The Atlanta Hawks go to the Portland Path Blazers on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET on the Moda Heart, each groups navigating vital accidents.
Atlanta enters at 20-22 after a 116-141 loss to the Lakers, lacking Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis) and Zaccharie Risacher (left knee bone contusion). Mouhamed Gueye and Luke Kennard are questionable, whereas N’Faly Dante is sidelined with a torn ACL.
Jalen Johnson leads the Hawks with 23.4 factors, 10.1 rebounds, and eight.1 assists per sport, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker including 20.7 factors per sport.
Portland, 19-22 and losers of two straight, can be with out Damian Lillard (left Achilles), Scoot Henderson (left hamstring), Kris Murray (lumbar pressure), Matisse Thybulle (proper knee), and Blake Wesley (proper foot fracture). Deni Avdija is listed as uncertain, and Jerami Grant is questionable.
Shaedon Sharpe leads the Blazers at 21.5 factors per sport, with Avdija averaging 26.1 factors and seven.1 rebounds. Grant contributes 20.0 factors and 4.0 rebounds per sport.
This marks the primary assembly between the 2 groups this season. Atlanta holds ninth within the Japanese Convention, whereas Portland sits ninth within the West.
Tipoff is ready for 10:00 PM ET.
