Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Golden State Warriors (44-35) are traveling to Moda Center on Thursday where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (21-58).

The Warriors played the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 134-120 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Warriors walked away with 17 while the Lakers totaled 14 personal fouls. They also made 12 out of their 35 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles ended up going 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 24 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles had 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 12 blocked shots. Los Angeles doled out 31 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In reference to defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 44 out of 96 shooting. They also dished out 37 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warriors knocked down 14 of 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Golden State finished having earned a 58.8% field goal percentage (47 out of 80) and made 26 of their 41 shots from downtown.

Klay Thompson is a player who came through in this game. Thompson finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He played for 33 mins played but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He racked up 27 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Golden State will take the court with a record of 44-35 this season. They currently have an average of 118.0 pts per game (7th in basketball) while hitting 47.7% from the floor. The Warriors are hitting 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (1,172 of 3,079) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is collecting 42.2 boards per game and has accounted for 2,316 dimes this year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.6 fouls every game.

On defense, the Warriors are forcing 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,119 surrendered on the campaign. The Warriors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.6% (3,330 of 7,139) and they surrender 38.9 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.5).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 110-100 when they played the Pelicans. The Trail Blazers recorded 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this game. They also coughed it up 21 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans committed 9 personal fouls in this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Portland converted 13 out of their 38 tries (34.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers went 40 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Pelicans to knock down 36 out of 87 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.4% in this game. They finished shooting 30.6% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 36 and finished the contest at 27 of 29 at the charity stripe (93.1%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Portland allowed New Orleans to snag 45 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Deandre Ayton was important for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Ayton recorded 30 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 15 out of 22 for the contest giving him a rate of 68.2%, and had 13 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 21-58 on the season. The Trail Blazers commit 20.3 fouls per contest while shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.2 times per game (30th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. Portland has scored 8,441 points this year (106.8 per contest) and they grab 39.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.2% from the field, which is 29th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 19th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 115.5. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (26th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 35.1% from downtown (921 of 2,622) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 27.2 assists and 41.6 total rebounds per game, which is 21st and 22nd in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Portland and under the total points

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