The Portland Trail Blazers play the New York Knicks on Friday in an NBA matchup at Madison Square Garden.
Here are the details:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (23-25) vs. NEW YORK KNICKS (29-18)
When: 4:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 30
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: KUNP (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184) and NBATV.
Online: Seventy-six of the Blazers’ 82 games this season can be streamed live or on-demand via BlazerVision for an annual fee of $120.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: NY -285 POR +230
Spread: NY -7.5 | Over/Under: 224.5
This and that: The Knicks are ending a rough January with momentum. Since losing eight of nine games to open the month, they’ve won four in a row, defeating the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors over the last 10 days. … New York beat the Raptors 119-92 on Wednesday in Toronto, using big nights from OG Anunoby (26 points, six steals and five assists), Mikal Bridges (30 points) and Josh Hart (22 points, six rebounds and five assists) to earn a lopsided victory. … The Knicks sit in second place in the Western Conference standings, tied with the Boston Celtics. … This is the second meeting between Portland and New York this month — the Knicks defeated the Blazers 123-114 on Jan. 11 in Portland. … Jalen Brunson recorded 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds in that game, which was memorable for Blazers fans because Avdija left in the closing minutes with a lower back injury. … He missed five of seven games before returning against the Wizards. … Portland’s January has been a virtual opposite of New York’s. After a red-hot start that featured nine wins over the first 11 games, the Blazers have lost three in a row, including the first two of a three-game East Coast trip that ends tonight at Madison Square Garden. … Portland is 10-14 on the road and 5-11 against Eastern Conference teams this season.
INJURIES
Portland: Deni Avdija (lower back strain) and Robert Williams III (left knee injury management) are questionable and Scoot Henderson (left hamstring tear), Kris Murray (lumbar strain), Damian Lillard (left Achilles tendon), Matisse Thybulle (right knee tendinopathy), Duop Reath (right foot injury management) and Blake Wesley (right foot fracture) are out.
New York: Josh Hart (right ankle soreness) and Miles McBride (left ankle injury management ) are questionable.
NEXT UP
The Blazers play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Moda Center.
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