New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (28-38) welcome the New York Knicks (41-23) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Knicks played the Kings and notched a win by a score of 133-104 in their last contest. New York ended the contest with a 53.6% FG percentage (45 out of 84) and knocked down 22 out of their 40 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Knicks made 21 of 26 shots for a percentage of 80.8%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 34 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. With regard to defending, New York allowed 41.9% from the floor on 36 out of 86 shooting. Sacramento totaled 18 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In addition, Sacramento pulled down 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 1 block. Sacramento went 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 26 tries. They also converted 10 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 24 and the Kings finished the game with 20 fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one guy who had an impact in this contest. Towns finished the game at 53.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and snagged 9 boards. He walked away with 26 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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New York heads into this one with a win-loss record of 41-23 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.0 fouls per contest. As a team, New York is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,748 dimes on the campaign, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (811 of 2,197) and 80.4% from the free throw line. They average 117.1 pts per contest (6th in the league) while going 48.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks have forced 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are 10th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,658 relinquished for the campaign. The Knicks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,678 of 5,666) and they concede 41.8 boards per game as a squad. They give up 37.4% on 3-pointers and they are 13th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.7).

For their last game, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 130-120 against the Warriors. The Trail Blazers earned 28 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the game. They turned the ball over 19 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Warriors committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 82.4%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Portland converted 18 out of 42 tries (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers shot 44 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 48.4%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Warriors to bury 45 of their 85 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% in the game. They went 51.2% from three-point range by connecting on 21 of 41 and finished the contest at 19 out of 21 at the charity stripe (90.5%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Portland allowed Golden State to get 40 in total (12 offensive).

Deni Avdija was important for the Trail Blazers in this contest. He made 11 out of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and accounted for 16 rebounds. Avdija tallied 34 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the matchup.

Portland has a record of 28-38 on the year. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the league. Portland has accumulated 7,300 points so far this season (110.6 per game) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 23.7 times per game (27th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.0 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per contest and they hit 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 114.7. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (22nd in the NBA). The Portland defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (858 of 2,362) and their opponents are connecting on 79.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.2 assists and 44.3 boards per game, ranking them 13th and 16th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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