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Tonight the Utah Jazz tip-off against the Portland Trail Blazers. Finally! A game! Not that the game matters. It's the first preseason game, which means star players will barely play, and most everyone is going to try to figure out how to run the plays at 3/4 speed without getting injured.
Game Preview | Five Things to Watch | Portland Guards have set Utah on fire
Starters:
- PG: George Hill @ Damian Lillard
- SG: Rodney Hood @ C.J. McCollum {Marquee Match-Up}
- SF: Gordon Hayward @ Maurice Harkless
- PF: Derrick Favors @ Al-Farouq Aminu
- C: Rudy Gobert @ Mason Plumlee
Key Bench:
- Dante Exum vs. Shabazz Napier
- Joe Johnson vs. Evan Turner
- Boris Diaw vs. Ed Davis
- Jeff Withey vs. Festus Ezeli
Injuries:
Portland lists TBD, Utah lists no one. But isn't Alec Burks injured? I guess we'll see. Quincy Ford is good to go, per Jody Genessy.
GO JAZZ GO!
Poll
Who is going to win tonight?
This poll is closed
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14%
Utah by 11+
(22 votes) -
8%
Utah by 6 to 10
(13 votes) -
13%
Utah by 1 to 5
(20 votes) -
9%
Portland by 1 to 5
(14 votes) -
27%
Portland by 6 to 10
(42 votes) -
27%
Portland by 11+
(42 votes)