In the second game of a back-to-back for both teams, Portland meets New Orleans for the first time this season Wednesday in the Smoothie King Center at 8 p.m. The visitors enter the Western Conference matchup with a much lengthier injury list than the hosts.
While New Orleans does not list anyone on its official injury update, Portland had five players out for its Tuesday game in Oklahoma City. That group that consists of all key contributors, including second-best player C.J. McCollum (foot). Also out for the Trail Blazers were Jusuf Nurkic (wrist), Zach Collins (ankle), Rodney Hood (foot) and Harry Giles (calf).