Suns @ Trail Blazers - Game 4 - Game Thread

[BoBoBREWSKI]

FYI

Portland F Dante Cunningham (viral gastroenteritisis) is out and F Nic Batum (right shoulder strain) is probable for today's game vs. Phoenix.

 

[illmatic99]

Nic will play (hopefully for longer, this time).

@blazerbanter Confirmed: #Blazers' Batum said he WILL play vs. #Suns.

 

[illmatic99]

[video=youtube;d6wRkzCW5qI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI[/video]

 

[illmatic99]

WOOO ROY!!!

@blazerbanter Roy went hard and looked good during shootaround. Might try and go for Game 5 vs. #Suns.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Not even sure if I want to watch.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

WOOO ROY!!!

A Willis Reed moment tonight would be a gigantic boost.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

[video=youtube;d6wRkzCW5qI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI[/video]

</Hollywood>

 

[illmatic99]

More from BTS: http://twitter.com/BlazerBanter

Bayless will start for #Blazers at 2 vs #Suns.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Love the news about Roy!!!!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

More from BTS: http://twitter.com/BlazerBanter

All right! New Look Lineup FTW!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Will Roy play tonight?
Got this from a buddy at The Game:

The Trail Blazers are placing Brandon Roy on their Active List and Dante Cunningham on their Inactive List. This is effective immediately.

 

[illmatic99]

So if we need a game winning J at the buzzer, guess who's gonna be on the floor! WOOO

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Will Roy play tonight?
Got this from a buddy at The Game:

Willis Reed Moment!

 

[chris_in_pdx]

I just switched my TV feed from Verizon HD to over-the-air KGW HD.

WOW.

Holy crap. This is what HD TV looks like?

 

[mgb]

Bayless to start.

 

[illmatic99]

Fuck this. Dick Stockton.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Like setting picks for LMA so that he doens't have to shoot contested J's.

 

[BrianFromWA]

two missed layins won't help, but I like going right at Nash

 

[maxiep]

Is "viral gastroenteritisis" medical-speak for "the trots"?

 

[chris_in_pdx]

For those that want to live chat, go up to "Community" and choose "FlashChat". There's a few of us in there.

 

[maxiep]

We're getting good looks, but we're just not dropping shots. It's been the same thing all series.

 

[illmatic99]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[maxiep]

And just like that, an 8-0 run.

 

[The Other Guys]

Finally, some real Blazer basketball at the Rose Garden.

 

[BrianFromWA]

ok, i've got shivers

 

[maxiep]

Aldridge is certainly playing better.

 

[maxiep]

ok, i've got shivers

As someone who was in the Glass Palace for the 1990 Game 7 against the Spurs, that was a Duckworth moment.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

I wish the Blazers weren't so emotion based in their play.

 

[BrianFromWA]

In a lineup with Miller, Roy and Webster, it's Martell who draws the Nash defense duty

 

[illmatic99]

We're all in disbelief right now, Brian.

This is what sports is all about.