The Moda Center in Portland will host the meeting between Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns.
Coming into the Season
Last season, Portland Trail Blazers finished eighth in the Western Conference with 42 wins and 40 losses, reached the play-in and playoffs, and went out in the first round against San Antonio Spurs. In pre-season, Portland recorded two wins and one loss across three games.
Phoenix Suns finished last season 45-37, placing seventh in the Western Conference and reaching the play-in before making the playoffs. Their run ended in the first round against Oklahoma City Thunder. In pre-season, Phoenix went 1-4 across five games, including a 102-98 win over San Antonio Spurs.
Head-to-Head Record
Last season's series went to Phoenix Suns by 2-1. Separately, Portland Trail Blazers beat Phoenix Suns 114-110 in the play-in in Phoenix.
Key Players
Portland Trail Blazers' leading figures are Deni Avdija, Jrue Holiday and Shaedon Sharpe, with all figures drawn from last season. Avdija averaged 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 66 games, earning a 7.5 rating in 33.3 minutes per game. Holiday posted 16.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.0 steals across 53 games, with a 7.1 rating in 29.4 minutes per game. Sharpe averaged 20.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 50 games, also receiving a 7.1 rating while playing 29.4 minutes per game.
Phoenix Suns' numbers from last season place Devin Booker at the forefront, with 26.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game in 64 appearances. He recorded a 7.5 rating and averaged 33.5 minutes. Collin Gillespie averaged 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 79 games, with a 7.0 rating over 28.6 minutes per game. Miles Bridges' figures for Charlotte Hornets included 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 0.6 steals across 77 games, alongside a 7.1 rating in 31.0 minutes per game.
Injury Report
As reported at the time of writing, Portland Trail Blazers list Shaedon Sharpe as injured with a knee injury and Chris Youngblood as injured with a calf injury.
Phoenix Suns list Luke Kennard as injured with a knee injury.
Betting Insights
Across their five regular-season meetings, the average was 227.2 combined points.
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