San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: KATU

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (8-16) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (12-12) on Friday.

The Spurs faced off with the Pelicans and walked away with a win by a score of 121-116 in their last game. San Antonio finished with a 45.2% FG percentage (42 out of 93) and made 12 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 25 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 80.6%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 55 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 assists for this game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 43.4% from the floor on 43 out of 99 shooting. New Orleans doled out 26 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. Additionally, New Orleans collected 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 11 rejections. New Orleans ended up shooting 81.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 21 shots. They made 13 of their 38 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 18 while the Pelicans racked up 21 personal fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is a guy who came through for this contest. He racked up 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. Wembanyama finished the game at 56.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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San Antonio will play this game with a win-loss record of 12-12 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.5 fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 44.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 670 dimes this year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are connecting on 34.5% on three-point attempts (331 of 959) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They average 111.4 points per contest (19th in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They rank 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 616 relinquished for the year. The Spurs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,017 of 2,179) and they relinquish 44.3 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 16th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (113.1).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 107-98 against the Lakers. The Trail Blazers corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Lakers earned 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Portland knocked down 9 out of their 36 attempts (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 35 for 84 from the field which had them shooting 41.7%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Lakers to make 38 of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8% for the game. They shot 38.2% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 34 and ended up going 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). In reference to attacking the glass, Portland allowed Los Angeles to get 40 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Shaedon Sharpe ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this contest. He converted 7 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 46.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Sharpe had 19 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Portland has a mark of 8-16 on the season. The Trail Blazers commit 19.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.1 times per contest (29th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.9 times per game. Portland has totaled 2,554 points so far this season (106.4 per game) and they average 43.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which has them ranked 29th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.0. They have forced 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Portland defense gives up 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (334 of 897) and their opponents are converting on 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.9 dimes and 45.5 total rebounds per game, which is 24th and 26th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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