After suffering terrible road losses just before Christmas, the Portland Trail Blazers could use a victory.
What a fantastic time to host the NBA’s fifth-worst team, the Utah Jazz (7-21), on Thursday.
Oh, hold on. Nevermind.
Beginning on December 6 with a 141-99 victory over Portland, the Jazz have now won three of their last seven games.
Therefore, it would be naive to think that the Jazz will be easily defeated.
Without Lauri Markkanent, the Jazz overpowered the Blazers. Since then, he has come back and is playing great.
Markkanen shot 42.7% from the field and 38.8% from three-point range in his last five games, averaging 22.0 points and 7.8 rebounds.
Prediction: Rip City should jeer the Blazers out of the arena if they don’t show enough passion, willpower, and drive to get revenge for their terrible defeat to the Jazz—the 13th worst in the team’s history. Once more.
Let’s make the Blazers the choice on Thursday night in an attempt to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers
What: Thursday at 7 p.m., Trail Blazers (9-20) against. Jazz (7-21).
Where: Moda Center.
Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM) is the radio station.
Channel: KATU Charge Portland has an antenna of 2.2. Comcast: 1170 and 302. 688-1 is DirecTV. Dish: available on January 1.
Rip City TV Network is the way to watch. An HDTV antenna on your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland) will allow you to watch this game live for free even if you don’t have cable. These antennas cost about $20 and are very simple to install. You may get one at your neighborhood Fred Meyer or Bi-Mart, or you can buy one online from Amazon or Walmart and have it delivered right to your house. Here are some guidelines for configuring an HDTV antenna on your TV or other display. Use the channel finder here to learn more about the channel that Rip City TV Network is available on in your area.
DraftKings/Oregon Lottery (ODDS)
Moneyline: UTA +130 | POR -110
POR -3 Spread | Over/Under: 226.5
INJURIES
Blazers: Matisse Thybulle (right ankle sprain), Dalano Banton (left hip contusion), and Robert Williams III (right ankle sprain) are not playing.
Jazz: Keyonte George (left ankle injury) and John Collins (left hip contusion) are dubious.Taylor Hendricks is sidelined due to a fractured right fibula.
UPCOMING
At 7 p.m. on Saturday, the Blazers take on the Dallas Mavericks (19-11).
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