Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Dallas Mavericks (19-11) are headed to Moda Center on Saturday where they will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (9-20).

The Mavericks faced off with the Timberwolves and ended up losing by a score of 105-99 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 14 and the Timberwolves accumulated 18 fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 32 shots from distance. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 84.6% at the free throw line by making 11 of their 13 attempts. In addition, Minnesota pulled down 51 rebounds (13 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Minnesota doled out 26 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Dallas let their opponent shoot 46.5% from the floor on 40 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists for the game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 39 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 11 of 11 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Dallas ended with a 41.4% FG percentage (36 of 87) and buried 16 out of their 43 3-pointers.

Kyrie Irving is one guy who came through for the contest. He walked away with 39 points on 14 of 27 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Irving went 51.9% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Dallas steps onto the court with a mark of 19-11 on the season. They cough up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 765 assists for the campaign, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.7% on 3-pointers (404 of 1,073) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.2 pts per contest (5th in the NBA) while going 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They give up 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 13th in the league in opponents points per game (111.8). The Mavericks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,230 of 2,714) and they relinquish 43.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists with 804 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 132-108 when they faced the Mavericks. The Trail Blazers corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Mavericks had 13 personal fouls in this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.7%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Portland converted 8 of their 29 attempts (27.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers ended up going 43 for 93 from the field which had them sitting at 46.2%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Mavericks to convert 48 out of their 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.3% for this contest. They finished shooting 33.3% from distance by going 12 out of 36 and ended up shooting 24 out of 34 at the free throw line (70.6%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Portland permitted Dallas to collect 46 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Deni Avdija ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the contest. Avdija earned 19 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the contest. He buried 6 out of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 9-20 this season. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 19.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per game (28th in the league) and they turn it over 16.4 times per contest. Portland has earned 3,107 pts on the year (107.1 per game) and they average 43.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the league.

The Portland defense gives up 37.3% on three-point shots (400 of 1,072) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 28.2 dimes and 45.2 boards every game, which is 25th and 24th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.8. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (27th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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