The Portland Trail Blazers opened 2024 and their seven game road trip with a thud, falling 109-88 to the Phoenix Suns. Things certainly aren’t going to get easier for Portland any time soon. Between tough opponents, a road trip schedule that has them going coast-to-coast while bouncing between south and north, and a long injury list, the odds of success seem very long indeed. At least they get to stay in the same city for a few days.
The Dallas Mavericks will be the host for the next two games, the first on Wednesday and the second on Friday.