Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Portland Trail Blazers (20-56) are en route to TD Garden on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (60-16).

The Trail Blazers played the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 89-86 in their last contest. Portland ended with a 39.8% field goal percentage (37 of 93) and knocked down 7 of their 26 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 55 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 19 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Portland allowed 41.0% from the floor on 32 of 78 shooting. Charlotte distributed 22 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Furthermore, Charlotte collected 36 rebounds (2 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Charlotte shot 77.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 22 shots. They made 5 of 31 tries from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 19 while the Hornets recorded 15 personal fouls.

Deandre Ayton is one guy who had an impact in this game. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also totaled 16 boards. Ayton finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Portland will enter this matchup with a record of 20-56 this year. They are turning it over 15.1 times per game and as a group are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,751 assists this season, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (876 of 2,504) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 106.9 points per contest (28th in the league) while shooting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They relinquish 35.3% on three-point shots while they are 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.6). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.2% (3,239 of 6,586) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,064 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 135-100 when they faced the Thunder. The Celtics were able to corral 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Thunder committed 11 fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 94.7%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Boston buried 17 of their 40 tries (42.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 50 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.3%. The Celtics allowed the Thunder to make 35 of 81 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.2% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 20.8% from three-point range via 5 out of 24 and ended up going 25 out of 28 at the free throw line (89.3%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Boston allowed Oklahoma City to snag 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Kristaps Porzingis pitched in for the Celtics for the game. He made 11 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 78.6%, and had 12 rebounds. Porzingis had 27 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in the game.

Boston has a record of 60-16 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in basketball. Boston has accounted for 9,199 pts for the year (121.0 per contest) and they grab 45.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.8 times per game (14th in the league) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The Celtics commit 16.4 fouls per game and they connect on 81.1% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in PPG given up with 109.3. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (2nd in the NBA). The Boston defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (968 of 2,774) and opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.9 dimes and 42.7 boards every game, ranking them 5th and 19th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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