Portland Trail Blazers (18-46, 10-23 home) vs Atlanta Hawks (29-35, 13-18 away)
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024 • 7:00 pm PST • Moda Center
SERIES HISTORY
ALL TIME: Tied, 61-61
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 40-21
ATLANTA HOME: Hawks lead, 21-40
LAST PORTLAND WIN: 129-125, 1/30/23 (POR)
LAST ATLANTA WIN: 111-129, 3/3/23 (ATL)
CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (ATL)
SERIES NOTES
- The Trail Blazers and Hawks will meet for the first time of the regular season on March 13 in Portland.
- LAST SEASON: Portland tied the 2022-23 season series with Atlanta, 1-1.
- Deandre Ayton has recorded 20-plus points in his last two games against the Hawks.
- Anfernee Simons logged the second-most points he has scored in a game with 43 against Atlanta on Jan. 3, 2022.
LAST FIVE GAMES
CELTICS 121, TRAIL BLAZERS 99 - MARCH 11, 2024 - MODA CENTER - PORTLAND, OR - GAME #64 (18-46, 10-23 HOME)
The Trail Blazers fell to the Celtics by a final score of 121-99 ... Deandre Ayton logged 22 points (11-19 FG), 15 rebounds and one assist in 33 minutes in his fifth-straight double-double, tying the second-longest streak of his career and marking the fourth time in his last five games that he has posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds ... Anfernee Simons finished with 17 points (6-18 FG, 3-9 3-PT, 2-2 FT), four rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes ... Jerami Grant tallied 14 points (5-14 FG, 1-4 3-PT, 3-3 FT), two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 36 minutes ... Scoot Henderson recorded 13 points (5-12 FG, 1-5 3-PT, 2-2 FT), six rebounds and eight assists in 33 minutes ... Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists and one steal in 33 minutes.
TRAIL BLAZERS 128, RAPTORS 118 - MARCH 9, 2024 - MODA CENTER - PORTLAND, OR - GAME #63 (18-45, 10-22 HOME)
Portland defeated Toronto by a final score of 128-118, improving to 5-3 in overtime this season ... Deandre Ayton logged a season-high 30 points (14-25 FG, 0-1 3-PT, 2-2 FT) to go along with 19 rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block in 40 minutes in his fourth-straight double-double, marking his first career game with at least 30 points and 19 rebounds and becoming just the third player this season to reach those numbers (LeBron James, Nikola Jokic) ... Dalano Banton finished with 25 points (9-16 FG, 5-8 3-PT, 2-3 FT), seven rebounds, four assists and one block in 42 minutes ... Anfernee Simons recorded 23 points (8-18 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 3-3 FT), four rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 42 minutes ... Toumani Camara tallied 15 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 3-3 FT), nine rebounds, four assists and one steal in 32 minutes ... Immanuel Quickley led the Raptors with 29 points to go along with three rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 44 minutes.
ROCKETS 123, TRAIL BLAZERS 107 - MARCH 8, 2024 - MODA CENTER - PORTLAND, OR - GAME #62 (17-45, 9-22 HOME)
The Trail Blazers fell to the Rockets by a final score of 123-107 ... Dalano Banton finished with a career-high 30 points (10-27 FG, 4-10 3-PT, 6-8 FT) and a career-high eight rebounds to go along with five assists, one block and one steal in 38 minutes ... Anfernee Simons recorded 23 points (7-14 FG, 4-7 3-PT, 5-7 FT), three rebounds, three assists and three steals in 34 minutes ... Duop Reath logged 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-6 3-PT), six rebounds, three assists and one block in 32 minutes ... Kris Murray posted 12 points (5-12 FG, 1-6 3-PT, 1-2 FT), a career-high 11 rebounds, a career-high seven assists and one block in 33 minutes, marking his first career double-double and becoming just the second rookie this season with 12/11/7 in a game (Wembanyama) and the first Trail Blazers rookie with those stats since Clyde Drexler on March 27, 1984 ... Jalen Green led Houston with 27 points (11-19 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 1-2 FT) to go along with three rebounds, five assists and two steals in 34 minutes.
THUNDER 128, TRAIL BLAZERS 120 - MARCH 6, 2024 - MODA CENTER - PORTLAND, OR - GAME #61 (17-44, 9-21 HOME)
Portland fell to Oklahoma City by a final score of 128-120 ... Anfernee Simons recorded 29 points (10-19 FG, 5-10 3-PT, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, five assists and one steal in 40 minutes ... Jerami Grant tallied 20 points (6-11 FG, 2-3 3-PT, 6-6 FT), two rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block in 40 minutes ... Duop Reath logged 16 points (5-12 FG, 0-5 3-PT, 6-7 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 31 minutes ... Matisse Thybulle posted 16 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 3-PT, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, three assists and three steals, reaching 500 career steals ... Dalano Banton finished with 13 points (5-13 FG, 2-6 3-PT, 1-2 FT), five rebounds, five assists and one block in 29 minutes ... Kris Murray notched 12 points (4-5 FG, 1-1 3-PT, 3-4 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 23 minutes ... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 37 points (13-23 FG, 0-3 3-PT, 11-12 FT) to go along with three rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in 36 minutes.
TIMBERWOLVES 119, TRAIL BLAZERS 114 - MARCH 4, 2024 - TARGET CENTER - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - GAME #60 (17-43, 8-23 AWAY)
The Trail Blazers fell to the Timberwolves by a final score of 119-114 ... Portland outscored Minnesota 15-7 in fast-break points ... Anfernee Simons recorded a game-high 34 points (13-26 FG, 5-13 3-PT, 3-3 FT) and a career-high 14 assists to go along with five rebounds in 43 minutes, becoming just the fifth player in the NBA this season to record 34-plus points and 14-plus assists in a game (L. Doncic, N. Jokic, T. Haliburton, T. Young) and passing Damon Stoudamire to move up to the sixth spot on Portland's all-time 3PM list (718) ... Duop Reath logged a career-high 26 points (10-14 FG, 5-6 3-PT, 1-2 FT) to go along with three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 39 minutes ... Dalano Banton posted 18 points (7-20 FG, 1-6 3-PT, 3-5 FT), seven rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes ... Kris Murray tied his career high with 14 points (6-11 FG, 1-5 3-PT, 1-1 FT) to go along with five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 35 minutes ... Rayan Rupert tallied a career-high 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-3 3-PT) and a career-high six rebounds in 23 minutes ... Rudy Gobert led the Timberwolves with 25 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks in 39 minutes.
BROADCAST NOTES
All Portland Trail Blazers regular season games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broadcasting flagship station, Rip City Radio 620 AM. Travis Demers is in his fifth full season of providing play-by-play commentary for all home and away games, with Michael Holton adding commentary. On television, ROOT SPORTS, ROOT SPORTS PLUS and Fubo will air 81 Trail Blazers regular season games featuring Kevin Calabro calling play-by-play, Lamar Hurd providing analysis and Brooke Olzendam reporting from the sideline. For all viewing options, visit www.trailblazers.com/watch.