The 4-0 Philadelphia 76ers return to action tonight, facing the Portland Trail Blazers to start a four-game West Coast trip. The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid, who is serving the first game of his two-game suspension in the fallout from the Karl-Anthony Towns scuffle. Fortunately, Ben “Peacemaker” Simmons was not fined or suspended and will be back in action tonight.
Portland sits at 3-2 on the year, most recently topping Oklahoma City Wednesday night, 102-99. As usual, the Blazers are led by their star backcourt of Damian Lillard (29.2 points and 7.6 assists per game) and CJ McCollum (23.