Blazers vs. Suns: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions


The Portland Trail Blazers (9-22) play against the Phoenix Suns (17-15) at Footprint Center

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Game Time: 9:00 PM EST on Monday January 1, 2024

Portland Trail Blazers 0, Phoenix Suns 0 (9:00 pm ET)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers starters tonight in Phoenix: Scoot Henderson, Malcolm Brogdon, Matisse Thybulle, Jerami Grant and Moses Brown. – 8:45 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Frank Vogel said the Suns will give Bol Bol a look tonight. They’ve used pickup games to continue to evaluate some of the low-minute guys, and Bol’s “strung together a really solid a few weeks” on that front.
“When he plays with discipline, his talent is able to shine.” – 8:36 PM
Phoenix Suns @Suns
Tonight’s @BannerHealth Health Update: pic.twitter.com/q6IdSCk2mX – 8:25 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
POV: Shaedon is asking you to pass him the ball pic.twitter.com/uDzWrvj3dR – 8:23 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Eric Gordon (calf) and Devin Booker pregame. #Suns pic.twitter.com/dsaGNLu20p – 8:12 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Talking Suns and sharing past Christmas trauma with @LegsESPN is just how I pictured 2024 starting!
Watch the full @ALLCITY_NBA pod:
youtube.com/live/bQPm3Gd1h… pic.twitter.com/VkAGgrjSKH – 8:01 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Frank Vogel also said Bol Bol will see action tonight. #Suns – 7:55 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Frank Voge also said Bol Bol will see action tonight. #Suns – 7:51 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chauncey Billups said Deandre Ayton (knee) stayed back in Portland receiving “rigorous treatment.”
Also said Toumani Camara (knee) is out, but Shaedon Sharpe (adductor) is playing. #Suns #RipCity. pic.twitter.com/1Wq9zZ5AT8 – 7:39 PM

Phoenix Suns @Suns
New Year’s Day at @FootprintCNTR!
@PlayAtGila | #ComingInHot pic.twitter.com/Trkv1D1CEO – 7:38 PM

Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Who is pumped up for Blazers at Suns? – 7:37 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Great Knicks/Carmelo Anthony passage on Carmelo’s free-agent meeting with the Lakers in 2014 from @JakeLFischer’s Built To Lose book. Fischer gives you a great, detailed account of the early years of NBA’s tanking era. Must-read for NBA fans: pic.twitter.com/UUoDIZvgPO – 7:27 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Chimezie Metu will get the start in KD’s place. Vogel shot down the notion that the Suns are resting him, saying if guys are healthy, they’d play. – 7:19 PM
Phoenix Suns @Suns
⭐ 3-for-1 Voting Day ⭐
🗳 Your vote counts triple today: bit.ly/3RxnX1D pic.twitter.com/kLJ9sxB3Yb – 7:19 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Metu starting in place of Durant, per Vogel – 7:19 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Vogel rejected the notion this was the Suns resting Durant. Said they don’t rest guys. – 7:17 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Frank Vogel said Kevin Durant’s hamstring is something he tweaked it late in the fourth quarter last night.
“He’ll be day-to-day and we’ll see how he is in 48 hours or so.”
Eric Gordon is a game-time decision tonight – 7:16 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Frank Vogel said Kevin Durant will hopefully not miss more than a game and is day to day. Said Durant tweaked the hammy in the 4th but was able to finish the game. – 7:16 PM
Phoenix Suns @Suns
Bundle up with a beanie with tonight’s Item of the Game, presented by @PayPal!
🛍 Shop Now: Suns.com/PayPalIOG pic.twitter.com/fq28VNgCfg – 6:46 PM

Ishmail Wainwright @Wainright24
20“24” . . . Yea let’s get it 😈 – 6:02 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Kevin Durant (hamstring soreness) ruled out Monday’s game vs. Blazers (w/video) #Suns #RipCity azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:02 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Pretty lengthy injury report for Blazers vs. Suns with Kevin Durant (right hamstring soreness) ruled OUT in second of back-to-back.
Scored 31 in Sunday’s win over Orlando. Ice wrap on hamstring after game.
Deandre Ayton (knee), Anfernee Simons (illness) OUT. #Suns #RipCity pic.twitter.com/qbSuTR3okl – 6:01 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
That dreaded stretch of 10 consecutive games against teams .500 or better is finally done for the Knicks, who finished it 5-5.
Three of their next four opponents now are sub-.500: Chicago, Washington and Portland. – 5:42 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
top plays from last week’s hoops 🎥 pic.twitter.com/p152sSc2S2 – 5:23 PM

NBA Kicks @NBAKicks
Shattered Backboard vibes on the Book 1! #NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/lSx4iuC5Kd – 4:15 PM

Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Happy New Year!
@jshector and I had a great time talking to @rafi_kohan author of the new book “TRASH TALK”
This art of verbal warfare goes back to the dawn of civilization and we owe a lot to it!
Full episode: link.chtbl.com/TrueHoopSocial1 pic.twitter.com/kAKWLbGDOk – 4:00 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
KD’s minute totals the last four games playing every other day: 43, 41, 39 and 39.
Makes sense for him to miss the second game of a back-to-back at some points in the season and this is a good one. We will ask Vogel pregame about it. – 3:35 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Suns list Kevin Durant (right hamstring soreness) as out for tonight’s back-to-back against the Blazers. Eric Gordon (right calf soreness) is questionable, while Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) remain out. Nassir Little will be available – 3:33 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Kevin Durant (right hamstring soreness) is out tonight for the Suns vs. the Blazers. Eric Gordon (right calf soreness) is questionable.
Deandre Ayton, Anfernee Simons and Robert Williams are out. Duop Reath is doubtful. Toumani Camara and Shaedon Sharpe are questionable. – 3:31 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Suns star Kevin Durant is out tonight vs. Trail Blazers due to right hamstring soreness. – 3:29 PM





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