The Utah Jazz (35-36, 22-13 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, host the Portland Trail Blazers (31-40, 14-22 Away) on Wednesday. Portland was beaten by the Los Angeles Clippers 117-102 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Sunday, their sixth consecutive loss.
Jusuf Nurkic led the way in the losing effort with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. The Trail Blazers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference. Utah emerged victorious on Monday at Vivint Arena, beating the Sacramento Kings 128-120. Ochai Agbaji had 27 points to lead the team.
The Jazz are the 10th seed in the Western Conference. It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Utah will be looking to even the season series after winning only one of the three previous matchups. Portland won the last showdown 134-124 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on January 25.
Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 60 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Lauri Markkanen had 24 points in the loss. The Blazers have been led this season by Lillard, who is averaging 32.2 points per game, third-highest in the NBA.
Lillard also has dished 7.2 assists per game. Meanwhile, Nurkic is grabbing 9.2 rebounds. Markkanen’s 25.4 points per game have powered the Jazz on offense. Markkanen also has pulled down 8.6 rebounds per game. Jordan Clarkson has tallied 4.4 assists per game.
With 117.4 points per game, the Jazz are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (5th). The Jazz have had success in the Trail Blazers’ last 10 visits to Vivint Arena, winning six. Portland is looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat on the road this season.
In the last 10 games, Portland is 2-8 with an average margin of -10.5 (109.6-120.1). Utah has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 117.4 points per game on average while scoring only 116.1 (-1.3 margin).
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trendon Watford: 20.3 | 12.1 | +8.2
Points per game:
Cam Reddish: 7.4 | 9.9 | -2.5
Rebounds per game:
Damian Lillard: 6.0 | 4.7 | +1.3
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 32.2 | 15.6 | +16.6
Points per game:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 19.6 | 9.2 | +10.4
Rebounds per game:
Walker Kessler: 11.4 | 8.4 | +3.0
Assists per game:
Kelly Olynyk: 5.6 | 3.4 | +2.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Utah Jazz (-190)
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