{"id":686690,"date":"2026-03-29T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/686690\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:56:14","slug":"portland-trail-blazers-vs-washington-wizards-first-half-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/686690\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Trail Blazers vs. Washington Wizards: First Half Discussion!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UPDATE: At today\u2019s pregame press conference, Blazers acting head coach Tiago Splitter had this to say about forward Jerami Grant\u2019s injury status:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Splitter also said he expects Blazers reserve center Robert Williams III to be AVAILABLE to play today. Blazers guard Scoot Henderson will step into the starting lineup in place of the injured Grant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blazersedge.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> are playing one of the worst teams in the league in the Washington Wizards. Can they take care of business and get back to .500? Chat here during the first half and let\u2019s find out together!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Portland Trail Blazers (37-38) vs. Washington Wizards (17-56) &#8211; Sun. March 29th &#8211; 3pm Pacific<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How to watch via streaming: BlazerVision in Oregon and Washington; League Pass everywhere else<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How to listen: Rip City Radio 620AM<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Trail Blazers Injuries: Jerami Grant, Vit Krej\u010d\u00ed, Damian Lillard, Shaedon Sharpe, Chris Youngblood (Out); Robert Williams III (Questionable).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Wizards Injuries: Anthony Davis, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson, De\u2019Angelo Russell, Alex Sarr, Cam Whitmore, Trae Young (Out); Leaky Black, Bilal Coulibaly (Questionable).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here\u2019s what we ask in our discussion threads:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thanks for being a part of the discussion. 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