Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe turned around from his locker to face the media after scoring 23 points during a 113-102 win Sunday night over the Chicago Bulls. The questions that came his way,

Portland’s future is a bit muddy due to the contrasts within their roster. Many expect the Blazers’ rebuild to go well because of their promising players.

Deni Avdija #8 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots the ball against Matas Buzelis (L) #14 and Jalen Smith #7 of the Chicago Bulls during the first half at Moda Center on January 19, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) Getty Images

The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Portland Trail Blazers in a stand-alone game on Sunday. The NBA had a loaded 14-game slate on Saturday and this is t

It’s Sunday, January 26, and the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8) and the Portland Trail Blazers (17-28) are all set to square off from Moda Center in Portland.

Portland is playing their best basketball of the season. Winners of three in a row, the Blazers are led by Anfernee Simons who is averaging 18.2ppg and Shaedon Sharpe contributing 17.7ppg. Scoot Henderson is improving by the game. The 2 nd -year pro is dishing out 5.3 assists per game and scoring 12.3 points nightly while shooting 35% from deep.

Sharpe is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Bulls, Danny Marang of 1080 The Fan Portland reports. The Blazers are tweaking their lineup for the second leg of this back-to-back set due to the absence of Anfernee Simons (elbow) and the return of Deni Avdija.

Anfernee Simons scored 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to three with a 100-79 victory over Orlando on Thursday night, spoiling the return of Magic forward Franz Wagner.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 27th 30 point game of the season. Most 30 point games in the NBA. SGA has scored 30+ in 61.4% of his games.Source: Twitter @BrandonRahbar

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and Jalen Williams added 24 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat Portland 118-108 on Sunday to snap the Trail Blazers' season-high four-game winning streak.

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