GAME THREAD: LAKERS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 3RD, 2014 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

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WHEN: 7:00 PM, MONDAY, 3/3/2014

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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TV BROADCAST:
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RADIO BROADCAST:
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S T A R T E R S

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KENDALL MARSHALL VS DAMIAN LILLARD

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JODIE MEEKS VS WESLEY MATTHEWS

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KENT BAZEMORE VS NICOLAS BATUM

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WESLEY JOHNSON VS LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE

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PAU GASOL VS ROBIN LOPEZ




BENCH ROTATION

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
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FARMAR , BROOKS , HILL , KELLY , SACRE , KAMAN

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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WILLIAMS , BARTON , WRIGHT , CLAVER , LEONARD


INJURIES
LAKERS
▪ Chris Kaman (sore back) - PROBABLE.
▪ Kobe Bryant (fractured left knee) - OUT.
▪ Xavier Henry (D-League assignment) - OUT.
▪ Steve Nash (nerve root irritation) - OUT.
▪ Nick Young (sore left knee) - OUT.
TRAIL BLAZERS
▪ Thomas Robinson (Left patella tendon strain) - OUT.
▪ Joel Freeland (Right knee sprain) - OUT.



HEAD COACHES
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MIKE D'ANTONI---- TERRY STOTTS




:reading:BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​
• Monday will mark the second of three regular season meetings between Portland and Los Angeles with the final meeting coming on April 1 at STAPLES Center.

• The Trail Blazers won the first matchup of the season against the Lakers, 114-108, on Dec. 1 in Los Angeles, breaking a three-game losing streak for the Trail Blazers against the Lakers.

• In the Dec. 1 matchup, Robin Lopez recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds while LaMarcus Aldridge scored a team-high 27 points to go with nine rebounds.

• Portland’s Dec. 1 win is the first win for the Trail Blazers in Los Angeles since April 11, 2010.

• Portland has won 12 of the last 15 meetings with Los Angeles at the Moda Center.

• In the last eight meetings between the Trail Blazers and Lakers, at least one team has scored 100-plus points.

• Last season marked the first time that Portland lost three consecutive regular season series against Los Angeles (2010-11 to 2012-13) since losing four in a row from the 1983-84 season to the 1986-87 season.

• Lakers assistant coach Johnny Davis was a member of Portland’s 1977 NBA Championship team as a rookie.

• Victor Claver was teammates alongside Pau Gasol on the Spanish National Team.

• Robin Lopez and Lakers guard Xavier Henry were teammates together in New Orleans from 2012-13.

• Xavier Henry and Trail Blazers forward Thomas Robinson were teammates for one season at the University of Kansas.

• Los Angeles guard Jordan Farmar and Portland guard Earl Watson both played collegiate basketball at UCLA.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCH-UP HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Lakers lead, 117-90
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 62-41
IN LOS ANGELES: Lakers lead, 76-28
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GO BLAZERS!!!​
 
Good lord. Are you sure you didn't just put the starting line up for the D'fenders?
 
Dang that starting lineup is atrocious...
 
I change my vote for COY from Hornacek to D'Antoni. How he has eeked 20 wins out of that NCAA Division II lineup is beyond me.
 
Xavier Henry to the D league? He was playing a lot of minutes. At one point he was their best scorer off the bench
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Xavier Henry to the D league? He was playing a lot of minutes. At one point he was their best scorer off the bench
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The best Laker went to the D-League. I see no contradiction.
 
Who here remembers that big black guy that was a Laker fan that used to get into shouting matches with Mike Rice EVERY time they were in town. Comedy!
 
If Portland and the Lakers had exactly the same players, I would give the nod to coach Stotts to out-coach Mike D'Antoni and thus win the game.

I expect Portland to stomp them and I wish Blazer security all the best because I know that they are going to be busy escorting all those Fakers out of the arena.

I actually sold my season tickets to the Fakers games multiple times because the Faker fans would pay 3-4 times the face value for them. Keep in mind that I got those tickets at 7% discount off of face value.
 
I hope Terry uses this game to experiment a bit. Treat it like a pseudo practice. That said, anything less than a 20pt win is unacceptable.

This game and the game vs ATL on Wed have to be used as prep for our upcoming season-defining road trip.
 
Beating them like they beat the Nets would be nice.
 
I hope the most interesting thing about tonight's game is how much court time Leonard, Barton, CJ, Claver and Crabbe get.

:cheers:
 
I want LA to play enough to shake off some more of that rust.

BTW, any news on Robinson?
 
Man, I just don't think Robinson will play for awhile. Just a guess.
 
maxiep said:
I want LA to play enough to shake off some more of that rust.
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And I disagree......LA will have PLENTY of chances on this long ass road trip to get rid of rust.
 
HCP said:
And I disagree......LA will have PLENTY of chances on this long ass road trip to get rid of rust.
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The problem is we need him sharp for every game of the road trip. On the road, there's no margin for error. And he did look rusty against Denver.
 
maxiep said:
That sucks. Thanks for the insight, HCP.
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Meyers will now get his chance and he has looked a bit better lately, I really hope that continues. Claver and Barton likely continue to play, all this is good when looking at the playoffs.
 
Blazinaway said:
Meyers will now get his chance and he has looked a bit better lately, I really hope that continues. Claver and Barton likely continue to play, all this is good when looking at the playoffs.
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His stat line was really pretty good the other night. 8 points 5 rebounds in 16 minutes. That's a 16/10 with starters minutes... which would be tough since he'd get 8 fouls but whatever!
 
1honestfan said:
If Portland and the Lakers had exactly the same players, I would give the nod to coach Stotts to out-coach Mike D'Antoni and thus win the game.

I expect Portland to stomp them and I wish Blazer security all the best because I know that they are going to be busy escorting all those Fakers out of the arena.

I actually sold my season tickets to the Fakers games multiple times because the Faker fans would pay 3-4 times the face value for them. Keep in mind that I got those tickets at 7% discount off of face value.
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I sold my tickets for tonight's game for a bit of a profit so there is at least one stupid Laker fan who hasn't fallen off the bandwagon yet. If they hadn't sold I would have just sat out the game as I do not go to Blazer games versus the Lakers. I hate seeing locals wearing Purple and Gold. It offends me deeply and I behave inappropriately so I avoid these games. I have a tendency to beat up 8 year old boys wearing Laker jerseys. It's just not pretty.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
His stat line was really pretty good the other night. 8 points 5 rebounds in 16 minutes. That's a 16/10 with starters minutes... which would be tough since he'd get 8 fouls but whatever!
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Hopefully he can keep it up. I've been a pretty vocal anti-Myers guy around here, but i'd like him to prove me wrong.
 
I don't want to get cocky, but this game does seem set up for us to win, and win convincingly. I want to destroy them in the first quarter, so they mentally quit. We all know far too well what the psychology of tanking looks like.
 
I'm disappointed that I can't call them the Blakers anymore.

I guess I'll have to go with Golden Blake Warriors.
 
These two next games need to be played and over with it. Boring.

Real shit starts Friday
 
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