Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers 11/23/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: TNT

The Portland Trail Blazers (9-8) will go up against the Denver Nuggets (9-8) at Moda Center on Tuesday.

The Nuggets faced off with the Suns and took a loss by a final of 126-97 in their last contest. Denver ended having earned a 36.7% FG percentage (33 out of 90) and buried 11 of their 38 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 20 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the floor on 46 of 87 shooting. Phoenix dished out 51 assists and had 34 steals in the game. Moreover, Phoenix had 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Phoenix ended up going 88.5% from the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 26 tries. They converted 11 of 36 shots from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 22 while the Suns had 11 personal fouls.

JaMychal Green is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He racked up 14 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 25 minutes and also pulled down 8 rebounds. Green ended up shooting 55.6% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Denver heads into this game with a mark of 9-8 on the year. They average 102.6 pts per contest (24th in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the floor. The Nuggets are connecting on 31.6% on shots from distance (190 of 602) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is pulling in 44.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 401 dimes on the campaign, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Nuggets have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 386 conceded this season. The Nuggets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (656 of 1,448) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 32.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (101.6).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers took home the win by a final score of 118-111 when they played the 76ers. In the matter of attacking the glass, Portland allowed Philadelphia to collect 29 in total (3 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.7% from distance by going 10 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 21 from the free throw line (90.5%). The Trail Blazers allowed the 76ers to convert 41 of 81 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers ended up going 40 for 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Portland converted 15 of their 34 attempts (44.1%). They were able to bury 23 of those for a rate of 100.0%. The 76ers committed 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers snagged 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this game.

Damian Lillard was important for the Trail Blazers in the game. Lillard recorded 39 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 7 assists in this matchup. He made 10 of 21 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.6%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound.

Portland has a win-loss record of 9-8 on the year. The Trail Blazers have committed 18.5 fouls per contest and they go 79.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.6 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. Portland has accounted for 1,868 pts on the year (109.9 per contest) and they grab 45.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.2. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Portland defense allows 38.6% on shots from beyond the arc (234 of 606) and their opponents are making 73.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.9 assists and 42.6 total boards per game, ranking them 29th and 5th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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