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I'm going to be the Hey, everyone, welcome to the Rotter Grinders Morning Grinds podcast from your host, TVTPFL.

It's Monday. It is January 17th. It's 2022. We have five NBA games to talk about here on today's podcast. We are talking about the

main slate that starts at 7 Eastern and break down these five games and just kind of go through

it with some of the storms and stuff. No chief today. And hopefully his power and everything kicks back on. He's good

to go. But riding solo today and with only five games, I figured I could handle it alone. So

it'd probably be a quicker podcast. I usually go through games a lot faster when I'm by myself.

But it's a first look and a lot,

a lot changes every day with NBA right now.

So make sure you're paying attention to the news.

Jumping in here, we start with Portland at Orlando,

two 15 and a half total.

Orlando is actually, they opened as a favorite and then this line

moved quick. Portland is one and a half most places now. As far as Portland goes, Lillard's

out, Nance is out, Pallas questionable, and Cody Zeller is out.

And then on the magic side, Wendell Carter Jr., Michael Carter Williams, Fultz, Isaac, and Moore are out.

So starting here with Portland, we are expected to have McCollum back here, not on the injury report.

I think we'll get some type of minutes limit for him. to have McCollard back here, not on the injury report.

I think we'll get some type of minutes limit for him.

Maybe we don't.

But I mean, with Lillard and Nance out, we know if there is a minutes restriction for McCollum,

it's a nice bump for Simons, maybe even like a Nerkich and Covington. It's a good matchup against the Orlando Magic. This should be a game that

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