Portland Trail Blazers (14-28, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (21-20, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Miami Heat in non-conference play.

15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -2.5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: Yves Missi and the New Orleans Pelicans host Deni Avdija ...

It's not going to be easy for them, as they sit at 13th in the Western Conference standings ... Ahead of the matchup against the Pelicans, Deni Avdija has found himself on the injury report.

The Portland Trail Blazers are among the bottom feeders in the league and the Western Conference.  The Blazers will likely stay at the bottom for the remainder

Miami Heat (19-17, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs ... TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Trail Blazers. Bam Adebayo is scoring 16.2 ...

Portland Trail Blazers (12-23, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (7-30, 15th in the Western Conference)New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. ESTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -2.5; over/under is 226.

The Portland Trail Blazers have lost five straight games. Their latest loss, a 125-103 defeat to the Houston Rockets on Saturday, saw few bright spots as Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and Dillon Brooks combined for 71 points.

Chicago visits the Portland Trail Blazers after Nikola Vucevic scored 40 points in the Bulls' 125-123 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

Christian Braun added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, who won their six straight road game. Jamal Murray scored 19 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 15 points and six rebounds. Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Anthony Black came off the bench with 14 points and five assists.

Avdija (ankle) finished with 20 points (9-16 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals across 35 minutes in Sunday's 113-102 win over the Bulls.

Avdija (ankle) is probable for Sunday's game versus the Bulls, Danny Marang of 1080 The Fan Portland reports. Avdija appears set to return from a three-game absence. For now, there's no word of any possible restrictions.

Several standout European showings across the NBA Sundays schedule, including Domantas Sabonis overpowering fellow Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas