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Injury ReportSuns<\/p>\nWho: Phoenix Suns (8-6) @ Portland Trail Blazers (6-7)<\/p>\n
When: 9:00pm Arizona Time<\/p>\n
Where: Mota Center \u2013 Portland, Oregon<\/p>\n
Watch: Arizona\u2019s Family 3TV, Arizona\u2019s Family Sports, NBATV<\/p>\n
Listen: KMVP 98.7<\/p>\n
In the anxious wait for the next game after the Phoenix Suns suffered a colossal collapse Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks, the Portland Trail Blazers welcome them into a heated Western Conference race early in the season. It is an important game with real weight, even this early in the schedule.<\/p>\n
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The Suns were on a heater before that loss, and the temperature should still stay high for their offense, even without Grayson Allen, who missed Sunday\u2019s game with a quad injury. Tonight, Allen will be M.I.A. again, leaving the question of whether the Suns can stay level-headed and composed in the fourth quarter without one of their most reliable shooters and secondary ball handlers. It will be another test of their depth, discipline, and ability to finish games under pressure as they look to avoid back-to-back setbacks.<\/p>\n
Sunday night might have been a blip on the radar. Owning the collapse and moving on would have been the grown-up thing to do, but Dillon Brooks made it clear that the officiating played a major role in the Suns\u2019 loss.<\/p>\n
Yes, there were questionable calls down the stretch, but the Suns still need to take accountability and refocus. The Blazers are another confident, energetic team that won\u2019t be easy to put away early, and lingering on Sunday\u2019s mistakes won\u2019t help them tonight.<\/p>\n
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Projected StartersInjury ReportSuns<\/p>\n
Jalen Green \u2014 OUT (Right Hamstring Strain)<\/p>\n
Grayson Allen \u2014 OUT (Right Quad Contusion)<\/p>\n
Blazers<\/p>\n
Scoot Henderson \u2014 OUT (Hamstring)<\/p>\n
Blake Wesley \u2014 OUT (Foot)<\/p>\n
Matisse Thybulle \u2014 OUT (Torn UCL)<\/p>\n
Damian Lillard \u2014 OUT (Torn Left Achilles)<\/p>\n
What to Watch For<\/p>\n
Second in the league in offensive rebounds, the Blazers could create problems for the Suns, who struggled earlier in the season on the defensive glass but have recently improved, allowing only 15.1 second-chance points per game.<\/p>\n
The Suns will need to battle Donovan Clingan, who averages 4.5 offensive boards per game, tooth and nail for every rebound. It has to be a full-team effort, and Suns\u2019 center Mark Williams will need support to keep the offense in rhythm by limiting second-chance opportunities.<\/p>\n
Without Grayson Allen again tonight, the Suns will need to find their three-point closeouts elsewhere. Royce O\u2019Neale, who struggled to hit timely threes against the Hawks, will need to step up. Look for him to knock down a few key shots in the second half to help maintain the Suns\u2019 lead and keep their momentum rolling.<\/p>\n
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Keys to a Suns Victory<\/p>\n
Losing four of their last five games, the Blazers will be hungry to stay in the Play-In hunt and avoid falling two games below .500. It will be another test against a team with urgency, similar to the Hawks on Sunday, who have been a surprise this year and now look like favorites to remain in the top ten out West.<\/p>\n
With Deni Avdija emerging as a strong Most Improved Player candidate, it will be the Suns\u2019 job to shut him down early, cutting off his playmaking and shot-making ability before he can energize a Blazers team backed by one of the best home crowds in the league.<\/p>\n
If the Suns can control Avdija\u2019s impact, force Portland into tough shots, and limit their second-chance opportunities, they\u2019ll put themselves in a strong position to dictate pace and maintain control throughout the night.<\/p>\n
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Predicion<\/p>\n
The Suns win a close one.<\/p>\n
Suns 116, Trail Blazers 110<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who: Phoenix Suns (8-6) @ Portland Trail Blazers (6-7) When: 9:00pm Arizona Time Where: Mota Center \u2013 Portland,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3784],"tags":[208,7,7008,601,125,980,1195,974,7781,985,861,7211,6,2470,472,687,471,3967,4498,6445,1617,1246],"class_list":{"0":"post-419512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-portland-trail-blazers","8":"tag-atlanta-hawks","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-blake-wesley","11":"tag-blazers","12":"tag-damian-lillard","13":"tag-deni-avdija","14":"tag-dillon-brooks","15":"tag-donovan-clingan","16":"tag-grayson-allen","17":"tag-henderson","18":"tag-jalen-green","19":"tag-matisse-thybulle","20":"tag-nba","21":"tag-oregon","22":"tag-phoenix-suns","23":"tag-portland","24":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","25":"tag-portlandtrailblazers","26":"tag-the-blazers","27":"tag-the-suns","28":"tag-trail-blazers","29":"tag-zaccharie-risacher"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115572942085311617","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}