Game Thread GAME# 80: JAZZ @ BLAZERS - APRIL 8, 2017 - SATURDAY, 7:00 (PDT), KGW (1 Viewer)

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
UTAH JAZZ
48 - 30
(21-18 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
39 - 40
(23-15 Home)


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

PG

DANTE EXUM VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

JOE INGLES VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

GORDON HAYWARD VS MAURICE HARKLESS

PF

BORIS DIAW VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

C

RUDY GOBERT VS NOAH VONLEH


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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), SATURDAY, 4/8/2017 ​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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

UTAH JAZZ

NETO , MACK , BURKS

JOHNSON , LYLES

BOLOMBOY , WITHEY

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON

TURNER , CRABBE

LAYMAN , LEONARD

INJURIES
JAZZ
Jeff Withey (illness): QUESTIONABLE
Danté Exum (right hip contusion): QUESTIONABLE
Rodney Hood (knee soreness): QUESTIONABLE
George Hill (right groin strain): DOUBTFUL
Raul Neto (right groin strain): QUESTIONABLE
Derrick Favors (left knee bone contusion): QUESTIONABLE
TRAIL BLAZERS
Jusuf Nurkic (right leg, non-displaced fibular fracture): OUT
Ed Davis (left shoulder): OUT
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

QUIN SNYDER --- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL JAZZ' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday’s game marks the fourth of four regular season matchups between the Trail Blazers and the Jazz in 2016-17. Utah leads the season series, 2-1.

• LAST MEETING: Gordon Hayward (30 points) and Rudy Gobert (20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks) led the Jazz to a 106-87 victory over the Trail Blazers. CJ McCollum scored 25 points (11-22 FG) to lead Portland.

• Damian Lillard scored 39 points agains the Jazz in the season opener on Oct. 25, but has been held to 14.5 points per game in the second two contests. Lillard has averages of 22.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists vs. Utah this season.

• CJ McCollum has six career games of 25+ points against the Jazz, including two this season. McCollum has averaged 22.7 points and 3.3 rebounds against Utah this season.

• Rudy Gobert has blocked two or more shots in 10 of his 13 career games vs. the Trail Blazers. Gobert has recorded three straight double-doubles against Portland, averaging 15.0 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in that span.

• Gordon Hayward is averaging 26.0 ppg in two games vs. Portland this season.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Jazz lead, 98-82
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 61-29
AT THE JAZZ: Jazz lead, 69-21

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[Darkwebs]

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS RACE

 

[Darkwebs]

LOTTERY STANDINGS

 

[Darkwebs]

Our magic number is now 2!

 

[blue9]

This'll be a loss.

 

[Darkwebs]

This'll be a loss.

It's a winnable game. Jazz will be on the 2nd night of a back-to-back, and Blazers are tough at home.

 

[blue9]

It's a winnable game. Jazz will be on the 2nd night of a back-to-back, and Blazers are tough at home.

I dunno if what we just watched should be categorized as "tough". Maybe "tough to watch"?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Please Utah... rest Hayward, Gobert, and Favors on this back to back... think about the playoffs...

 

[Trackjack]

They might rest some people it looks like there pretty beat up.

 

[stampedehero]

Never Tank "Keep on, Keepin on". This is our house-C'mon Blazers Show your PRIDE.

 

[Po'sFinest]

This'll be a loss.

Yup

 

[PDXFonz]

They might rest some people it looks like there pretty beat up.

Second night of a b2b for them as well

 

[THE HCP]

They arent resting anybody, they are trying to finish above the clippers. Should be a tough game!

 

[illmatic99]

If NO beats DEN tonight, then we can clinch with a win on SAT.

Then we rest Dame and CJ until Game 1. These dudes looks WORN OUT.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

As to the poll question, I don't think it matters. I doubt Denver wins 3 of their final 4, so even if the Blazers lose out, I think they're in the playoffs. That said, I hope Denver wins out forcing us to actually play well in order to earn the spot.

 

[Blazer4ever]

How's Exum doing? Became a starter for them? I like this team, with Hood, Hayward, Gobbert, Favors and they have some nice bench players (I like Withey, who was actually a Blazer for a bit before being traded for RoLo IIRC). Don't like the Jazz as a franchise of course but I like what they're doing with the team as they have some really nice players

 

[BBert]

RE the poll: That tank has sailed. Or something like that. Play the games; what happens, happens.

 

[Dougnsalem]

 

[illmatic99]

LMAO

 

[BigGameDamian]

LMAO

Pornhub.com?

 

[H.C.]

If NO beats DEN tonight, then we can clinch with a win on SAT.

Then we rest Dame and CJ until Game 1. These dudes looks WORN OUT.

If Portland rests Lillard & CJ they might end the game with more missed shots than total points.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

LMAO

Blessing in disguise?

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[stampedehero]

It takes many vital parts to make a team win. Go Blazers.

 

[BonesJones]

If NO beats DEN tonight, then we can clinch with a win on SAT.

Then we rest Dame and CJ until Game 1. These dudes looks WORN OUT.

Not only that, but it would help us keep our draft pick at 15th.

I'd go with
Napier (33) / Quarterman (15)
Connaughton (33) / Quarterman (15)
Layman (20) / Turner (28)
Vonleh (20) / Aminu (8) / Moe (8) / Layman (12)
Leonard (36) / Vonleh (12)

You literally let Leonard do whatever the fuck he wants to try to get some mojo and confidence back, you give Turner a couple extra games to try to get his rythym back. Harkless and Moe play a little bit and Lillard, McCollum, and Crabbe get rested.

 

[Driew]

Not only that, but it would help us keep our draft pick at 15th.

I'd go with
Napier (33) / Quarterman (15)
Connaughton (33) / Quarterman (15)
Layman (20) / Turner (28)
Vonleh (20) / Aminu (8) / Moe (8) / Layman (12)
Leonard (36) / Vonleh (12)

You literally let Leonard do whatever the fuck he wants to try to get some mojo and confidence back, you give Turner a couple extra games to try to get his rythym back. Harkless and Moe play a little bit and Lillard, McCollum, and Crabbe get rested.

If any one needs some time off it's Leonard. He has to get his body right.

 

[ripcityboy]

Power outage took out my local super market. But it ain't going to make Golbert's arms smaller. That would take some Spanish Inquisition level shit.

 

[BonesJones]

If any one needs some time off it's Leonard. He has to get his body right.

That shit he's dealing with isn't gonna get right in a week. I don't think his injury is holding him back from doing things he otherwise would be doing anyway. His mental state is more of a roadblock than his injury.

 

[Driew]

That shit he's dealing with isn't gonna get right in a week. I don't think his injury is holding him back from doing things he otherwise would be doing anyway. His mental state is more of a roadblock than his injury.

That's certainly true but he's definitely not jumping as well as he did the past.

Edit: And yes mental has always been a concern even during his predraft workouts.

 

[BonesJones]

That's certainly true but he's definitely not jumping as well as he did the past.

Yeah, but it's not like his jumping did anything but lead to fouls in the first place haha.