Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (19-50) will play the Denver Nuggets (49-21) on Saturday.

The Nuggets faced the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 113-100 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 14 and the Knicks accounted for 18 fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 31 shots from 3-point range. New York ended up shooting 76.5% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 17 attempts. Moreover, New York snagged 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York earned 28 assists and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Denver allowed 48.1% from the field on 38 of 79 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 42 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 17 of their 20 tries for a rate of 85.0%. Denver ended the contest with a 53.6% field goal percentage (45 of 84) and made 6 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Michael Porter Jr. is a guy who came through in this game. He notched 31 points on 13 out of 16 shooting. He played 37 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. Porter went 81.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Denver steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 49-21 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.7 pts per contest (14th in the league) while shooting 49.6% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 37.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (801 of 2,159) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is collecting 44.1 boards per game and has totaled 2,046 assists this year, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Nuggets have forced 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They rank 9th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,793 surrendered on the season. The Nuggets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (2,857 of 6,144) and they surrender 42.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.1).

When they last played, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 116-103 against the Clippers. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Clippers had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding shots from distance, Portland buried 15 of 34 tries (44.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 39 for 81 from the floor which had them shooting 48.1%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Clippers to make 45 out of their 86 tries from the floor which had them shooting 52.3% in the game. They shot 41.9% from distance by connecting on 13 of 31 and ended up going 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Portland allowed Los Angeles to snag 42 overall (8 offensive).

Scoot Henderson ended up being important for the Trail Blazers for the game. Henderson racked up 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 19-50 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers commit 20.3 fouls per contest and they go 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.9 times per game (30th in the league) and they turn it over 15.2 times per contest. Portland has tallied 7,426 pts this season (107.6 per game) and they pull down 41.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 17th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.8. They are able to force 14.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the field (27th in the league). The Portland defense surrenders 35.2% on three-point shots (802 of 2,276) and their opponents are making 78.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.3 assists and 43.8 boards every game, ranking them 20th and 17th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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