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Nerlens Noel (knee) is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday's tilt with the Blazers, but coach Brett Brown isn't optimistic the big man will be available, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Noel (knee) is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday's tilt with the Blazers, but coach Brett Brown isn't optimistic the big man will be available, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Analysis:

Noel plans on testing out his ailing right knee during warmups, but he'll need to show substantial improvement from how he performed during morning shootaround, when Brown said that Noel "didn't look great." The Sixers inserted Carl Landry into the starting five during Wednesday's loss to the Nuggets when Noel was forced to sit out, so expect the team to go that route again Saturday if Noel indeed misses his second contest in a row.

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