The game against the Nets was initially scheduled for Jan. 26, but a snowstorm on the East Coast caused the league to postpone the game and forced the Blazers to make the cross country trip to make up the game.
The Portland Trailblazers go for a fourth straight road win tonight after beating the Pelicans by 99-90 on Sunday. LaMarcus Aldridge led the team with 21 points and 12 rebounds, Chris Kaman chipped in with 16 points while Damian Lillard added 19 points as the Blazers reached 50 wins for the season. Portland has now own six of their last seven overall to improve to 50-26 on the season.
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The Brooklyn Nets have absolutely been surging towards the playoffs, but will be looking to bounce back after they had their six-game win streak snapped on Saturday with a 131-99 loss to the Hawks. Bojan Bogdanovic led the team with 19 points while Thaddeus Young added 14 points but this game was over before it begun as the Nets were thoroughly outplayed right from the tipoff. With the loss, Brooklyn drops to 35-41 overall which leaves them with just a half-game lead over the eighth placed Boston.
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The Trail Blazers frontcourt will be very thin for Monday's make up game against the Nets in Brooklyn.
The team announced on Sunday that LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Chris Kaman will all be held out on Monday.
Aldridge is officially listed as out with a sprained left thumb, Batum has a lower back pain and Kaman has a sprained right thumb. However the trio is likely just resting for the long single-game trip as all three have been playing through the injuries for some time.
Aldridge has been playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb since late January, Kaman first injured his thumb in January and Batum has played six games since injuring his back on March 21.
Blazers fans shouldn't expect a victory tonight -- the Nets are fighting just for the right to be in the playoffs and have played very well lately -- but Portland's guards will have ample opportunity to attack from all over the court. Even if it comes in a losing effort, expect Lillard and McCollum to have big games tonight. Stotts could also opt to run out some small-ball, perimeter-oriented lineups tonight to get a look at all his options as the team heads into the playoffs.
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