Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Phoenix Suns are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers at Footprint Center on Saturday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 111-106 in their last game. Portland ended the contest having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (36 out of 89) and buried 13 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 21 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 80.8%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 46 with 16 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defending, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 38 out of 83 shooting. Memphis recorded 28 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, Memphis had 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Memphis finished the game at 81.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 22 of 27 attempts. They converted 13 of 28 tries from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 17 while the Grizzlies totaled 19 personal fouls.

Jusuf Nurkic is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up with 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also totaled 13 boards. Nurkic finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists.

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Portland will take the court with a mark of 5-2 on the campaign. They cough up possession 16.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 45.4 boards per game and has accumulated 153 assists on the year, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 37.9% on 3-pointers (85 of 224) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.0 points per game (15th in basketball) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.6 fouls. They currently rank 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 197 surrendered so far this season. The Trail Blazers are giving up a FG percentage of 46.3% (290 of 626) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 10th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.6).

In their last game, the Suns took home the win by a final score of 116-107 when they faced the Timberwolves. In the matter of team rebounding, Phoenix permitted Minnesota to get 42 overall (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 38.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 34 and finished the contest at 20 out of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Suns permitted the Timberwolves to convert 37 out of 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 41 for 89 from the floor which had them shooting 46.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Phoenix converted 17 of their 43 attempts (39.5%). They were able to make 17 of those for a rate of 77.3%. The Timberwolves had 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Suns were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game.

Cameron Johnson pitched in for the Suns for this game. He knocked down 10 of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Johnson recorded 29 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists for this contest.

Phoenix has a record of 6-1 this year. The Suns are committing 22.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 29.9 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Phoenix has tallied 828 pts on the campaign (118.3 per game) and they average 42.1 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which ranks 1st in the league.

The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 106.4. They have forced 15.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (5th in basketball). The Phoenix defense allows 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (82 of 236) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 20.3 dimes and 42.1 total rebounds per game, which is 2nd and 9th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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