The Portland Trail Blazers, who play Monday night at Detoit, will look to earn consecutive victories for the first time since winning three consecutive games more than a month ago.
The Blazers from Jan. 30 through Feb. 3 picked up wins over Atlanta at home, at Memphis and at Washington to move to 26-26.
The Blazers (30-34) have gone 4-8 since with their most recent victory coming Sunday at Orlando (27-38).
Playing in back-to-back games in the NBA is never easy, but the Blazers will be facing a Pistons team that has lost seven consecutive games and has been hit hard by injuries.
In addition to Cade Cunningham being out for the season, the Pistons (15-49) will be without Bojan Bogdanovic, Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart on Monday.
To avoid an upset, the Blazers must primarily overcome rookie Jaden Ivey, center Joe Wiseman and forward Marvin Bagley III. And maybe guard Killian Hayes, if he is able to go.
It’s a lineup that shouldn’t give the Blazers very much trouble. But, this is the NBA and the Blazers will be coming off of a hard-fought, 122-119 win at the Magic, another marginal team.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT DETROIT PISTONS
What: Trail Blazers (30-34) at Pistons (15-49), 4 p.m., Monday.
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: Root Sports Plus (in Portland: Comcast 1253, DirecTV 687-1).
Watch the game live online: You can watch this game live for FREE with fuboTV (free trial). You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream’s “CHOICE” package (promotional offers), if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that carries Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this game live on Root Sports Live.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: POR -255 | DET +215
Spread: POR -6.5 | Over/Under: 232.
INJURIES
Blazers: Anfernee Simons (right ankle sprain), Jusuf Nurkic (left calf strain), Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain), Ibou Badji (left knee soreness), Ryan Arcidiacono (lower back pain) and John Butler Jr. (G League) all missed Sunday’s game at Orlando.
Pistons: Killian Hayes (left hand contusion) and Rodney McGruder (left ankle sprain) are questionable. Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles soreness), Jalen Duren (ankle soreness), Isaiah Stewart (right hip soreness) and Cade Cunningham (left tibia stress fracture) are out.
NEXT UP
The Blazers play at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Boston Celtics.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook). Subscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts
