This Wednesday, the (15-12) Portland Trailblazers will travel to San Antonio, TX to take on the (9-18) San Antonio Spurs. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the AT&T Center. These two teams matched up earlier in the season, as the Blazers walked away with a 117-110 win.
The Trail Blazers are coming into this one after taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves, 133-112. They looked incredible on the offensive end of the court, as they continued to knock down open shots. They will need to stay hot in this one if they want to take care of business on the road.
The Spurs are entering this matchup after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 112-111. They battled on both ends of the floor, but they shot 47.4% from the floor. They will have to stay efficient on offense if they want to challenge the Trail Blazers at home.
This game was written/published before last night's res ults.
The Trail Blazers are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 3.5 games back from the New Orleans Pelicans. On offense, they are scoring 112 points per game and they are shooting 47.3% from the field. This is the 18th most points scored per game and the 14th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Blazers have an adjusted offensive rating go 114.4, which is the eighth-highest rating in the NBA. Anfernee Simmons continues to lead this team, as he is scoring 23.7 points per game on 44.3% shooting from the floor. Portland has also shown that they can step behind the arc and make it rain. They have multiple sharpshooters on their team, as they are shooting 38.8% from deep. This is the third-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers have struggled to knock down shots at the charity stripe. They have made 77.8% of their shots at the line , which is the 21st-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA.
On the defensive end of the court, the Blazers have continued to apply pressure. They are currently surrendering 111.6 points per game and they have held their opponents to 47.4% shooting from the field. This is the 11th least amount of points given up per contest, but the 19th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Trail Blazers have an adjusted defensive rating of 113.3, which is the 20th lowest rating in the league. They have also struggled to consistently contest shots near the rim and on the outside, as they are allowing their opponents to shoot 36.2% from deep. This is the 21st-lowest shooting percentage allowed from behind the arc, as they have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to keep this game competitive. Portland has also snatched 43.5 rebounds per game, which is the 13th most. They will have to secure the ball off the rim if they w ant to keep the Spurs from scoring second-chance points.
Injury Report: Gary Payton II SG (Abdominal) Nassir Little SF (Hip) are listed as out.
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