Game 38 Portland vs Brooklyn 7:00pm Chargetv and KUNP

[Brandon-Clyde]

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GLB of the game Lucy Hale

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[DusterBuster]

Must lose coming up here.

[JRoy]

Over/under on vets playing 36 minutes?

[zzaj]

An absolute, must-lose game if the Blazers want a shot at a top 3 pick in the 2025 draft. Should be very telling, in terms of where management actually sits with the tank.

I expect big minutes for Deni, Scoot and Clingan. I will be pretty disappointed otherwise.

[Walton1one]

Lol, I expect a Blazer win and BRK to wave goodbye to POR in the rearview mirror as they descend in the losers' bracket, #7 pick or higher here we come...

Look at the injury report

BLAZERS
Matisse Thybulle - Ankle - Out
Jerami Grant - Face - Out
Robert Williams - Ill - Quest
Dalano Banton - Ill - Quest
Deni Avdija - Ankle - Quest

NETS
Maxwell Lewis - Leg - Out
Cam Thomas - Ham - Out
Trendon Watford - Ham - Out
Bojan Bogdanovic - Foot - Out
Cameron Johnson - Ankle - Quest
Nic Claxton - Ham - Quest
De'Angelo Russell - Shin - Quest
Ben Simmons - Knee/Back - Quest

We are left to hoping that NO has some sort of dignity when their health resumes and they pass us or UTA\TOR somehow tanks worse than us down the stretch...WAS\CHA are lost causes and BRK is only going to get worse after the trade deadline, especially as they continue to offload vets for assets while Cronin does nothing.

[DaVoiceMaster]

Is this game even worth watching? I might just check in here for the GLB pix. Make us proud BC!!!

[Brandon-Clyde]

Is this game even worth watching? I might just check in here for the GLB pix. Make us proud BC!!!

[Brandon-Clyde]

1st quarter GLB pic

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[Brandon-Clyde]

2nd quarter GLB pic

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[Walton1one]

Cam Johnson & Dlo playing tonight, that’s a good sign for POR

Is the tank on? Simons is on the bench with an apparent injury, will he come back?

Scoot with a nice Q1 start, 4–4 10pts, make that 13pts, 3-3 3pt, 4-4 16pts

DC hurt, not great

How did that guy get so wide open right in the lane nobody even near him? Awful defense, POR gives up 40 in the 1Q

[Walton1one]

Fast break defense by POR has been atrocious all year

3rd time I’ve seen Simons go ISO and end up with a negative result

DC is back, that is good to see

2nd and 1 finish by Sharpe, that is a strength of his (driving to the rim)

Nice acting by Camara there

What in the heck got into Scoot tonight?

Scoot with 23, 6-6 from 3pt

Oh, you’re in trouble now BRK , Ayton is in, and then he just dunked it, lol

Nice strip by Scoot on Simmons

Just way too many easy looks inside by BRK

Camara has 19pts, season high

POR is 61% from 3pt, can’t see that lasting

Cam Johnson is a nice player

Simons 0-5 in the 1st half, boom or bust

Scoot with a nice bucket, 25pts. Should POR trade him now for 2nd round picks?

[Brandon-Clyde]

3rd quarter GLB pic

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[PDXKnight]

Man if scoot could ever be consistent...

[Walton1one]

A lot of offense so far, by both teams, and little defense

BRK, showing how you defend Simons, chase him off the perimeter and he becomes very pedestrian

That was a nice drive by Clowney, he has had a good game so far

Toumani is a D & 3 player

Bad TO by Scoot there

Nice board by DC, and then he takes it up strong, that is what he should be doing every time, high pointed the ball too, which is good

Banton with a steal, and then he just blows the lay-in

Scoot with two FT, first points in the 2nd half

Struggles aside, Scoot’s ability to get into the lane is impressive

Great block by DC

Then Scoot with another 3, ties career high 33, uh, he might set a new one tonight

[Brandon-Clyde]

4th quarter GLB pic

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[Brandon-Clyde]

Consolation GLB pics

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[PDXKnight]

Huge L!

[Walton1one]

Bad lob by Simons there, then POR patented fast break defense allows an easy score

Bad collision b/t Sharpe & Banton, Sharpe looks OK though

Cam Johnson with the drive and finger roll, nice, easily worth a 1st, two though?

Sharpe with a nice 2pt drive, he probably would’ve missed the 3pt if he had taken it, smart decision

DC looks like he just boxed a few rounds

Sharpe, loose handle, leads to easy fast break score by BRK

Great pass by Scoot to Sharpe for a score, 6AST by Scoot so far

Maybe trading for Dlo could negatively affect BRK’s effort to tank?

Mr Clutch (Simons) has entered the game

Nice drive by Scoot, picks up the foul, FT incoming

Grant doesn’t look too affected by his concussion/facial contusion sitting on the bench?

Scoot with 39, can he hit 40? Nope, so close

Bad foul by Sharpe on Dlo, good for tank though

Crap, DC down again, off to the locker room

End of bench in, game over. good loss

Minaya is nowhere near an NBA player, on 2-way contact at age 26! Good use of your 2-ways Cronin

lol, Billups challenges, Seriously? Like why? This game is over, and it was unsuccessful

POR loses by 18 to BRK, yikes, but good

[PDXKnight]

Keon had a decent game for the nets

[Walton1one]

Will this game be the final nail in the Billups coffin?

Still think, if POR does decide to let Billups go, no guarantee since they are such cheapskates, but I imagine if they do it will likely be after the trade deadline?

He did look quite subdued in the postgame interview

Players of the game
Scoot 39-4-6 on 18 shots, impressive!

Camara 23-5-2 w/ 2 steals & 2 blocks and patented tough defense\scrappy play

Sharpe 21-2-2, not a bad game by any means, however, with Ant struggling, Deni\Grant out, you would think he would be leading the charge, these are the kind of games that make me wonder if Sharpe is more of a secondary piece rather than “the guy “