GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - MARCH 9TH, 2014 - SUNDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), KGW

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VS

2013-14 Season Record
BLAZERS
42-20 (18-12 Road)
ROCKETS
43-19 (25-7 Home)



WHEN: 4:00PM, SUNDAY, 3/9/2014​

WHERE: Toyota Center, Houston, TX​

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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BENCH ROTATION

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

WILLIAMS , MCCOLLUM , WRIGHT , ROBINSON , LEONARD

HOUSTON ROCKETS

LIN , HAMILTON , CASSPI , MOTIEJUNAS , ASIK

INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
Joel Freeland (Right knee sprain) - OUT.
ROCKETS
Greg Smith (Arthroscopic right knee procedure) - OUT.

HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS----- KEVIN MCHALE



BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Sunday will mark the fourth and final regular season meetings between Portland and Houston.

• The Rockets lead the regular over the Trail Blazers, 2-1, with Houston winning the first matchup, 116-101, on Nov. 5 in Portland, the Trail Blazers winning the second matchup, 111-104, on Dec. 12 in Portland and Houston winning the third matchup, 126-113,
on Jan. 20 in Houston.

• In 12 of the past 14 meetings between Portland and Houston, the winning team has scored 100-plus points.

• LaMarcus Aldridge recorded his 400th field goal of the season in the Jan 20. matchup against the Rockets.

• The Jan. 20 loss in Houston ended a five-game win streak for the Trail Blazers.

• On the Dec. 12 matchup, LaMarcus Aldridge posted the first 31-point, 25-rebound game in Trail Blazers history. The 25 rebounds mark a career high for Aldridge.

• LaMarcus Aldridge recorded 27 points and 20 rebounds in the third matchup against the Rockets on Jan. 20.

• Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers in the first matchup with 22 points, four rebounds and five assists.

• Thomas Robinson appeared in 19 games with the Rockets during his rookie campaign in 2012-13, where he averaged 4.5 points and 4.1 rebounds.

• Rockets G/F Francisco Garcia was teammates with Thomas Robinson throughout the 2012-13 season, getting traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Rockets with Robinson.

• Houston Rockets forward Jordan Hamilton and Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge both played collegiately at the Univerisity of Texas

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 75-63
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 47-21
IN HOUSTON: ROCKETS lead, 42-28

GO BLAZERS!
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[SlyPokerDog]

Looks like the Rockets have been reading Kingspeed's posts.

Season over! We're not going to win anymore games.

 

[DHawes22]

I've got a feeling this is who we'll see in the first round of the playoffs. In our two losses against them this year, they've really blitzed us in the opening quarter. A strong start is a must for Portland tonight.

 

[KingSpeed]

Biggest game of the year. We can't let Houston win season series. Houston is hot. We haven't beat a winning team on the road in a long time. We simply must win this game.

 

[KingSpeed]

Looks like the Rockets have been reading Kingspeed's posts.

Season over! We're not going to win anymore games.

Huh?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Huh?

Look at what they list as Portland's record.

 

[KingSpeed]

Look at what they list as Portland's record.

Hahahaha. I stared that and still missed it.

 

[KingSpeed]

If we win this game, we will likely have tie breaker because we have 12-3 division reord with one division game remaining (against Utah). Rockets are 9-4 with 1 division game remaining (Spurs). Of course, if Rockets win division, then they would have tiebreaker over us. The point is if we win this game, we are in great shape.

 

[Strenuus]

Looks like the Rockets have been reading Kingspeed's posts.

Season over! We're not going to win anymore games.

baaaahahahahahahah! That's fantastic.

 

[MAS RipCity]

If we win this game, we will likely have tie breaker because we have 12-3 division reord with one division game remaining (against Utah). Rockets are 9-4 with 1 division game remaining (Spurs). Of course, if Rockets win division, then they would have tiebreaker over us. The point is if we win this game, we are in great shape.

Believe division record tie-breaker only applies to teams in the same division. It would go then to Conference record, IIRC.

 

[Strenuus]

Okay. Leader is up 2 on the last hole... going for his 3rd shot, so it's almost over.

 

[damianlillard]

blazers need to win this game. we need to shut down harden and the supporting player. we to let howard flop his way to 2 technical. damian need to take over, not LA

 

[THE HCP]

blazers need to win this game. we need to shut down harden and the supporting player. we to let howard flop his way to 2 technical. damian need to take over, not LA

It would be a fantastic road win and I hope it happens, but I don't think we NEED to win.

 

[Strenuus]

Okay. Golf tournament over. 5 minutes to spare!

 

[Strenuus]

Batum going sans noseguard... guarding Parsons....

 

[Strenuus]

ON KGW as scheduled. Lets do this!

 

[LuckyShot]

[video]

:MARIS61:

 

[THE HCP]

I'm wearing Nic's mask in the TV truck

 

[Strenuus]

I wonder if Lillard watched any tape on Beverly?

 

[Strenuus]

I'm wearing Nic's mask in the TV truck

I want a picture of this.

 

[Strenuus]

Early aggression, I like it.

 

[Strenuus]

LMA For 3!

 

[Strenuus]

Get tgat weak shit out of here Harden!

Lilard for 3!

 

[Strenuus]

8-0 start for Portland! Best start we could have asked for.

 

[DamianLillard#0]

good sign put down threesss.. Aldridge looks hot tonight.. we brought him...

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Not bad, not bad.

 

[Strenuus]

good sign put down threesss.. Aldridge looks hot tonight.. we brought him...

It was only 1 shot.... that does not consitute hot. lol.

 

[KingSpeed]

Go Blazers

 

[Strenuus]

Batum aggressive, then too aggressive with the passes.

 

[RoyToy]

Shoot the fucking ball Nic