PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. WASHINGTON WIZARDS
THIRD QUARTER: The Wizards extended their lead to 97-74 by dominating the third quarter, 38-22. Anfernee Simons appeared to injure his ankle just before the end of the quarter. He was helped off the court.
HALFTIME: Blazers trail the Wizards, 59-52. Kristaps Porzingis scored 21 points in the first half. The Wizards shot 60.5% from the field and 53.3% on threes. Bradley Beal scored just four point.
The Blazers got 19 from Damian Lillard and 13 from Anfernee Simons. The Blazers shot just 7 of 21 on threes.
FIRST QUARTER: Lillard split two defenders to hit a deep running three-pointer to make the first quarter score, 31-27, Wizards.
Lillard scored 14 points in the first quarter. Porzingis scored 11 for the Wizards.
The Blazers committed four turnovers in the first quarter.
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The Portland Trail Blazers have one more game before the All-Star break and it goes down Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards at the Moda Center.
The Blazers will be without Jerami Grant (concussion protocol) for the second consecutive game. That means both Matisse Thybulle and Cam Reddish will start at the forward positions.
Be sure to check back late for live updates:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. WASHINGTON WIZARDS
What: Trail Blazers (28-29) vs. Wizards (26-30), 7 p.m., Tuesday.
Where: Moda Center.
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 +100 | WAS -110
Spread: POR +1 | Over/Under: 236.5
INJURIES
Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic (left calf strain), Jerami Grant (concussion protocol), Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain) and Ibou Badji are out.
Wizards: Will Barton (not with team) and Isaiah Todd (G League) are out.
NEXT UP
The Blazers start their All-Star break Wednesday.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook). Subscribe to Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts
