Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (9-11) will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers (6-13) on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers played the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-113 in their last game. Portland finished the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (38 of 95) and made 13 of their 40 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 24 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 dimes for this game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 48.9% from the field on 46 out of 94 shooting. Utah doled out 27 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Furthermore, Utah pulled down 56 rebounds (16 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Utah finished the contest at 79.2% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 24 tries. They also knocked down 7 out of their 34 shots from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 20 while the Jazz totaled 21 personal fouls.

Malcolm Brogdon is a player who played a role in this contest. Brogdon ended up shooting 47.1% from the field and also totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also totaled 3 boards. He accumulated 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Portland comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-13 for the campaign. They average 105.2 points per game (30th in the NBA) while going 43.6% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 33.8% from downtown (211 of 625) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is grabbing 40.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 417 dimes on the season, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 16.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 16.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They surrender 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 10th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.9). The Trail Blazers are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (791 of 1,640) and they surrender 45.6 boards per contest as a group. They rank 13th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 496 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the Warriors took a defeat with a final score of 113-112 when they played the Clippers. When talking about cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to snag 40 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 out of 39 and ended up shooting 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Warriors allowed the Clippers to bury 44 out of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Golden State knocked down 17 of their 43 attempts (39.5%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 79.2%. The Clippers had 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Warriors were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 42 in the game.

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors in the game. Curry had 22 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 11 assists in this matchup. He made 7 of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 9-11 for the season. The Warriors are responsible for committing 21.8 fouls every game and they hit 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.1 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.2 times per game. Golden State has accounted for 2,296 points on the year (114.8 per game) and they grab 46.5 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which has them ranked 25th in basketball.

The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.5. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Golden State defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (240 of 688) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 25.3 assists and 44.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 14th and 22nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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