Portland Trail Blazers will be targetting their first home win of the season when they host Philadelphia 76ers at Moda Center. The Blazers played the last four games on the road but carved out three wins from their road trips, including a nerve-wracking 99-102 win at Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Blazers’ only home game was the season-opener which they lost 100-108 against Denver Nuggets. But a lot has changed since, then. The team has gotten rod of rustiness with players like CJ McCollum, Kent Bazemore, and Hassan Whiteside all hitting raising their levels.
But winning the next tilt won’t be easy by any stretch of the imagination as it’s the Philadelphia 76ers, the only undefeated team in NBA at the moment. This is the best start for the Sixers since Allen Iverson’s team started the 2000-01 season with 4 straight wins, and went all the way to the finals.
Philadelphia’s last game was a 117-95 win over Minnesota Timberwolves. But the match was marred by an incident between 76ers’ superstar Joel Embiid and Timberwolves’ starman Karl Anthony-Towns. Both the stars had a skirmish and had to be separated by the teammates and match officials.
HB-W vs ST-W Dream11 Match Prediction
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MATCH DETAILS:
Match Timing: November 03, 2019, @ 07:30 AM IST
Venue – Moda Center
Capacity- 19,980
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Team News:
Portland Trail Blazers Team News:
The Blazers have some injury issues before this game. Zach Collins suffered a shoulder injury against Dallas Mavericks and was seen wearing support. Blazers have confirmed that Collins won’t be playing against Sixers.
Hassan Whiteside is a doubt after picking up a knee injury against OklahomaCity Thunder.
Meanwhile, Jusuf Nurkic (leg injury) and Pau Gasol (foot injury) both will be missing the match.
Portland Trail Blazers roster:
Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Kent Bazemore, Hassan Whiteside (doubtful), Skal Labissière, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkić, Gary Trent Jr., Nassir Little, Anthony Tolliver, Mario Hezonja, Rodney Hood, Jaylen Hoard, Moses Brown
Philadelphia 76ers:
As mentioned above, Joel Embiid is suspended for this match. The 25-year-old Cameroonian was ejected from the court following a fight with Karl Anthony-Towns. He serves the first of his two-game ban.
Trey Burke and Josh Richardson both missed the practice sessions this week and are listed as questionable. The duo will be assessed before the game.
Meanwhile, Shake Milton remains a long-term absentee due to a knee injury.
Philadelphia 76ers:
Ben Simmons, Josh Richardson (doubtful), Tobias Harris, Al Horford, Trey Burke (doubtful), Zhaire Smith, Raul Neto, Matisse Thybulle, Mike Scott, James Ennis, Furkan Korkmaz, Shake Milton, Jonah Bolden, Norvelle Pelle, Marial Shayok
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Probable five:
Portland Trail Blazers: Rodney Hood, Anthony Tolliver, Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum
Philadelphia 76ers: Tobias Harris, Mike Scott C: Al Horford, Ben Simmons, Josh Richardson
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POR vs PHI DREAM11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: D Lillard (SP)
SG: C McCollum, R Hood
SF: K Bazemore, T Harris
PF: A Horford, M Scott
C: K O’Quinn
Team 2:
PG: D Lillard (SP), B Simmons
SG: C McCollum, M Thybulle
SF: K Bazemore, T Harris
PF: M Scott
C: K O’Quinn