Portland Trail Blazers small forward Deni Avdija put up an excellent game against the Milwaukee Bucks, recording 30 points, nine total rebounds, two assists, an

Deni Avdija is proving to be a game-changer for the Portland Trail Blazers, and their offseason trade for him looks like a massive win.

Blazers beat Bucks 125-112, keeping Damian Lillard winless in Portland. Avdija leads with 30 pts in dominant effort.

Scoot Henderson's performance in the Blazers' win over the Magic was a reminder that Portland needs to trade Anfernee Simons to build around Scoot.

Henderson is starting Thursday's game against the Magic, Sean Highkin of Rip City Radio 620 Portland reports. Henderson will slot in as the starting point guard Thursday, bumping Anfernee Simons to shooting guard,

The NBA slate on Thursday will include Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic (24-24) visiting the Portland Trail Blazers (18-29) at Moda Center, with the matchup beginning at 10:00 PM ET.Last time

The Magic begin a five-game West Coast road trip on Thursday against the Trail Blazers. They fell 125-119 in double overtime in their last time out on Monday against the Miami Heat after leading by 14 points in the fourth quarter for their sixth loss in seven games.

We've got another exciting interconference contest on Thursday's NBA schedule as the Portland Trail Blazers will host the Orlando Magic. Portland is 18-29 overall and 10-13 at home, while Orlando is 24-24 overall and 9-15 on the road.

The Magic are currently 9-15 on the road with a point differential of -1, while the Trail Blazers have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.

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