Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (17-42) will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-18) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 116-104 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 20 while the Lakers totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 16 of 34 shots from downtown. Los Angeles finished the contest at 72.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 25 tries. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 55 rebounds (12 offensive, 43 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Los Angeles earned 29 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 51.3% from the floor on 41 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 22 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 15 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 93.8%. Oklahoma City ended having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (37 of 94) and buried 15 of their 39 shots from distance.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a major factor in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 38.5% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Oklahoma City heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 42-18 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City is grabbing 41.6 boards per game and has 1,616 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 39.5% from downtown (803 of 2,034) and 83.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 121.2 points per contest (4th in the league) while going 50.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,613 relinquished on the season. The Thunder are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (2,437 of 5,405) and they surrender 45.2 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 36.2% on 3-pointers while they are 13th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (113.3).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-114 against the Timberwolves. In reference to rebounding, Portland permitted Minnesota to snag 40 in all (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 39.3% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 28 and finished the game at 28 of 37 from the free throw line (75.7%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Timberwolves to bury 40 of their 79 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.6% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers ended up going 45 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. Concerning shooting from distance, Portland made 16 of 39 attempts (41.0%). They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. The Timberwolves committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers earned 29 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game.

Anfernee Simons ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He made 13 out of 26 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Simons scored 34 points in his 43 mins on the court and had 14 assists in the matchup.

Portland has a win-loss record of 17-42 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are shooting 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 29th in the NBA. Portland has totaled 6,342 pts on the year (107.5 per contest) and they pull in 41.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.7 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per game. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls every game while shooting 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 17th in the league in PPG given up with 115.6. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (26th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point attempts (680 of 1,941) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 27.3 assists and 44.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 20th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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