Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/3/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Portland Trail Blazers are traveling to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards.

The Trail Blazers played the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 122-112 in their last contest. Portland finished with a 47.1% FG percentage (41 of 87) and knocked down 14 of their 36 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 26 of 27 tries for a percentage of 96.3%. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.1% from the field on 41 of 87 shooting. Memphis recorded 28 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Memphis shot 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 21 of 28 tries. They also knocked down 9 of their 37 tries from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 22 while the Grizzlies racked up 22 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is a guy who played a role in the game. He recorded 42 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He played for 40 mins and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Lillard finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 10 dimes.

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Portland heads into this one with a win-loss record of 25-26 so far this year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is collecting 42.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,235 assists this year, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 37.7% from downtown (657 of 1,743) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.3 pts per game (16th in the league) on 48.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.4 fouls. They give up 36.3% on shots from downtown while they are 16th in the league in PPG allowed (113.7). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.8% (2,123 of 4,439) and they concede 41.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 17th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,311 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards got the win with a final of 127-106 when they faced the Spurs. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Washington allowed San Antonio to get 43 overall (14 on the offensive side). They went 24.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 29 and ended up going 15 of 23 from the charity stripe (65.2%). The Wizards allowed the Spurs to make 42 of their 97 tries from the field which had them at 43.3% in this game. In all, the Wizards finished the game shooting 48 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.8%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Washington knocked down 16 of their 30 attempts (53.3%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. The Spurs earned 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Wizards corralled 40 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 45 for this game.

Deni Avdija was important for the Wizards for the game. He made 10 of 12 in the game for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 9 rebounds. Avdija earned 25 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 24-26 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league. Washington has totaled 5,650 points for the campaign (113.0 per contest) and they grab 44.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.2 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. The Wizards are committing 19.5 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 35.5% from downtown (575 of 1,620) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their foul shots. They allow 23.6 assists and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 15th in the NBA. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (5th in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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