The Portland Trail Blazers play the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in an NBA matchup at Moda Center.
Here are the details:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (35-37) vs. BROOKLYN NETS (17-54)
When: 7 p.m., Monday, March 23
Where: Moda Center, Portland
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: KUNP (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184).
Online: Seventy-six of the Blazers’ 82 games this season can be streamed live or on-demand via BlazerVision for an annual fee of $120. For more information about Rip City TV and how to watch Blazers games, visit nba.com/blazers/watch
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: BRK +625 | POR -950
Spread: POR -15.5 | Over/Under: 219.5
This and that: The Blazers are coming off a five-game trip that saw them go 3-2 and remain in the thick of the chase for the eighth seed in the NBA play-in tournament. After winning three of the first four games on the trip, Portland closed with a 128-112 loss at the Denver Nuggets. … It was the Blazers’ 17th consecutive regular season defeat in the Mile High City. … Sunday’s game is the first of a four-game homestand that also includes matchups against the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards. Portland is 18-16 at home this season. … This is the second meeting between the Blazers and Nets in eight days. Portland beat Brooklyn 114-95 last Monday on the road. … The tanking Nets, who own the third-fewest wins in the NBA, have lost seven in a row and 17 of their last 19 overall. … This is the second game of a four-game West Coast trip for Brooklyn, which opened with a 126-122 defeat at Sacramento on Sunday. … Ben Saraf had 22 points and five assists off the bench and Ziaire Williams scored 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting in the loss. … The Blazers have 10 regular season games remaining; eight are against teams with losing records and seven are at Moda Center. … Over the last three games, Blazers center Donovan Clingan is averaging 22.3 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 blocks, while shooting 54% from the field, including 47% from three-point range.
INJURIES
Portland: The Blazers have not released an injury report, but Jerami Grant (left foot soreness), Vit Krejci (left calf bruise), Shaedon Sharpe (left calf strain/fibula injury) and Damian Lillard (left Achilles tendon) did not play at Denver and Robert Williams III (left knee management) has not played in back-to-backs this season.
Brooklyn: The Nets have not released an injury report, but Noah Clowney (rest), Egor Demin (left foot), Terance Mann (left Achilles soreness), Nic Claxton (rest), Michael Porter, Jr. (right ankle sprain) and Day’Ron Sharpe (left thumb) did not play at Sacramento.
NEXT UP
The Blazers play the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Moda Center.
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