The Portland Trail Blazers continue a southeast road trip on Sunday night as they get set to take on the Orlando Magic. Portland is in 13th place in the Western Conference this season and looks like a long shot of earning a playoff spot. The Orlando Magic are also in 13th place, in the Eastern Conference, and far removed from a playoff spot. The opening tap for this matchup is set for 6:00 PM EST.
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The Portland Trail Blazers have hit a particularly rough patch in their schedule with three straight losses and five in their last six games. On Friday night, the Blazers were pounded in Atlanta by the score of 129-111 for their third straight loss. Dame Lillard led the way with 33 points, with the all-star guard averaging 41.8 points per game over the last five games. Cam Reddish added 25 points in the game while Jerami Grant chipped in with 14 points.
“We're not playing great,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “Every team has these lapses during the season and that's exactly where we're at.”
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Portland is still in the thick of the playoff chase in the Western Conference, just one game in the loss column behind the Clippers, Jazz and Pelicans in the 8th, 9th and 10th spots. Portland comes in at 14th in the NBA in scoring offense. The Blazers are ninth in field goal percentage and eighth in 3pt offense. On the defensive end, the Blazers are 19th in scoring defense and just 26th in opponent's field goal percentage. Portland is also 23rd in 3pt defense. On the glass, Portland is 27th in total rebounding an 19th in turnovers per game.
Key Injuries: Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic are both day to day with injuries.
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