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The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns will tangle on Tuesday at Footprint Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. PT.
Portland (3-10 SU, 5-8 ATS, 6-7 O/U) lost 134-91 to Oklahoma City in its last game and Phoenix (7-6 SU, 5-7-1 ATS, 9-4 O/U) beat Utah 140-137.
The Suns are 13-point spread favorites and the game total is 225.5 points.
Blazers: G Anfernee Simons (thumb), C Robert Williams III (knee), PG Scott Henderson (ankle), PF Ish Wainwright (knee), and SG Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring) are out.
Suns: G Damion Lee (knee) and G Bradley Beal (back) are out. G Yuta Watanabe (quad) is questionable.
Portland lost its seventh straight game on Sunday, as it managed just 91 points against Oklahoma City. The Thunder shot 60.5 percent overall, including 22-for-36 (61.1%) from three-point range. The Blazers were held to 40 percent shooting, including 9-for-34 (32.6%) from three. OKC outrebounded Portland 43-31 and outscored it 52-42 in the paint.
The Trail Blazers are led by SF Jerami Grant (22.0 PPG and 4.1 RPG) and SG Shaedon Sharpe (17.7 PPG and 5.6 RPG). The off-season acquisitions of PG Malcolm Brogdon (17.3 PPG and 5.5 APG) and C DeAndre Ayton (12.2 PPG and 11.0 RPG) haven't worked out as they hoped, and third-overall pick Scott Henderson has been limited to five games.
Portland scores 102.9 points per game (30th) and shoots 42.8 percent (30th), including 30.5 percent from deep ( 30th). It converts 78.3 percent of its free throws (12th) and averages 42.1 rebounds per game (23rd). The Trail Blazers' opponents score 113.1 points per game (14th) and shoot 48.9 percent (25th), including 35.5 percent from three-point distance (13th), with 46.2 rebounds per game (25th).
Portland is ranked 30th in schedule-adjusted offensive rating, 23rd in adjusted defensive rating, and 24th in pace, per Dunks and Threes.
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