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It’s an interconference battle on the hardwood as a pair of teams take the floor in search of a victory in the City of Brotherly Love. The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road as they make the trip east as they face the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday night. Portland fell 102-97 at home to Orlando in their previous game Friday night, failing to cover the line as a four-point underdog. Philadelphia was in action on the road Saturday night against Toronto in the front half of a back-to-back set. The 76ers fell 118-117 on the road to Milwaukee Thursday night though they did cover the line as a six-point underdog in their season opener. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the 76ers own a 62-59 advantage and took both meetings last season. That includes a 120-119 home win in the most recent meeting on March 10, 2023.
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Portland had their chances at home but was unable to pick up the win against Orlando Friday night in their previous contest. The Trail Blazers dropped to 0-2 on the season and hope that they can earn a road victory in this contest. Against Orlando, Portland trailed by five after the opening quarter and by eight at the half before closing the gap to two after three quarters. The Trail Blazers got within one at 83-82 with 10:28 remaining before giving up a 14-2 run to trail 97-84 with 5:35 to go. Portland got no closer than five after that en route to the loss. The Trail Blazers shot 39.8% from the field, including nine of 32 from three-point range, and turned the ball over 16 times in the loss. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with 24 points in the game.
On the year, the Trail Blazers are tied for 23rd in the league in scoring offense with 104 points per game. Portland is 20th in the league in rebounding with 43.5 boards a contest and 30th in assists as they hand out 17.5 assists per game this season. The Trail Blazers are 16th in scoring defense by allowing 112.5 points per night. Malcolm Brogdon leads the team in scoring in the early going this season as he puts up 19 points plus 4.5 rebounds per game. Shaedon Sharpe (19 points, 5.5 rebounds), Anferee Simons (18 points) and Jerami Grant (14 points) each are averaging in double figures this season. Deandre Ayton, Scoot Henderson, Robert Williams III, Jabari Walker, Toumani Camara, Matisse Thybulle, Skyler Mays and Kris Murray have been a part of the Trail Blazers’ rotation this season. Portland is 23rd in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 43.6% from the field as a team this season. The Trail Blazers are 24th in the league in threes per game as they hit 9.5 triples per game and are 23rd in three-point percentage as they hit 29.7 % from beyond the arc.
Simons (thumb) suffered a torn UCL in the season opener against the Clippers October 25 and underwent surgery. He is expected to be out of action until mid-December. Ish Wainwright (calf) missed the first two games of the season and is considered questionable for this contest.
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