Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, October 21, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers will attempt to defeat the Phoenix Suns on Friday.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and went home with a win by a final score of 107-105 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Suns ended up walking away with 29 while the Mavericks totaled 22 fouls. They converted 14 out of their 35 tries from long range. Dallas shot 61.8% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 34 attempts. Furthermore, Dallas pulled down 40 boards (5 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Dallas distributed 17 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the floor on 35 out of 75 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Suns converted 19 of 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (40 of 85) and buried 8 of their 22 three-point shots.

Devin Booker is someone who played a role in this game. Booker finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 9 dimes. He played 41 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 28 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Phoenix steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 64-18 last year. They turned the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad committed 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a basketball team, Phoenix pulled down 45.3 rebounds per game and totaled 2,244 assists last year, which was 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Suns hit on 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (951 of 2,616) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They had an average of 114.8 points per game (5th in the NBA) while hitting 48.5% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Suns forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.9 fouls. They were ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,875 relinquished throughout last season. The Suns gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (3,216 of 7,243) and they surrendered 44.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrendered 34.0% on shots from distance while they were 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (107.3).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took home the win by a final score of 115-108 when they faced the Kings. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Portland allowed Sacramento to pull down 41 overall (4 offensive). They shot 38.6% from three-point range via 17 out of 44 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Kings to convert 39 of 85 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers shot 39 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Portland made 11 out of 28 attempts (39.3%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.8%. The Kings had 25 personal fouls for this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup.

Jerami Grant ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Grant earned 23 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 5 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Portland had a win-loss mark of 27-55 last season. The Trail Blazers were responsible for committing 21.1 fouls per contest and they connected on 76.0% from the free throw line. They got an assist 22.9 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game. Portland tallied 8,711 pts over the course of last season (106.2 per game) and they grabbed 42.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers connected on 44.2% from the field, which was ranked 26th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers defensively were ranked 27th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.1. They forced their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Portland defense surrendered 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (1,129 of 3,046) and their opposition made 77.7% of their foul shots. They allowed 26.6 assists and 44.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 30th and 20th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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