The Atlanta Hawks visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET at the Moda Center, both teams navigating significant injuries.
Atlanta enters at 20-22 after a 116-141 loss to the Lakers, missing Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis) and Zaccharie Risacher (left knee bone contusion). Mouhamed Gueye and Luke Kennard are questionable, while N’Faly Dante is sidelined with a torn ACL.
Jalen Johnson leads the Hawks with 23.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 8.1 assists per game, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker adding 20.7 points per game.
Portland, 19-22 and losers of two straight, will be without Damian Lillard (left Achilles), Scoot Henderson (left hamstring), Kris Murray (lumbar strain), Matisse Thybulle (right knee), and Blake Wesley (right foot fracture). Deni Avdija is listed as doubtful, and Jerami Grant is questionable.
Shaedon Sharpe leads the Blazers at 21.5 points per game, with Avdija averaging 26.1 points and 7.1 rebounds. Grant contributes 20.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
This marks the first meeting between the two teams this season. Atlanta holds ninth in the Eastern Conference, while Portland sits ninth in the West.
Tipoff is set for 10:00 PM ET.
