Matisse Thybulle Injury Status for Blazers vs Pacers

The Portland Trail Blazers are on a heck of a hot streak.

Portland has won eight of its last nine contests, and is currently on a four-game win streak. The Trail Blazers' victims in that stretch include several clubs that are currently in the playoff hunt, as of this writing: the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic (twice), Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns (also twice).

Defense and youth have made a major difference for Portland this year. Second-year forward Toumani Camara has emerged as a major defensive force, while rookie center Donovan Clingan and trade acquisition Deni Avdija have flashed plenty of potential on that end of the hardwood.

The team boasts a near-immaculate injury report heading into Tuesday's tilt against the 28-20 Indiana Pacers, with one defense-first exception.

Two-time All-Defensive Team shooting guard/small forward Matisse Thybulle will have to wait at least another game to make his season debut for Portland in 2024-25. He has sat out all 50 of the 21-29 Trail Blazers' games thus far this season. Currently suffering through a right ankle sprain, the 6-foot-5 wing is the only player for Portland who has been ruled out.

The action tips off at 10 p.m. ET in Portland. For Indiana, starting center Myles Turner (right peroneal sprain) and starting wing Aaron Nesmith (right ankle sprain) are both questionable to suit up, as are two-way players RayJ Dennis, Enrique Freeman and Quenton Jackson — all of whom are with Indiana's NBAGL affiliate squad, the Indiana Mad Ants. Backup centers James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson are both done for the season with their respective right Achilles tendon tears.

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