Sacramento (10-12) @ Portland (14-11)

[a-rod]

"as long as you don't bring your gayness on me I'm fine." - Shavlik Randolph on the possibility of playing next to a gay teammates

Beno pointing the middle finger at the realgm trade board.

Superb all-around skills... Quite a scorer... Good slasher... Nice jumper... Can play the point... Excels in half-court play... Good, but not great athlete... A clutch player.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan is supposed to be back on the bench Tuesday night, but his return from surgery can only do so much for his injury-plagued team. Back home following a disappointing eastern trip, the Trail Blazers look to snap a two-game slide with their fourth straight victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Link

[XeOnagain]

it will be fun to see LaMarcus vs. JT. And i think maybe we can start with Beno at the 1 for this game only, cause Donte may have difficulties against Roy.

[britblazerdude]

WTF...your dancers are so hot. And props on the 10-12 record so far!

[ICMTM]

Tyreke Evans will guard Brandon Roy when he's in the lineup so I get what you're saying about not starting Greene. Do you think sitting Hawes may be a better bet though?

I'd like Greene to go more catch and shoot, cut, and play off the ball a little more than he has been. It seems like he an Nocioni need to move the ball a little more. I don't think it needs to be a major change to what they are already doing. I just see Donte dribbling too much.

[XeOnagain]

Tyreke Evans will guard Brandon Roy when he's in the lineup so I get what you're saying about not starting Greene. Do you think sitting Hawes may be a better bet though?

I'd like Greene to go more catch and shoot, cut, and play off the ball a little more than he has been. It seems like he an Nocioni need to move the ball a little more. I don't think it needs to be a major change to what they are already doing. I just see Donte dribbling too much.

i agree on some level, but then sitting Spence means we have to rely on Greene to collect some boards, and frankly, he just doesn't. With Pryzbilla starting, i think Spence has to be on the floor and stretch the floor a little bit on offense, and he can be relatively comfprtable on D with Joel playing. Even if Blake is a below-average PG, we need a body on him, and Beno can be that guy, considering Tyreke is on Roy.

Maybe PW will challenge Donte to defend Roy, but i just don't see him defending Roy or Blake. So i think the best lineup would be the one with Beno.

But then again, if the team can stay competitive in the rebounding department without Spence in the lineup, he would bring a huuuge boost off the bench cause Lamarcus will be playing C when he comes in.

[jakjup216]

before this season began.. i woulda marked this as a W for us.. now :SadJakjup216: heres to hoping ya'll dont blow us out by 20 in the 3rd just for us to lose by 9

[cdt3]

Portland is 4-6 in their last 10 games. Sac is 5-5 in their last 10. I would say Sac is playing better without Martin than the Blazers without Oden. This is a winnable game for Sac today. Hopefully they will get the job done.

Of course with the Kings' terrible road record who knows?

[pillwenney]

I think we'll be fine with the lineup as is. Przybilla could be a handful on the boards for us, and we need the size in there to combat that. Spencer isn't the greatest rebounder, but he still should definitely start this game.

And I think we'll probably stick with the backcourt starting as it is. Put Donte on Blake. How much damage is that really going to do? Surely not as much as we could do to Blake at the other end potentially.

[Nicky Nix Nook]

whats wrong with my avatar?

[ICMTM]

before this season began.. i woulda marked this as a W for us.. now :SadJakjup216: heres to hoping ya'll dont blow us out by 20 in the 3rd just for us to lose by 9

I like when we play teams like NOH, POR, DAL, UTAH because I think this what I consider to be the middle of the pack in the west along with SA and a couple others. It's not an exclusive list. Anyhow when we play these type of teams it shows us where we are as a team. It shows what we're good at and where we can improve.

I don't think this will be a blowout, and the Kings haven't figured out how to play on the road. Guys like Greene and Casspi really feed off of crowds at home, which to me means they hear the road crowds, too.

It's clear that Thompson and Greene put in the extra time during the offseason whereas Spencer Hawes did not.

[darkadun]

I still got respect for Portland, despite being decimated by injuries. I think it will be a good game, decided by 4-5 points. I think its time for the kings to break thru and win a road game.

[KF10]

whats wrong with my avatar?

Where did you get your picture/avatar?

If it's from a website i.e. photobucket or whatever, the person who owns the account with that picture, may have changed it.

[perezident]

Oh how sweet would a road win mean to this ball club. I think this is where Tyreke gets his tripple double. JT needs to step up and kill LMA in the post, they both are face up players but LMA needs to be punished down low in the paint.

Noc needs this game as a bounce back game and Spence should really kill Priz out on the perimeter.

Kings find a way to grind it out.... 109-101 Kings in a late surge

[Nicky Nix Nook]

whats wrong with my avatar?

Where did you get your picture/avatar?

If it's from a website i.e. photobucket or whatever, the person who owns the account with that picture, may have changed it.

yup you were right, but I got a better pic of him now.

[KM44]

Good one nick. I look forward to this game, two fun teams to watch, lets see what happens.

[SadKingsFan]

Should be a fun game! God I hope this scrubby Pryzbilla Doesn't destroy us. I say we will finally get the road win and pull out a close one, although i am extremely worried about Greene on Roy, and the inconsistency of our freethrow shooting.

[cuad]

McMillan is back on the sidelines, meaning Blake will probably play 40+ minutes tonight. That alone better net us a win.... Przybilla already shutting us down.

[khoffman3113]

Nocioni is a black hole on offense!

[cuad]

Oh god Nocioni in chuck mode and Donte Greene with touch fouls.

[cuad]

Spencer Hawes getting scared of the other players again as evidenced by the bricked layup.