Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers (2-3, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (3-1, second in the Western Conference)

Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Phoenix and Portland face off on Saturday.

Phoenix finished 49-33 overall, 29-23 in Western Conference play and 24-16 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Suns shot 49.3% from the field and 38.2% from 3-point range last season.

Portland went 21-61 overall and 8-44 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Trail Blazers gave up 115.4 points per game while committing 20.2 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Suns: Josh Okogie: day to day (hamstring), Bradley Beal: day to day (elbow).

Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee), Robert Williams III: out (hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.