The Charlotte Hornets' chances of beating the Portland Trail Blazers dropped significantly the moment the team's final injury report came out, which revealed th

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets on Friday

Anfernee Simons scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half, Jerami Grant added 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 102-97 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.

On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Portland Trail Blazers in North Carolina. For the game, the Hornets could be without their best player,

LaMelo Ball received an important injury update ahead of the Hornets' game on Friday night against the Trail Blazers.

The rookie center returned after missing five games to produce 13 rebounds and four blocked shots in 17 minutes.

Portland is playing their best basketball of the season. Winners of three in a row, the Blazers are led by Anfernee Simons who is averaging 18.2ppg and Shaedon Sharpe contributing 17.7ppg. Scoot Henderson is improving by the game. The 2 nd -year pro is dishing out 5.3 assists per game and scoring 12.3 points nightly while shooting 35% from deep.

NBA action on Friday will include Cody Martin and the Charlotte Hornets (11-29) hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (16-28) at Spectrum Center, with the matchup tipping at 7:00 PM ET.Their last

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic said he has no relationship with coach Mike Budenholzer prior to Saturday's game versus the Washington Wizards.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to get back in the win column on Sunday night when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Oklahoma City has won 6 of their last 8 games and i

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic hasn't played since Jan. 7 at Charlotte but was available for Saurday's game.