Boston Celtics at Portland Trail Blazers

· National Basketball Association

Boston Celtics

0-1, 0-1 Away

Portland Trail Blazers

0-0, 0-0 Home

Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/23

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 48.5%

Celtics: 51.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

BOS		POR
L1	Streak	-
121.0	Points Against	0.0

Portland Trail Blazers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Branden Carlson, C	Out	Oct 20
Chris Youngblood, G	Out	Oct 20
Micah Potter, C	Day-To-Day	Oct 20
Deni Avdija, F	Day-To-Day	Oct 20
Shaedon Sharpe, G	Out	Aug 24

Boston Celtics Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Devin Carter, G	Out	Oct 18

Celtics Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	@ CLE	W 124-113
	vs PHI	W 144-106
	vs CHA	W 114-93
	@ PHI	W 125-120 OT
	@ DET	L 121-113

Trail Blazers Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	@ SA	L 114-95
	vs GS	W 123-118
	vs LON	W 119-66
	@ SAC	W 110-98
	@ GS	L 128-118

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Brooklyn	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Toronto	0	0	.000	0.5	-
New York	0	1	.000	1	L1
Boston	0	1	.000	1	L1

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	-	W1	1	1
Denver	0.5	-	0	0
Minnesota	0.5	-	0	0
Portland	0.5	-	0	0
Utah	0.5	-	0	0

Full Standings

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