GAME THREAD: BULLS @ BLAZERS - 11/22/13, FRIDAY, 7 PM, CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

VS

2013-14 Season Record

Bulls
6-4 (1-4 away)

Blazers
10-2 (4-1 home)





WHEN: 7:00 PM, FRIDAY, 11/22/2013​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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BENCH

CHICAGO BULLS

TEAGUE , SNELL , DUNLEAVY , GIBSON , MOHAMMED


PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

WILLIAMS , WRIGHT , ROBINSON , FREELAND



INJURIES

BULLS
Jimmy Butler (out, big right toe)

TRAIL BLAZERS
C.J. McCollum (out, left foot)



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TOM THIBODEAU--- TERRY STOTTS



BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Portland has won four in a row and is 9-2 in its last 11 meetings with Chicago. The last time the Blazers won four in a row against the Bulls was from Jan. 3, 2007 to Nov. 23 2009 with the streak ending at five consecutive wins.

• The Trail Blazers are 4-2 in their last six road games played against the Bulls.

• Portland has scored 100 points or greater in nine of its last 11 games against Chicago.

• Just three of the last nine games between the Trail Blazers and Bulls have been decided by single digits.

• Chicago is one of six teams that LaMarcus Aldridge has averaged over 20.0 points per contest in his career, averaging 21.3 points per game (Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Toronto, Utah).

GO BLAZERS!!!​

 

[THE HCP]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Damn you again DarkWing!

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

This should be a great game.

When the Bulls are on offense, here are the percentages for how they get their offense with rank and Blazer rank in parenthesis.

18.4 pick and roll #30 (#21)
18.1 spot up #16 (#2)
12.2 transition #8 (#5)
11.3 cut to basket #16 (#11)
10.4 post up #3 (#30)

and when the Blazers are on offense
24% pick and roll #8 (#10)
18.1 spot up #8 (#12)
13.9 postup #17 (#21)
11.3 transition #7 (#9)

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes

Good news: #Blazers radio voice Brian Wheeler will return to his post on Friday when the team takes on the Chicago Bulls at the Moda Center.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

This should be a great game.

When the Bulls are on offense, here are the percentages for how they get their offense with rank and Blazer rank in parenthesis.

18.4 pick and roll #30 (#21)
18.1 spot up #16 (#2)
12.2 transition #8 (#5)
11.3 cut to basket #16 (#11)
10.4 post up #3 (#30)

and when the Blazers are on offense
24% pick and roll #8 (#10)
18.1 spot up #8 (#12)
13.9 postup #17 (#21)
11.3 transition #7 (#9)

Looks pretty favorable. Good stuff.

Batum on Deng will be a big match-up.

Butler is out for Chi.

Rose/Hinrick scare me a bit.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Looks pretty favorable. Good stuff.

Batum on Deng will be a big match-up.

Butler is out for Chi.

Rose/Hinrick scare me a bit.

Kirk and Rose together do not worry me much. Ranking dead last on the pick and roll is pretty telling.

 

[KingSpeed]

Bulls record won't be 6-3 when they play us. They have a game tomorrow.

 

[magnifier661]

The bulls are actually my favorite eastern conference team.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Bulls record won't be 6-3 when they play us. They have a game tomorrow.

It is in Denver too. I wonder what teams records are on back to backs after playing them. I hear it is a major pain in the ass to get to the airport.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

Kirk and Rose together do not worry me much. Ranking dead last on the pick and roll is pretty telling.

Ya, I was thinking more like Phx killed Portland. It was more just penetration in general, not necessarily a pick and roll.


AND Denver air port is one of THE worst this side of the mississippi. Can't say I've flown much to the east coast.

 

[THE HCP]

Late ass start time in Denver to! 2nd game of the TNT double header will start at 8:45PM Denver time. National televised games last 3 hours. Denver's airport is the furthest away from the arena in the whole league. They won't leave Denver til roughly 1:30AM!

 

[Darkwebs]

Late ass start time in Denver to! 2nd game of the TNT double header will start at 8:45PM Denver time. National televised games last 3 hours. Denver's airport is the furthest away from the arena in the whole league. They won't leave Denver til roughly 1:30AM!

Sounds good. We need all the advantages when playing a tough team like the Bulls. This will be our biggest challenge since playing the Spurs, if not bigger.

 

[Blazer Fanatic]

Late ass start time in Denver to! 2nd game of the TNT double header will start at 8:45PM Denver time. National televised games last 3 hours. Denver's airport is the furthest away from the arena in the whole league. They won't leave Denver til roughly 1:30AM!

I love how it's like a perfectly evil plan slowly coming together. No excuses to lay eggs Blazers!!! Take care of business on Friday, and do it early!!! Bench plays the entire 2nd half!!! (I hope)

 

[theheartbeatneversleeps]

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes

Good news: #Blazers radio voice Brian Wheeler will return to his post on Friday when the team takes on the Chicago Bulls at the Moda Center.

Thank heavens. He was missed.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Bulls are the most overrated team in the league..I'd be surprised if we don't win by 20

 

[Strenuus]

I think a great matchup will be Lopez vs. Noah. I look forward to that.

 

[magnifier661]

Bulls are the most overrated team in the league..I'd be surprised if we don't win by 20

I 100% disagree with you. This team did well last season without their franchise player. They have an excellent coach. The entire team has bought into their philosophy, just as the Blazers did with Stotts. They are not hype.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

My wife and I got club level seats for the first time for this game. I'm excited for the overall experience. Any suggestions?

 

[Eastoff]

Late ass start time in Denver to! 2nd game of the TNT double header will start at 8:45PM Denver time. National televised games last 3 hours. Denver's airport is the furthest away from the arena in the whole league. They won't leave Denver til roughly 1:30AM!

Oh insider guru, do the Blazers ever have a one day between games and decide to stay in town that night and fly out early in the morning?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

My wife and I got club level seats for the first time for this game. I'm excited for the overall experience. Any suggestions?

The better food is at the buffet. The stomach ache from overeating is not worth it.

 

[Eastoff]

My wife and I got club level seats for the first time for this game. I'm excited for the overall experience. Any suggestions?

I will be in section 302 myself!

 

[BlazerBeav]

It is in Denver too. I wonder what teams records are on back to backs after playing them. I hear it is a major pain in the ass to get to the airport.

For anyone! It feels like you're on the entrance road for 20 miles once you get off the interstate!

 

[Draco]

It is in Denver too. I wonder what teams records are on back to backs after playing them. I hear it is a major pain in the ass to get to the airport.

Well the only team I know of to do it this season won the second of a back to back against the Spurs.

 

[illmatic99]

Seems like people in PDX are starting to notice. Cheapest available tix for FRI is $70 on stubhub

http://www.stubhub.com/portland-tra...zers-portland-rose-garden-11-22-2013-4336503/

 

[SlyPokerDog]

My wife and I got club level seats for the first time for this game. I'm excited for the overall experience. Any suggestions?

You will never truly experience that all you can eat buffet until you go with Blazer Wookee.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Mo Williams ‏@mowilliams

THIS FLU WONT HOLD ME BACK!!!!

 

[Draco]

Mo Williams ‏@mowilliams

THIS FLU WONT HOLD ME BACK!!!!

Uh oh. Is Earl Watson going to be ready for 10 mins if need be? It would sure be nice to have CJ on the bench as a 3rd string option.

 

[Draco]

Seems like people in PDX are starting to notice. Cheapest available tix for FRI is $70 on stubhub

http://www.stubhub.com/portland-tra...zers-portland-rose-garden-11-22-2013-4336503/

Wow! Good to see. Hardly any seats left from Blazers site either mostly just single seats. The Garden should be rocking!

 

[Strenuus]

$112 to sit up in the corner of 300. Ridiculous.

If you take someone, and pay for dinner, parking, etc. It's gonna be close to $300. For a crappy seat with vertigo. No thanks.

 

[Rhal]

$112 to sit up in the corner of 300. Ridiculous.

If you take someone, and pay for dinner, parking, etc. It's gonna be close to $300. For a crappy seat with vertigo. No thanks.

Last year was the first year in awhile you could get cheap tickets vs premium teams. I remember getting some 200 lvl seats vs the Lakers three years ago and it cost me 350. I had a guy offer me $500 for them but they were a christmas present for my dad so I didn't sell them.

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