Game Thread GAME# 74: BLAZERS @ BULLS - MARCH 27, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 5:00 PM , NBCSNW

[blazerkor]

We're in the playoffs not the lottery. So the goal is to go out there and win every game possible. So Stotts shouldn't be thinking about development right now. That being said I still want Zach starting and getting starters minutes (as much as fouls will allow).

 

[THE HCP]

Blazer-One has landed in Chi-Town. One of the quietest flights I’ve ever been on with the team. I’m sure our boys will bounce back and be ready for tomorrow night!

 

[DDolla]

Dunn and Lavine did not play today due to illness. Not sure if they play tomorrow but Go Blazers.

 

[hoopsjock]

I think I'm on the opposite side of the general stance taken in this thread. I want to watch this game even more than usual. I want to see how we react, what changes we make, the overall vibe.

Yes, last night was like a punch to the gut. I've been to all of the heartbreaks over the last decade. Rudy, Oden, Wes, Nurk....I even saw Mutombo go down and retire. All of the minor setbacks that other players have suffered, too. You guys have either seen it at the games with me or on TV. You know what else we've seen? Some inspiring, ballsy, underdog performances that I'll never forget. The comebacks. The career-highs. The game-winners.

The recovery starts now. I'm with this team until we're eliminated, and I don't think we're going to just roll over and submit.

Play to win until we lose.

Great post Ace!

 

[kjironman1]

Blazer-One has landed in Chi-Town. One of the quietest flights I’ve ever been on with the team. I’m sure our boys will bounce back and be ready for tomorrow night!

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So how is Dame walking? That knee to knee shot had me worried also.

 

[julius]

I'm betting the game tomorrow will be a slaughter.

 

[KingSpeed]

I'm betting the game tomorrow will be a slaughter.

A slaughter of who? I see us winning, no question.

 

[DDolla]

A slaughter of who? I see us winning, no question.

I see us winning tomorrow and then the Hawks with the red hot Trae Young and the Payback Pistons will beat us.

 

[Cugel]

Nothing could keep me from watching. Winning is great but in the end, I don't give a shit. This is my team and that's that. They give me a lot. I would like to think in another life that I would be a good teammate.

 

[KingSpeed]

Uber rider told me Lillard isn’t playing tomorrow. Is this true?

 

[BonesJones]

Uber rider told me Lillard isn’t playing tomorrow. Is this true?

Tf? No... lol.

 

[LayneStaley]

I think Nards is gonna lay down some nasty dunks vs Chicago, and everyone will get pumped.

 

[LayneStaley]

I would rotate all 3 (Kanter/Collins/Nards) all game long depending on flow, they all offer something different. Too bad Terry doesn’t have any feel for flow.

 

[kjironman1]

Uber rider told me Lillard isn’t playing tomorrow. Is this true?

I been wondering this also?

 

[stampedehero]

• Wednesday’s game is the second of two meetings between the Trail Blazers and the Bulls during the 2018-19 season. Portland leads the season series, 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers shot 56.6% from the fi eld and 42.3% from the three-point line while dispatching the Bulls on Jan. 9 at Moda Center, 124-112. CJ McCollum led Portland with 24 points (10-14 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 2-2 FT) to go with three rebounds and four assists while Wendell Carter Jr. had 22 points and six rebounds for Chicago.

• RECENT SUCCESS: The Trail Blazers are 12-3 in their last 15 games against the Bulls. Portland has an opportunity to sweep the season series against Chicago for the fourth time in the last seven seasons.

• Damian Lillard had 16 points (4-12 FG, 2-5 3-PT, 6-6 FT), 10 assists and one steal against Chicago on Jan. 9. In his last three road games against the Bulls, Lillard has averaged 32.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists while shooting 47.6% from the three-point line.

• Seth Curry scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting (3-5 3-PT) to go with one rebound and one steal against the Bulls on Jan. 9. In two career games against Chicago, Curry has averaged 17.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.50 steals while shooting 66.7% from the field and 60.0% from the three-point line.

• Zach Collins logged 16 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3-PT, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block against Chicago on Jan. 9. Source:The official Blazers site.

 

[Labinot41]

Holy shit that injury report, we will definetly see at least Simons tonight

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Prediction for the closing lineup--Simons, Trent, Layman, Skal, Zach.

 

[hoopsjock]

Holy shit that injury report, we will definetly see at least Simons tonight

Holy shit, are they really only dressing 8 players?

 

[THE HCP]

You think you are having a rough day art work......try going over 14 separates looks of Nurk’s injury in HD and aftermath and decideing whats safe to show the fans at home and whats not.......

 

[Lanny]

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS RACE

Whoops, Portland is ahead of Houston. Yep, we're actually in third place. Houston lost to the Bucks by 14 points last night.

 

[Lanny]

I care.

I will go down to the very last second rooting this team on. There is still lots of experience to be gained and fighting a tough battle can make us tougher in the long run. I will apply a Portland Timbers motto. No Pity jn the Rose City. We battle on to the end.

We are Spartacus

No, I am Spartacus.

 

[Lanny]

You can't even look forward to trying next year - we didn't just lose this playoff run, we've likely lost the whole next season. That's the worst part about this - I could suck it up for a month, but knowing that we're back to being hopeless all next winter really, really sucks.

They'll all be back next season.

 

[hoopsjock]

8 is the minimum a team has to dress. That is crazy.

 

[kjironman1]

They'll all be back next season.

Let’s hope you are right. But no a number of them will not be back. Have to clear a little space. Just no way to have this team again next year from the way it looks. To bad this year ended this way.

 

[tlongII]

You think you are having a rough day art work......try going over 14 separates looks of Nurk’s injury in HD and aftermath and decideing whats safe to show the fans at home and whats not.......

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Well you can show us at least!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

You think you are having a rough day art work......try going over 14 separates looks of Nurk’s injury in HD and aftermath and decideing whats safe to show the fans at home and whats not.......

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That's miserable, bro.

 

[LayneStaley]

So their starting lineup is out, just what the doctor ordered.

 

[DDolla]

With that Bulls lineup, I would miss Nurk Beast Mode.

 

[Shaboid]

You think you are having a rough day art work......try going over 14 separates looks of Nurk’s injury in HD and aftermath and decideing whats safe to show the fans at home and whats not.......

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Damn that would be brutal. And to think, I was just complaining to a co-worker about some idiot that cut me off on my lunch break.

 

[Strenuus]

Blazer-One has landed in Chi-Town. One of the quietest flights I’ve ever been on with the team. I’m sure our boys will bounce back and be ready for tomorrow night!

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I LOVE MILLENIUM PARK. Good god on a beautiful day nothing beats it.