Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (6-17) are hosting the Golden State Warriors (10-14) at Moda Center on Sunday.

The Warriors faced off with the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-113 in their last contest. Golden State walked away from the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 92) and converted 16 of their 45 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Warriors knocked down 17 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 43 with 16 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 assists in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 41 of 81 shooting. Los Angeles earned 27 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Los Angeles grabbed 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Los Angeles went 86.7% at the free throw line by making 26 of 30 attempts. They also buried 13 out of their 32 tries from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Warriors walked away with 24 while the Clippers accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Klay Thompson is one player who played a role for the contest. Thompson went 60.0% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He played 32 mins and totaled 1 board. He recorded 30 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Golden State comes into this contest with a record of 10-14 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 22.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Golden State is snagging 47.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 658 assists so far this year, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing. The Warriors are connecting on 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (355 of 969) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.5 pts per game (11th in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 20th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.5). The Warriors are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (992 of 2,139) and they surrender 43.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 6th in the NBA in allowing assists with 597 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 122-114 when they played the Jazz. In relation to rebounding, Portland permitted Utah to collect 45 overall (13 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from downtown by going 11 of 33 and finished the contest at 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Jazz to convert 49 out of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 43 for 103 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.7%. Regarding 3-point shots, Portland converted 16 out of their 45 attempts (35.6%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. The Jazz were called for 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards totaling 49 for this game.

Scoot Henderson was important for the Trail Blazers in this game. Henderson had 23 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 10 dimes for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 21 in the matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 6-17 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers are committing 20.6 fouls every game and they connect on 79.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 22.3 times per contest (30th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest. Portland has scored 2,457 points for the campaign (106.8 per game) and they snag 41.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in the NBA.

The Portland defense gives up 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (244 of 738) and opponents are making 81.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.2 dimes and 45.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 23rd in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 15th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.7. They have forced 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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