New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (18-46) will go up against the New York Knicks (38-27) at Moda Center on Thursday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and earned the victory with a final of 106-79 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Knicks ended up with 15 and the 76ers finished the game with 16 fouls. They knocked down 8 of their 33 shots from downtown. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 16 attempts. Additionally, Philadelphia collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Philadelphia doled out 17 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, New York let their opponent shoot 37.5% from the field on 30 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 32 dimes for this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 51 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. New York ended the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (40 out of 79) and knocked down 14 out of their 40 shots from downtown.

Jalen Brunson is someone who came through for the matchup. He ended up with 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 27 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. Brunson ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor and totaled 9 dimes.

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New York comes into this one with a win-loss record of 38-27 this year. They average 112.3 pts per game (23rd in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Knicks are hitting 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (853 of 2,336) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is pulling down 45.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,557 assists for the season, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are surrendering 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (108.3). The Knicks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,624 of 5,588) and they relinquish 40.5 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 8th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,659 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 121-99 when they played the Celtics. The Trail Blazers pulled down 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. The Celtics had 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Portland buried 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). Overall, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 39 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Celtics to make 49 out of their 100 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.0% for the game. They shot 37.5% from distance by shooting 15 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Portland permitted Boston to pull down 45 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Deandre Ayton ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers in this contest. Ayton racked up 22 points in his 33 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this contest. He buried 11 out of 19 in the game for a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and accounted for 15 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 18-46 this season. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 29th in basketball. Portland has scored 6,910 points on the campaign (108.0 per contest) and they average 41.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 23.0 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 20.5 fouls every game and they connect on 79.6% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 116.1. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (27th in the league). The Portland defense concedes 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (745 of 2,111) and opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.4 assists and 43.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 20th and 17th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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