POR vs IND Dream11: In this inter-conference battle in the NBA, Portland Trail Blazers welcome Indiana Pacers to Moda Center, hoping to return to winning ways after dropping the last game 125-133 at home against Dallas Mavericks. Portland can’t afford more slip-up as the gap between them and the top-8 is widening with each defeat. They are 4-6 in the last 10 games, 19-27 this season.
Indiana Pacers, meanwhile, will be looking to make a hattrick of wins after winning the last two against Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks. With those two wins, Indiana improved their regular-season record to 30-16.
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Match details:
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers and Indiana Pacers
Venue: Moda Center
Match Timing: January 27, @ 07:30 AM
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Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers team news:
Portland Trail Blazers: CJ McCollum is not on Blazers‘ injury list before this game. That means, he could be available for this game, but consider him a doubt.
In terms of existing injury absentees, Portland are certainly without Zach Collins (shoulder injury), Rodney Hood (Achilles Tendon Injury), Skal Labissiere (knee injury) and Jusuf Nurkic (leg injury).
Indiana Pacers: Pacers are without Malcolm Brogdon for this game, The former Milwaukee Bucks is out due to NBA concussion protocol. Victor Oladipo remains on the sideline as well and won’t feature here. In fact, he has been out for more than a year after suffering a horrible knee injury last year.
in addition, the Pacers will evaluate JaKarr Sampson (ankle injury), T.J. Leaf ((knee injury), and Goga Bitadze (illness) ahead of the game.
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Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers starting five:
Portland Trail Blazers: Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza, Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons
Indiana Pacers: Domantas Sabonis, T.J. Warren, Myles Turner, T.J. McConnell, Jeremy Lamb
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Portland Trail Blazers: Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza, Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Gary Trent Jr. Caleb Swanigan, Mario Hezonja, Nassir Little
Indiana Pacers: Domantas Sabonis, T.J. Warren, Myles Turner, T.J. McConnell, Jeremy Lamb, Aaron Holiday, Doug McDermott, Justin Holiday, Edmond Sumner
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POR vs IND Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: Lillard (SP), A Simons, T McConnell
SG: J Holiday
SF: D McDermott
PF: C Anthony, D Sabonis
C: M Turner
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Team 2:
PG: Lillard, Sumner, T McConnell
SG: J Holiday
SF: D McDermott, Ariza
PF: Sabonis (SP)
C: Whiteside