The Portland Trail Blazers are at home for the second game of a five-game homestand to take on the Brooklyn Nets. Portland is coming into the game on a two game losing streak with losses to the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. Brooklyn, on the other hand, are losers of their last five and have plummeted in the Eastern Conference standings after hovering around .500 in the early part of the season.
With the Nets sitting 6th and the Blazers at 7th in the current lottery positioning, this game could flip the spots of the two teams if Brooklyn was to come away with the win.