GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ WOLVES - FEB. 8TH, 2014, SATURDAY, 5:00 PM, CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

WHEN: 5:00 PM, SATURDAY, 2/8/2014​

WHERE: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN​

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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S T A R T E R S
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

LILLARD , MATTHEWS , BATUM , ALDRIDGE , LOPEZ


MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

RUBIO , BUDINGER, BREWER , CUNNINGHAM, TURIAF




BENCH
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

WILLIAMS , MCCOLLUM , WRIGHT , ROBINSON , FREELAND

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

BAREA , SHVED , MBAHAMOUTE , DIENG


INJURIES
TIMBERWOLVES
Nikola Pekovic (right ankle)
Kevin Love (quad)
Kevin Martin (thumb)





HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS--- RICK ADELMAN



BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday will mark the third of four regular season meetings between Portland and Minnesota. The final meeting between the two teams will be on Feb. 23 in Portland.

• The Timberwolves won the first matchup, 120-109, against the Trail Blazers on Dec. 18 in Minnesota, but Portland evened the series by defeating Minnesota 115-104 in the second regular season matchup on Jan. 25 in Portland.

• LaMarcus Aldridge scored a team high 21 points while Robin Lopez recorded his 17th double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds on the Jan. 25 contest.

• The Trail Blazers have won 22 of the last 25 regular season meetings against the Timberwolves.

• Portland has won 12 of the past 13 games against Minnesota at home.

• Nine out of the last 12 matchups between the two teams have been decided by 10 points or greater.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 69-27
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 38-11
IN MINNEAPOLIS: Trail Blazers lead, 31-16

GO BLAZERS!
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[Strenuus]

Minny lost tonight too, so that's good. I want to kick their butts for last time. We gotta pick up a game with the Clippers winning.

 

[THE HCP]

Hearing that Jay-Z might be in the house tonight.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[BigGameDamian]

Hearing that Jay-Z might be in the house tonight.

So Your going to put the camera on Beyonce?

 

[Strenuus]

Hearing that Jay-Z might be in the house tonight.

That's random.. wtf is he doing in Minny? lol. Must be for a show the next day.

Or, he's going to sign Dame to his agency!

 

[Strenuus]

Timberwolves PR ‏@Twolves_PR 7m
Kevin Martin (non-displaced fracture in left thumb) is OUT for tonight's game against Portland and will be sidelined indefinitely #Twolves

Sucks for the Wolves. But thank god, because he always, ALWAYS seems to torch us.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Kevin Love is out as well apparently.

 

[Strenuus]

Kevin Love is out as well apparently.

Love (quad) will not play Saturday against the Trail Blazers.

That's from Rotowire.com

Wow. This could be really ugly for the Wolves, or really embarassing for us.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

That's from Rotowire.com

Wow. This could be really ugly for the Wolves, or really embarassing for us.

I was liking them more and more before game time before all this news. I don't know to really like them or be scared.

 

[Strenuus]

I was liking them more and more before game time before all this news. I don't know to really like them or be scared.

It's almost like "Name the scrub that drops 30 on us" night. lol.

 

[Strenuus]

So, in review:

Love, Pek, and Martin all out. 3/5 of the starting line up.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

love that courtside commercial. Rice

"Hoold still..."

lol. He cracks me up.

 

[Strenuus]

Minny's starting lineup:

For Minnesota:
PG: Ricky Rubio
SG: Chase Budinger
SF: Corey Brewer
PF: Dante Cunningham
C: Ronny Turiaf

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Alright. Due to the snow. I'm all in tonight. Shall we all go for 40 tonight??

 

[Strenuus]

Watch Ricky Rubio drop 40 tonight. :MARIS61:

 

[KingSpeed]

Who can guard Aldridge? Dante Cunningham?

 

[Strenuus]

Who can guard Aldridge? Dante Cunningham?

He can try. lol.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Who can guard Aldridge? Dante Cunningham?

Well it's not much different than usual.. Turiaf is the only one with a chance, even when they're healthy.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

He can try. lol.

Turiaf will attempt Im sure

 

[Strenuus]

Here we go!

foul on cunningham already.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Cunningham starts out on him.

 

[Strenuus]

Oh dame. Just let him shoot it.

 

[Strenuus]

W3S!

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Would love to see Wes get hot again like he was earlier in the season

 

[Strenuus]

Wessy Wes.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

2-2 for Wes!

 

[Strenuus]

Ah! That was Indiana all over again.

 

[Natebishop3]

I still don't think Dame got the notice that Rubio can't shoot.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Turiaf is all heart.