The Oklahoma City Thunder (12-18, 7-7 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (17-13, 10-7 Away) on Monday. Portland defeated the Houston Rockets 107-95 at Toyota Center on Saturday. Anfernee Simons was a top performer with 32 points.
The Trail Blazers are the sixth seed in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City triumphed on Saturday at Paycom Center, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 115-109. Luguentz Dort had 24 points and seven rebounds to lead the team. The Thunder are the 13th seed in the Western Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Oklahoma City swept all four matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 98-94 triumph at Paycom Center on April 5, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Jaylen Hoard led the Thunder with 24 points and 21 rebounds.
Keon Johnson had 18 points and seven assists in defeat. Simons and Jerami Grant, averaging 23.4 and 21.9 points per game, respectively, have led the Blazers in scoring this season. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Simons is No. 1 and Grant is first. Simons also has dished 4.3 assists per game, most in the league.
Meanwhile, Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has supplied much of the Thunder’s offense, averaging 31.2 points per game. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the league.
Gilgeous-Alexander also has doled out 5.8 assists per game, most in the league. Josh Giddey has pulled down 8.1 rebounds per game.With 115.3 points per game, the Thunder are one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA (2nd).
The Thunder have had the advantage in the last 10 matchups between the teams at Paycom Center, winning six. Portland is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.0 (117.5-114.5). Oklahoma City has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 114.3 points per game on average while scoring only 112.7 (-1.6 margin).
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Justise Winslow: 9.8 | 15.4 | -5.6
Rebounds per game:
Justise Winslow: 3.4 | 5.1 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Anfernee Simons: 3.2 | 4.3 | -1.1
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kenrich Williams: 24.0 | 12.3 | +11.7
Tre Mann: 7.0 | 12.5 | -5.5
Rebounds per game:
Josh Giddey: 10.5 | 8.1 | +2.4
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 2.5 | 5.0 | -2.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers (-225)
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