Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets (15-20) will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (9-24) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Mavericks and took a loss by a score of 139-103 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 15 while the Mavericks accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also made 17 out of their 38 attempts from distance. Dallas ended up going 66.7% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 15 attempts. In addition, Dallas had 52 rebounds (10 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Dallas recorded 35 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. When it comes to defending, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 58.3% from the floor on 56 out of 96 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists in the matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 42 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Portland walked away from the game having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (39 of 95) and converted 13 out of their 40 3-pointers.

Jerami Grant is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He accumulated 18 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. Grant walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Portland steps onto the court with a mark of 9-24 so far this year. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Portland is collecting 41.7 boards per contest and has 743 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.5% on three-point shots (405 of 1,142) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 108.4 points per contest (29th in basketball) on 43.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 14th in the league in allowing assists with 885 relinquished this season. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.0% (1,412 of 2,879) and they surrender 44.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.2% from beyond the arc while they are 18th in basketball in opponents PPG (115.3).

For their last game, the Nets got the win with a final of 124-115 against the Thunder. The Nets earned 31 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Thunder had 26 personal fouls in this game which took the Nets to the free throw line for 33 tries. They were able to convert 28 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.8%. With regard to three-point shots, Brooklyn made 14 out of their 39 attempts (35.9%). When all was said and done, the Nets ended up going 41 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Nets allowed the Thunder to convert 45 out of their 84 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.6% for the matchup. They finished 29.0% from distance by shooting 9 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Oklahoma City to get 36 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Nic Claxton ended up being a factor for the Nets in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accumulated 13 rebounds. Claxton had 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists in the game.

Brooklyn has a record of 15-20 so far this year. The Nets commit 18.7 personal fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.3 times per game (14th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. Brooklyn has tallied 4,001 points on the season (114.3 per game) and they pull down 46.8 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Nets are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the NBA.

The Brooklyn defense surrenders 38.5% on shots from beyond the arc (497 of 1,292) and their opponents are connecting on 81.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.3 assists and 44.7 boards every game, which ranks them 15th and 23rd in the league. The Nets are ranked 19th in the league in points allowed per game with 116.1. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (13th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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