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It’s an interconference battle on the hardwood between a team well outside the playoff picture and one trying to hang on to their spot in the play-in tournament field in the Big Apple. The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road as they make the trip to face the Brooklyn Nets Sunday afternoon. Portland was bombed 139-103 on the road in the second game of a two-game set with the Mavericks Friday night, failing to cover the line as a seven-point underdog. Brooklyn took down Oklahoma City 124-115 at home Friday night, winning outright as a five-point underdog, in their previous contest. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Trail Blazers own a 67-29 advantage but the Nets have won the last three meetings. That includes a 111-97 home win in the most recent matchup on November 27, 2022.
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Portland suffered a third straight loss as they were thrashed by the Mavericks for the second straight game Friday night. The Trail Blazers dropped to 9-25 on the season and stood in the basement of the Northwest Division, 16 games behind the Timberwolves for the top spot. They were 11 games behind the Mavericks for the final guaranteed playoff spot and 7.5 games behind the Warriors for the final spot in the play-in tournament field. Against Dallas, Portland trailed by 12 after the opening quarter and by nine at the half before giving up a 10-0 run to start the third quarter. That put the Trail Blazers down 72-53 and they never got back into the game. Portland shot 41.1% from the floor, including 13 of 40 from three-point range, and allowed the Mavericks to shoot 58.3% in the contest. Jerami Grant finished with 18 points and three steals in the loss to lead the Trail Blazers.
On the year, the Trail Blazers are 29th in the league in scoring offense with 108.4 points per game. Portland is 25th in the league in rebounding with 41.7 boards a contest and 30th in assists as they hand out 22.5 assists per game this season. The Trail Blazers are 18th in scoring defense by allowing 115.3 points per night. Anfernee Simons leads the team with 24.5 points plus five assists per game this season. Jerami Grant puts up 21.6 points a night while Shaedon Sharpe (16.3 points, 5.1 rebounds) and Malcolm Brogdon (15.3 points, 5.5 assists) are solid scoring options as well. Deandre Ayton (13.1 points, 10.8 rebounds), Scoot Henderson (12.4 points, 5.1 assists), Robert Williams III, Jabari Walker, Toumani Camara, Matisse Thybulle, Moses Brown and Kris Murray have been a part of the Trail Blazers’ rotation this season. Portland is 29th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 43.7% from the field as a team this season. The Trail Blazers are 19th in the league in threes per game as they hit 12.3 triples per game and are 21st in three-point percentage as they hit 35.5% from beyond the arc.
Williams III (knee) is done for the year after undergoing surgery in November. Ayton (knee) last played on December 23 and is out indefinitely. Brown (wrist) missed the last two games while Walker (knee) missed Friday’s game and Thybulle (foot) left the contest early. All three players are questionable here so watch for updates regarding their statuses.
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