The Portland Trail Blazers and Washington Wizards will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 15.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 03:00 UK;
Venue – Moda Center (19.393);
City – Portland, Oregon, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Blazers – 1.965.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 234- 1.812.
Both teams have shown positive performance in recent fixtures. We can say that they are in roughly equal form. Perhaps the hosts look a little more convincing. If you add the home court and fans factor, you can give some psychological advantage to the Blazers. However, the Blazers do have some problems. Four players will be unable to help the team through injury.
In the last ten meetings, Portland has won six games. In that span, the team scored an average of 122.4 points per game, allowing their opponents to score 123.1. Washington’s similar numbers (the same six wins in the last ten meetings) look even better. The team scored an average of 117.6 points on offence and allowed 115.3 points per game on defense.
The Portland Trail Blazers won their last game of the regular season. The Los Angeles Lakers were beaten (127-115). In essence, it was a battle for a playoff spot. So, the Blazers took a serious step on the way to the next stage of the association.
Not only did the Blazers not let the Lakers get ahead of themselves on the table, but they also stepped up themselves. So, the Blazers displaced the OKC Thunder and climbed to 11th place with 28 wins and 29 losses. The team is just one win away from a playoff spot.
Damian Lillard was the best player of the match against the Lakers. He scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. In addition, Lillard and his teammates made 10 three-pointers in the first 12 minutes.
The Blazers are heading for a season record for three-pointers made in a game. In the first half of the season, they scored 17 times from beyond the arc. They have 9 more to go to catch up with the Celtics in that regard.
The Blazers are averaging 114.9 points per game this season.
The Portland Trail Blazers have won six of their previous seven head-to-head encounters.
The Wizards’ winning streak is over. The Wizards lost away to the Golden State Warriors (126-135). Prior to that, the team had two wins over the Indiana Pacers (127-131) and Charlotte Hornets (118-104).
All of Washington’s players are fit – with the exception of Kyle Kuzma.
The Wizards are currently in 10th place in their conference. In 56 games, the team has won 26 games and suffered 30 losses. That line could allow the Wizards to count on a place in the NBA playoffs.
The Wizards are averaging 113.2 points per game this season.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard – Anfernee Simons – Cam Reddish – Jerami Grant – Drew Eubanks.
Washington Wizards: Monté Morris – Bradley Beal – Corey Kispert – Daniel Gafford – Kristaps Porziņģis.
Ibou Badji (Out), Jusuf Nurkic (Out), Jeremi Grant (Day-to-day) and Justise Winslow (Out) are listed as injured for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Only Kyle Kuzma (Out) is listed as injured for the Washington Wizards.
The fixture will be played at Moda Center (19.393) in Portland, Oregon, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 15th of February, 2023, at 03:00 UK Time.
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