On March 22, 2023, the Portland Trail Blazers will play the Utah Jazz at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, as part of the 2022-23 NBA season.
The latest Injury Report for the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
FOR THE BLAZERS
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 117-102 on Sunday. This was the sixth straight loss for the Trail Blazers.
The team has now lost three straight away games and is 14-22 away from home this season.
Portland is currently 13th in the Western Conference, 4.0 games behind Utah for the last spot in the playoffs.
At the half, Portland was behind by four points, and from then on, Los Angeles was the better team. The Trail Blazers had a 45.1% field goal percentage, but they only took 12 shots because they were outrebounded by nine.
Portland was great at free throws, making 22 of 24 of them (91.7%). The team was led by Jusuf Nurkic, who had 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Portland is 15th in the league in points per game (114.2) and 18th in the league in points allowed per game (116.1). This shooting team is good. They are ninth in three-point shooting (37.1%) and seventh in free throw shooting (80.2%).
But the defense has fallen apart in the last five games, letting opponents score 122.6 points per game and shooting 49.2% from the field and 41.1% from three-point range.
Lillard had a hard time scoring from the field, but he made up for it with a good night at the free throw line.
He also gave out the most assists on his team (nine) and had at least one block and one steal for the second game in a row.
Since he rested for a game, Lillard has put up 33.3 points, 7.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals-plus-blocks, and 38.3 minutes of play time while shooting 41/38/86.
Damian Lillard wants to play against the Jazz in this game.
The Blazers Injury
- Anfernee Simons (Foot): Expected to be out until at least Mar 24
- Nassir Little (Concussion): Game Time Decision
- Jerami Grant (Quadriceps): Expected to be out until at least Mar 24
- Ibou Badji (Knee): Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
- Justise Winslow (Ankle): Expected to be out until at least Apr 2
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FOR THE JAZZ
On Monday, the Utah Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 128-120 for their second straight win.
Utah has won four of its last five games and is now tied with Minnesota and Oklahoma City for 10th place in the Western Conference.
This season, Utah is 22-13 at home. The game against Portland is the third of four games that the team is playing at home. The club has already won two competitions.
The game was over by the end of the first quarter, with Utah having won by 21 points. In the third quarter, Sacramento came back to tie the game, but the Jazz dominated the rest of the game to win by eight points.
The Jazz made 52.3% of their shots, including 16-36 (44.4% of the time) from three-point range, and 20-23 (100%) of their free throws. Agbaji had the most points on the team with 27.
Utah is sixth in the NBA in rebounds per game (11.74), which is a big reason why they are sixth in points per game (117.4) (45.5).
In their last five games, they have averaged 122.2 points and 50.8 rebounds per game. In their last five games, they have given up 118.2 points per game.
Markkanen might not be able to play against Portland on Wednesday because of a back injury, according to Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune.
Markkanen missed Monday’s game because his back hurt, but he had a full practice on Tuesday, so things are looking up for him. If he can play on Wednesday, Simone Fontecchio would probably move back to the second unit, and Ochai Agbaji would get less playing time.
The Jazz Injury
- Lauri Markkanen (Back): Game Time Decision
- Jordan Clarkson (Finger): Expected to be out until at least Mar 24
- Collin Sexton (Hamstring): Expected to be out until at least Mar 24
