Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-11) will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (10-25) on Thursday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Nets and took home the win by a score of 134-127 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 20 and the Nets accumulated 25 personal fouls. They also made 14 of 37 attempts from long range. Brooklyn ended up going 84.0% at the charity stripe by making 21 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Brooklyn pulled down 44 boards (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Brooklyn doled out 29 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the floor on 46 of 91 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 24 of their 30 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Portland ended with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and converted 20 of their 38 three-point attempts.

Anfernee Simons is a guy who came through in the game. He left the arena with 38 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 45 mins played and snagged 4 boards. Simons finished the game at 52.0% from the field and also dished out 11 dimes.

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Portland comes into this one with a mark of 10-25 on the season. They average 109.0 pts per contest (29th in the league) on 43.7% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.9% on three-point shots (438 of 1,220) and 79.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is grabbing 41.6 boards per contest and has tallied 791 dimes for the year, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a group are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 14th in basketball in giving up assists with 949 surrendered on the season. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.4% (1,514 of 3,066) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 33.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 18th in the league in points per game allowed (116.3).

For their last game, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 136-128 against the Wizards. The Thunder were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 11 steals in this matchup. The Wizards had 23 fouls in the matchup which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Oklahoma City converted 14 of their 28 tries (50.0%). When the game finished, the Thunder went 52 for 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.1%. The Thunder allowed the Wizards to make 44 of their 89 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the contest. They shot 46.9% from beyond the perimeter via 15 of 32 and finished the contest at 25 of 29 from the free throw line (86.2%). Concerning rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Washington to snag 38 in total (12 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being important for the Thunder for the game. He converted 11 out of 17 for the matchup for a rate of 64.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander totaled 32 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists for the matchup.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 24-11 on the campaign. The Thunder commit 20.4 fouls every game and they go 83.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.9 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. Oklahoma City has totaled 4,276 points for the campaign (122.2 per contest) and they average 40.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are hitting on 50.4% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in the NBA.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.1% on shots from distance (485 of 1,344) and their opponents are converting on 79.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 27.3 dimes and 45.5 boards per contest, which is 22nd and 26th in basketball.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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