Portland Trail Blazers (6-2, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (6-2, second in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Portland will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Trail Blazers take on Phoenix.
Phoenix finished 7-6 overall and 39-13 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Suns averaged 107.6 points per game while shooting 49.7% from the field and 36.3% from deep last season.
Portland finished 27-55 overall and 11-41 in Western Conference play during the 2021-22 season. The Trail Blazers allowed opponents to score 115.1 points per game and shoot 47.9% from the field last season.
The teams meet for the third time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 5 the Trail Blazers won 108-106 led by 30 points from Jerami Grant, while Devin Booker scored 25 points for the Suns.
INJURIES: Suns: Cameron Payne: out (foot), Ish Wainright: out (personal).
Trail Blazers: Trendon Watford: out (hip), Gary Payton II: out (core), Damian Lillard: out (calf), Olivier Sarr: out (wrist), Anfernee Simons: out (foot).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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