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The Portland Trail Blazers are at home on Friday night as they host the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference showdown.
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For the Trail Blazers, they enters Friday’s game with a 40-40 record after losing on the road to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
Now Portland will try to bounce back on Friday as they face off against the Clippers in a tough road matchup that will decide the No. 8 an No. 9 seeds in the West.
While the Trail Blazers are looking to pick up a victory in Friday night’s matchup to clinch the No. 8 seed in the West, they may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Shaedon Sharpe, Jerami Grant among four listed on Trail Blazers injury report for Clippers game
For the Trail Blazers, they have four players listed on their injury report for Friday’s game, including both Shaedon Sharpe and Jerami Grant.
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Portland has listed Sharpe as questionable due to a stress reaction in his left fibula and there is a chance he could make his first appearance since Feb. 2 on Friday night.
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If Sharpe is unable to return against the Clippers, Scoot Henderson and Sidy Cissoko could both continue to have increased roles.
The Trail Blazers have also listed Vit Krejci as questionable due to a left calf contusion that has sidelined him since March 16.
Grant has been ruled out as he will miss his sixth consecutive contest due to a right calf strain, which could allow for Matisse Thybulle and Kris Murray to continue to have larger roles.
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Damian Lillard has also been ruled out as he remains sidelined while recovering from a torn Achilles that he suffered last season.
Fans can catch Friday night’s matchup between the Clippers and Trail Blazers from Portland at 10:00 p.m. ET.
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