波特兰开拓者(8-8) vs费城76人(9-7)

反对这一非凡的卷土重来Chicago Bullsin a game that finished with a score of 112-107, the Portland Trail Blazers have a chance to go above .500 for the first time since October 29th. Portland also the opportunity for their first three game winning streak. A game at home after a few days off is tailor-made for getting this team truly on track.

The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of a six game road trip. Losses at Indiana and Utah brought their overall losing streak up to five in row. However, they snapped that streak in Denver, beating the Nuggets by a score of 103-89 Thursday night. Tyrese Maxey and Seth Curry led the way for the 76ers, scoring 22 and 20 points respectively.

Saturday, November 20 - 7:00 p.m. PT
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Blazers injuries:达米安·利拉德（可能）
76ers injuries:Joel Embiid（Out），Ben Simmons（Out），Danny Green（Out），Matisse Thybulle（可疑），亚伦·亨利（Aaron Henry）（可疑）
SBN Affiliate:Liberty Ballers

要注意什么

• 没有胚胎。没问题？A running theme this year has been how many times the Blazers have ducked opponents’ stars due to injury. This time, the Blazers will miss Joel Embiid due to COVID-19. Advantage Blazers? Not so fast. Andre Drummond and Charles Bassey frustrated Jokic in the second half, holding him to just three points over that stretch. Jusuf Nurkic will have his opportunity to put his stamp on this game, but there is a real danger that he could be outworked, especially by the rookie Bassey if they are on the court at the same time.
• 也许只得分，看看76人是否可以跟上。在过去的六场比赛中，费城平均每场得分102.5分。开拓者的得分超过了八场损失中的两个。在家里受益匪浅后，可能是时候发动引擎并使76人反应。
• Consistency.If there is one word that does不是describe the Blazers, it would be consistent. The first half against the Bulls had Blazers fans pulling out their hair and making alternate plans for April and beyond. The second half was a different story altogether. If you hadn’t watched the first half, the second half would make you think the Blazers really have something really good brewing. Will the real Portland Trail Blazers please stand up? That’s not a rhetorical question, it’s a plea. Trail Blazers fans seriously want to know what this team is capable of, and so far we just don’t know. If you squint with one eye you can see a ton of talent and a team starting to figure out their new coach and what’s being asked of them. If you squint with the other eye, you see a team on the brink of mailing in the rest of the season. Open both of your eyes and you might see both in the same quarter. It’s time for the Blazers to smooth some of the rough edges and show us who they really are.

What Others Are Saying

No Embiid? That wasn’t a problem Thursday and Charles Bassey is a one reason according to自由主义者的保罗·哈德里克（Paul Hudrick）.

On Thursday night in Denver, we saw a glimpse of why Bassey was so highly thought of back then as the still shorthanded Sixers recorded a convincing road win. The second-round pick and Western Kentucky product played a huge role in slowing down reigning MVP Nikola Jokic and providing the Sixers with much-needed energy off the bench.

76人在Embiid的记录非常好。Hoopshype的Micheal Scotto, in a conversation with Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, says that fact might be hurting Simmons’ value.

When I talk to other executives around the league about the situation with the Sixers, nobody feels sorry for Daryl Morey around the league. They think his asking price is way too high coming off the playoffs. Teams know Ben Simmonsdoesn’t want to be there. I’ve heard this from some executives, too, that when Joel Embiid was healthy and before their recent losing streak, this team was performing well without him. Some executives said to me it further lowered the trade value for Ben. When you lose a star player, you typically struggle, but Philadelphia coming out of the gate, was leading the Eastern Conference. Obviously, when they lost Embiid (Covid-19 protocols), that was like having the rug pulled out from them.

Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirerwrites that the 76ers have looked at two options for trading Simmons, including a deal for the Piston’s Jerami Grant.

因此，如果团队没有健康或快速改善，则76人的头衔机会无论他们进行什么交易，都可以缩小。这就是为什么该团队考虑坚持西蒙斯并在休赛期推动硬加德的原因。

But if they do trade him this season, Grant will be one of their targets.