The Portland Trail Blazers have battled injuries all year, so it’s no surprise that they’re rolling nearly an entire roster’s worth of players on the injury report as they face the LA Clippers tonight. For their part, the Clippers are mostly healthy and looking a bit better as of late, winning eight of their last 11 and their last three in a row.
Portland, too, has looked better: while their record betrays it, they have shown more cohesion and competitiveness in the last few weeks, in no small part due to coach Chauncey Billups, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic, and thanks to the stellar play of Shaedon Sharpe.