Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (11-5) will attempt to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (6-9) on Friday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-99 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the game having earned a 40.5% field goal percentage (32 of 79) and knocked down 15 of their 38 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 20 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 49 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 44.0% from the field on 40 out of 91 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 24 assists and had 14 steals in the game. Moreover, Oklahoma City grabbed 46 rebounds (15 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Oklahoma City finished shooting 87.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 23 tries. They also converted 9 of their 31 tries from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 20 and the Thunder accounted for 20 fouls.

Shaedon Sharpe is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Sharpe shot 37.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Portland enters this game with a win-loss record of 6-9 this season. They have an average of 106.8 pts per game (27th in basketball) while going 43.5% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.4% on 3-pointers (167 of 500) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is pulling in 44.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 323 dimes so far this year, which ranks 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.3 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are able to force 17.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 413 surrendered on the year. The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (615 of 1,317) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.9).

For their last game, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 130-113 against the Pacers. Concerning how they rebounded, Houston permitted Indiana to grab 36 overall (3 offensive). They shot 22.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 22 and ended up going 20 of 25 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Rockets permitted the Pacers to bury 44 out of 83 tries from the field which had them sitting at 53.0% in this matchup. Overall, the Rockets finished 47 for 102 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Houston made 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 24 of those for a rate of 72.7%. The Pacers committed 24 fouls for the matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 33 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 16 steals in the matchup. The Rockets recorded 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this matchup.

Alperen Sengun ended up being a factor for the Rockets for this game. He buried 12 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal rate of 63.2%, and earned 12 rebounds. Sengun had 31 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists for the game.

Houston has a record of 11-5 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are shooting 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 25th in the league. Houston has scored 1,834 points this season (114.6 per game) and they collect 50.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 22.8 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Rockets commit 20.9 fouls every game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 106.2. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (3rd in the NBA). The Houston defense concedes 34.5% on 3-pointers (185 of 537) and opponents are knocking down 75.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 21.7 assists and 43.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 1st and 17th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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