Game preview
Portland Trail Blazers0-0at
Denver Nuggets0-0
Sun, Jan 31, 8:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, CO
POR has the rest edge with 94h between tipoffs, 65h more than DEN.
40/ 100
8:00 pm ET
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What to know before tip
Rest edge: PORTravel tax: PORB2B: DEN
- POR has the rest edge with 94h between tipoffs, 65h more than DEN.
- POR is carrying the heavier travel load at 980 mi from its previous stop.
- DEN is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- Schedule context makes this worth a look.
Who's in, who's out
POR
1 out- OutShaedon SharpeKnee — Surgery · targeting Mar 1
- DTDDamian LillardAchilles — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDJa MorantElbow — Sprain · targeting Oct 1
DEN
2 day-to-day- DTDAaron GordonCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 1
- DTDTrevon BrazileUndisclosed · targeting Oct 1
Rest, travel, and body clock
| Schedule spot | POR | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Days rest | 3 days | B2B |
| Hours rest | 94h | 29h |
| Rest swing | +65h | -65h |
| Travel in | 980 mi | 506 mi |
| Zone change | +1h | -1h |
| Body clock | 1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 1 | Homestand · 1 of 4 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | B2B |
| Fatigue Index | 3 | 3 |
How each side got here
POR
980 miPortland, ORDenver, CO
POR came from Portland, OR with 980 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Portland, OR to Denver, CO
DEN
506 miOklahoma City, OKDenver, CO
DEN came from Oklahoma City, OK with 506 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Oklahoma City, OK to Denver, CO
Where this game sits in the run
POR
Road tripPOR is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles980 mi
DEN
HomestandDEN is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.
Game in segment1 of 4
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi