GAME THREAD: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - 12/12/13, THURS, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

[Darkwebs]

VS

2013-14 Season Record
ROCKETS
15-7 (5-4 away)
BLAZERS
18-4 (8-2 home)




WHEN: 7:30 PM, THURSDAY, 12/12/2013​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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BENCH

HOUSTON ROCKETS

LIN , BROOKS , GARCIA , CASSPI , MOTIEJUNAS


PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

WILLIAMS , CRABBE , WRIGHT , ROBINSON , FREELAND




INJURIES
ROCKETS
Greg Smith (sprained right knee)
Omer Asik (knee contusion)
TRAIL BLAZERS
C.J. McCollum (left foot)





HEAD COACHES

- VS –

KEVIN MCHALE--- TERRY STOTTS




BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

GO BLAZERS!!!​

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Asik out with knee issues? Is it too late to trade oden for him? Can we add Roy's amnesty contract in for salary match?

 

[Mediocre Man]

The numbers that matter

The Rockets are 1-1 on Thursday

They score 103.2 ppg and give up 102.3 ppg on Thursday (easily their closest point differential for any day)

With 2 days rest they are 2-0

Houston is 3-2 on the first game of back to backs

Houston is 4-1 vs the Northwest division


Portland on the other hand

Portland has not played a Thursday game yet

Portland is only 1-1 on 2 days rest (easily their worst ratio)

Portland opponents are 0-4 vs the Blazers on first half of back to backs

Portland is 1-2 vs the Southwest division

 

[THE HCP]

uh oh

 

[Draco]

Unfortunately I think we lose this one. Howard is too quick for Lopez and too strong for LaMarcus so we’ll have to double team him. When that happens they’ll find open shooters. If we somehow cover them Harden will have a field day with an out of position defense. Teams with athletic centers will really cause us problems throughout this year. Fortunately there are only a couple of them in the league.

It’s a big national game on TNT so I’d love to be wrong!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

T.Jones is gonna guard LMA? Oh boy!

 

[Strenuus]

I don't have a good feeling about this, but let the homerism prevail!

 

[Reep]

Unfortunately I think we lose this one. Howard is too quick for Lopez and too strong for LaMarcus so we’ll have to double team him. When that happens they’ll find open shooters. If we somehow cover them Harden will have a field day with an out of position defense. Teams with athletic centers will really cause us problems throughout this year. Fortunately there are only a couple of them in the league.

It’s a big national game on TNT so I’d love to be wrong!

I'm hoping they stay home on Howard and let him take anything but dunks. The trick is if Harden breaks down the guards and gets into the paint, and if Lopez leaves Howard to help. Let Howard get his points, but make the three point shooters take long twos.

They could have success mixing it up on Harden by covering him with Nic and Wes alternating.

 

[B-Roy]

T.Jones is gonna guard LMA? Oh boy!

All the homeless better hide!

 

[THE HCP]

T.Jones is gonna guard LMA? Oh boy!

Just thinking the same thing. If we dump it to LA the first 10 possessions, we'll be good to go!

 

[BlazerBeav]

The Moda Center should be rocking tonight since we've all had a few days to stew over the loss against Dallas - think we'll extract from revenge from game 4.

 

[THE HCP]

The Moda Center should be rocking tonight since we've all had a few days to stew over the loss against Dallas - think we'll extract from revenge from game 4.

Did you not see we played Utah since sir?

 

[HailBlazers]

Last time we played them Freeland was out and Howard shot an ungodly FT%. If the refs do their job correctly I think we got this one.

 

[Strenuus]

Last time we played them Freeland was out and Howard shot an ungodly FT%. If the refs do their job correctly I think we got this one.

You just asked the refs to do something they have never done in Portland.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

The Moda Center should be rocking tonight since we've all had a few days to stew over the loss against Dallas - think we'll extract from revenge from game 4.

And I'll bet most people dont know that it starts at 7:30 so they'll show up at 7:00 and the Moda Center will look full on TV at the start of the game for a change.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Pinwheel Empire @pinwheelempire
Tonight's TNT crew is Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and David Aldridge.

 

[magnifier661]

I want the new Lopez to completely frustrate Howard. Sucker Houston to have to rely only on Harden the entire game. Then our wings can suffocate the shit out of him in the 4th:

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I think the plan is to play man to man. Let Dwight get his and shut down Harden and Parsons.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Did you not see we played Utah since sir?

I did (and few things please me more than seeing all those green seats as Jazz fans leave early because we've kicked their ass) - but being on the road, it's just not the same.

 

[HailBlazers]

I think the plan is to play man to man. Let Dwight get his and shut down Harden and Parsons.

Yup

[video=youtube;C_3eEAvoNj0]

It's Payback time!

 

[B-Roy]

Yup

[video=youtube;C_3eEAvoNj0]

It's Payback time!

Brownie points:

How many times does LMA say "you know" in that interview?

 

[Strenuus]

Brownie points:

How many times does LMA say "you know" in that interview?

I counted 15 solid, but I may have missed 1 or 2. He said some really fast.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Hey Darkwebs: Can you add Crabbe's portrait to our bench lineup so Stotts knows he can play him?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I counted 15 solid, but I may have missed 1 or 2. He said some really fast.

He's better than last year... whoo doggie.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Brownie points:

How many times does LMA say "you know" in that interview?

I do that more than I should. It just comes out in between pauses . . . hate it but can't stop it completely.

 

[Darkwebs]

Hey Darkwebs: Can you add Crabbe's portrait to our bench lineup so Stotts knows he can play him?

LOL. Alright, done.

 

[magnifier661]

I counted 15 solid, but I may have missed 1 or 2. He said some really fast.

He's not really good with interviews. I think he gets a little nervous, even still.

 

[magnifier661]

I really want to see a monster game from T. Rob. He was a major "non-factor" the last game.

 

[B-Roy]

I do that more than I should. It just comes out in between pauses . . . hate it but can't stop it completely.

Yeah, It's just something I've noticed. Aldridge does it in all of his interviews. Honestly, I kind of like it. It's something distinctly Aldridge.

[video]http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:10125352[/video]

 

[illmatic99]

Looking forward to LA destroying Jones