neck for that 5th seed, but at the same time, Portland is looking up, hoping to catch OKC and Houston. They currently have an identical record to OKC, but because the Thunder has the tiebreaker, the Blazers are essentially 1 full game behind them. And the Blazers are half a game behind the Rockets, so every win is impactful towards moving up in the seedings.

When the Clippers traded away Tobias Harris, some thought they were tanking. However, they seem dead-set on going to the Playoffs, as they have won 7 of their last 10 games. Luckily for Portland, the Clippers will be on the second night of a back-to-back (though it will be home-and-home), so this gives the Blazers a legitimate chance to steal this game.

No good Clippers! No Hood, Blazers? With the injuries to Hood and ET, and their status for this game in doubt, Portland is suddenly looking thin at the SF spot. But this opens up more minutes for Jake the Great, and potentially Anfernee Simons, who played his first meaningful minutes of his NBA career last game against the Suns (and hit his first NBA 3-pointer).

Here is the stat of the night: Blazers 12-0 when Seth Curry scores 10+.

Let's start off the road trip right and get the W!

You also got Trent that can play SF.

 

[twobullz]

Has anyone seen a update on Hood?

 

[kjironman1]

Has anyone seen a update on Hood?

He is keeping the brain trust covered up.....

 

[BigGameDamian]

Thanks Blazers are going to face OKC in the first round and it will be one hell of series!

 

[THE HCP]

Is it me, or do we seem to play a bunch of teams when they are missing some of their key players?

 

[SIeepwalker]

Is it me, or do we seem to play a bunch of teams when they are missing some of their key players?

Playing the Clippers without Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Deandre Jordan.... How lucky can one team be

 

[stampedehero]

< Mop Top Motley.

 

[KingSpeed]

As far as the poll question.... if ANYONE on the team is looking at the second rouns match-ups, they are in for trouble. Portland needs to first focus on the more important task at hand.... win a game in the playoffs.

The team needs to focus on winning a game in the playoffs. WE can focus on planning the parade.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

The team needs to focus on winning a game in the playoffs. WE can focus on planning the parade.

Are we doing a parade if they win a playoff game?
If it's not clear I'm joking.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'll be there. @Pinwheel1 @Reep are you guys rollin?

There are about 60 people from Blazer Fans LA going to the game together.

 

[Labinot41]

 

[Reep]

I'll be there. @Pinwheel1 @Reep are you guys rollin?

There are about 60 people from Blazer Fans LA going to the game together.

Unfortunately my wife is working that evening and I have the kids to run around. Keep checking though. My youngest has been asking about going to another game.

 

[wizenheimer]

the game against the Clippers is actually an important game. If LAC manages to beat Boston tonight, they'd only be 2 games behind Portland. And if they beat the Blazers, only 1 game behind and they would own the tiebreaker

conversely, if they lose to Boston and Portland they'd be 4 games behind and Portland would own the tiebreaker...so 5 games behind, and they would only have 12 games to make up the difference.

 

[hoopsjock]

the game against the Clippers is actually an important game. If LAC manages to beat Boston tonight, they'd only be 2 games behind Portland. And if they beat the Blazers, only 1 game behind and they would own the tiebreaker

conversely, if they lose to Boston and Portland they'd be 4 games behind and Portland would own the tiebreaker...so 5 games behind, and they would only have 12 games to make up the difference.

You can't say stuff like this because then when you point it out after the game you get responses like...

Other teams lost to the Clippers too!!!

We're still ahead of them!!!

Do you expect to win every game?!?!?

Blazers won 5 in a row two weeks ago so this loss doesn't matter!!!

Quit trying to change what happened, that's revisionist history!!!

 

[DDolla]

Nothings easy and Clippers are playing well. Hoping for a W

 

[BigGameDamian]

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Well at least we have an excuse if we loose.

 

[THE HCP]

Holy shit! I know I’ve posted some blurry shots on here, 1 in fact that I guess made people want to quit the forum, but I HAD to share this one! Look who’s here at our hotel! You think we are signing him for the stretch playoff run? Wow!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

damn, I should have had u bring me some Du's.

 

[THE HCP]

damn, I should have had u bring me some Du's.

Just slid in there the other day! So bomb!

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Holy shit! I know I’ve posted some blurry shots on here, 1 in fact that I guess made people want to quit the forum, but I HAD to share this one! Look who’s here at our hotel! You think we are signing him for the stretch playoff run? Wow!

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Im signing the tree in the bottom center to play our back up center minutes.

 

[THE HCP]

Clips vs Boston right now on NBATV.

 

[BonesJones]

Holy shit! I know I’ve posted some blurry shots on here, 1 in fact that I guess made people want to quit the forum, but I HAD to share this one! Look who’s here at our hotel! You think we are signing him for the stretch playoff run? Wow!

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