The Portland Trail Blazers (17-16, 7-6 Home) will be looking to snap their losing run when they host the Charlotte Hornets (9-24, 5-13 Away) on Monday. Charlotte defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 134-130 at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. PJ Washington led the way with 24 points. The Hornets are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
Portland lost their third in a row on Friday at Ball Arena, falling to the Denver Nuggets 120-107. Damian Lillard had 34 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds in the loss, carrying the team. The Trail Blazers are ninth in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Portland will be looking for a season sweep against Charlotte after triumphing in the only prior game 105-95 at Spectrum Center on November 9. Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 26 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. Terry Rozier had 18 points in defeat.
Kelly Oubre Jr. is averaging 20.8 points per game to lead the Hornets in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Mason Plumlee is contributing 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Anfernee Simons (22.5 ppg) and Jerami Grant (21.8) have supplied much of the Blazers’ offense. Simons also has tallied 4.2 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic has collected 9.7 rebounds per game.
The Hornets have struggled immensely in recent visits to Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, losing each of the last 10.Charlotte is 2-8 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -8.6 (116.7-125.3).
For the season, the Hornets are averaging 111.3 points per game, compared to 118.1 for opponents. Portland has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 116.4 points per game on average while allowing 113.2 (+3.2 margin).
HORNETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Terry Rozier: 19.3 | 31.0 | -11.6
Points per game:
Terry Rozier: 11.7 | 21.0 | -9.3
Rebounds per game:
Mason Plumlee: 6.2 | 9.1 | -2.9
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Justise Winslow: 9.5 | 15.1 | -5.6
Points per game:
Anfernee Simons: 16.8 | 22.5 | -5.7
Rebounds per game:
Jusuf Nurkic: 6.0 | 9.7 | -3.7
Assists per game:
Anfernee Simons: 2.6 | 4.2 | -1.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers -5.5 (-110)
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