Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/17/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.

The Nets played the Kings and took a loss by a score of 153-121 in their last game. Brooklyn finished with a 49.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 81) and made 11 of their 28 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Nets knocked down 30 of their 33 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 29 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 60.2% from the field on 56 of 93 shooting. Sacramento doled out 39 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Sacramento pulled down 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Sacramento ended up going 84.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 25 shots. They made 20 out of their 41 tries from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 18 while the Kings finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Kevin Durant is one player who had an impact for this contest. Durant walked away from this one shooting 53.3% from the field and earned 6 assists. He played 31 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He had 27 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this contest with a record of 6-9 this season. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 40.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 381 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are shooting 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (172 of 477) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.8 pts per contest (18th in basketball) on 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 362 surrendered for the campaign. The Nets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (594 of 1,316) and they surrender 45.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 38.7% on 3-point shots while they are 12th in the league in opponents points per game (111.7).

When they last played, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 117-110 against the Spurs. When discussing how they rebounded, Portland allowed San Antonio to pull down 38 overall (11 on the offensive side). They went 31.0% from downtown via 9 out of 29 and ended up shooting 13 out of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Spurs to make 44 out of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.8% in this contest. Overall, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 41 out of 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. When discussing shots from downtown, Portland knocked down 15 of their 32 tries (46.9%). They were able to convert 20 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. The Spurs had 25 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in this matchup.

Jerami Grant was important for the Trail Blazers for the game. Grant earned 29 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game. He converted 9 out of 15 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 10-4 for the season. The Trail Blazers commit 18.6 fouls per contest and they go 76.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.4 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.2 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 1,538 pts on the year (109.9 per game) and they average 43.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league.

The Portland defense allows 35.1% on 3-pointers (169 of 482) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.6 dimes and 40.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 24th and 3rd in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.6. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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