Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/8/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR
TV: ROOT Sports
The Golden State Warriors are hitting the road to Moda Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Warriors faced off with the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 141-114 in their last contest. Golden State wrapped up the game having earned a 57.7% field goal percentage (56 out of 97) and buried 26 of their 50 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 3 of 7 tries for a rate of 42.9%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 45 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 43 assists in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the field on 44 of 91 shooting. Oklahoma City totaled 21 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Oklahoma City collected 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Oklahoma City finished 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 21 attempts. They knocked down 11 out of their 32 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 17 and the Thunder totaled 10 personal fouls.
Klay Thompson is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He accounted for 42 points on 15 of 22 shooting. He played 33 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Thompson finished shooting 68.2% from the floor and earned 1 assist.
Golden State enters this matchup with a mark of 28-26 for the season. They turn it over 16.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Golden State is snagging 44.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,604 assists so far this season, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing. The Warriors are hitting 38.4% on shots from distance (895 of 2,328) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They average 118.4 points per outing (2nd in basketball) while shooting 47.7% from the floor.
When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% from 3-point land while they are 26th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.2). The Warriors defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,300 of 4,889) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 17th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,383 conceded this season.
In their last game, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 127-108 when they played the Bucks. In relation to how they rebounded, Portland permitted Milwaukee to grab 55 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 38.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 16 out of 42 and finished the contest at 17 out of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Bucks to knock down 47 out of their 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.0% in this contest. In all, the Trail Blazers shot 37 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 40.7%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Portland knocked down 9 of 36 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throws for a clip of 86.2%. The Bucks had 27 personal fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 1 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the matchup.
Damian Lillard ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. He made 7 out of 18 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Lillard racked up 28 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 assists for the contest.
Portland has a mark of 26-28 on the season. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 79.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.2 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. Portland has 6,181 pts on the year (114.5 per contest) and they snag 41.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 8th in basketball.
The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 114.3. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (26th in the NBA). The Portland defense allows 36.5% on 3-pointers (635 of 1,740) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.9 assists and 41.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 23rd and 3rd in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland
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