And now, Collins is dealing with a left ankle injury. Collins was then subbed out at the mark of the first quarter and was seen limping to the bench. He did not return to game action. It's not known what is causing the inflammation or how severe it may be, casting doubt into Collins' availability for the Trail Blazers series vs. The Trail Blazers will also be without rookie forward Nassir Little for Game 1, who has been dealing with dehydration. Through eight seeding games, Collins struggled to find his rhythm offensively, but still provided a boost on the defensive end. Plus, with Lillard, Trent and McCollum all on hot streaks at various moments during the Blazers 8 seeding games plus a play-in game, Collins' impact defensively was crucial. Collins started all eight-bubble games at power forward for the Blazers, while averaging 6. He made a difference for us -- defensively, rebounding the ball, but also giving us that size. In that game, the Blazers beat the Lakers, , after Lillard channeled his inner Mamba Mentality, notching 48 points and 10 assists.
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Zach Collins leaves play-in game in first quarter with left ankle injury
Collins was then subbed out at the mark of the first quarter and was seen limping to the bench. The Blazers starting power forward left the game after scoring three points and pulling down one rebound in seven minutes of action. With Collins out, that meant Nurkic played big minutes.
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He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He later attended Bishop Gorman HS where he helped to lead his school to four consecutive state championships. Collins had a productive senior year, averaging Washington and won the USA tournament. His team moved on to represent the US at the World Championship in Debrecen, Hungary, where they finished in eighth place. As a freshman at Gonzaga , Collins usually played off the bench as a center, working in rotation — and occasionally in tandem — with fifth-year senior center Przemek Karnowski. At the conclusion of his freshman season, Collins announced his intention to forgo his final three years of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft.
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