Expect possessions to come at a premium when the Los Angeles Clippers (12-9, 5-4 Away) are on the road to face the Portland Trail Blazers (11-9, 4-4 Home) on Tuesday. Los Angeles topped the Indiana Pacers 114-100 at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Ivica Zubac led the way with 31 points, 29 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. The Clippers are the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
Portland came up short on Sunday at Barclays Center, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 111-97. Jerami Grant had 29 points and five assists in the losing effort, carrying the team. The Trail Blazers are fourth in the Western Conference, 1.5 games behind the Phoenix Suns. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Los Angeles won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 102-90 triumph in their last meeting at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in December 2021. Paul George led the Clippers with 21 points and eight rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic had 31 points in the loss.
George is averaging 23.6 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Clips in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Zubac is grabbing 11.6 rebounds per game, most in the league, and John Wall is dishing 5.6 assists (1st). Anfernee Simons and Grant have powered the Blazers on offense, averaging 23.2 and 21.5 points per game, respectively. Simons leads the league in scoring, while Grant is first.
Simons also has recorded 4.3 assists per game, most in the league. Nurkic has pulled down 10.0 rebounds per game.Half-court execution will be of utmost importance in this matchup that showcases two of the NBA’s slowest-paced teams, as the Trail Blazers are 28th in possessions per game while the Clippers are 26th.
The teams have split their last 10 games at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter (5-5).Los Angeles is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.3 (109.3-106.0). Portland has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 111.7 points per game on average while scoring only 109.6 (-2.1 margin).
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Norman Powell: 26.0 | 18.3 | +7.7
Paul George: 23.0 | 33.9 | -10.9
Points per game:
Norman Powell: 20.6 | 14.0 | +6.6
Rebounds per game:
Paul George: 1.0 | 6.0 | -5.0
Assists per game:
John Wall: 7.2 | 5.6 | +1.6
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Damian Lillard: 22.0 | 37.5 | -15.5
Points per game:
Jusuf Nurkic: 18.6 | 14.6 | +4.0
Damian Lillard: 13.0 | 26.3 | -13.3
Assists per game:
Anfernee Simons: 5.8 | 4.3 | +1.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers (-165)
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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.
