Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (12-11) are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (8-16) at Footprint Center on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and ended up losing by a score of 107-98 in their last game. Portland ended the game having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (35 of 84) and made 9 out of their 36 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 19 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 90.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 38 of 83 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 25 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Los Angeles shot 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 21 attempts. They made 13 of their 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 19 while the Lakers finished the game with 20 fouls.

Shaedon Sharpe is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Sharpe walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Portland will take the court with a record of 8-16 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 16.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.7 fouls per game. As a team, Portland is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 530 assists on the season, which ranks 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 33.3% from downtown (282 of 848) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 106.4 points per game (28th in the NBA) while shooting 43.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are able to force 16.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 669 surrendered on the campaign. The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (999 of 2,110) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.2% on shots from distance and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (116.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 115-110 when they faced the Magic. In the matter of team rebounding, Phoenix allowed Orlando to grab 44 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from downtown by going 12 of 36 and ended up shooting 19 out of 30 from the free throw line (63.3%). The Suns allowed the Magic to make 42 out of their 88 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.7% for this game. In all, the Suns shot 39 for 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.0%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Phoenix buried 13 of their 28 attempts (46.4%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 86.4%. The Magic committed 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Suns corralled 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game.

Devin Booker ended up being important for the Suns for this contest. He made 8 of 21 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and earned 4 rebounds. Booker accumulated 25 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in the matchup.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 12-11 this season. The Suns are committing 18.4 fouls per game and they connect on 79.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. Phoenix has accounted for 2,599 pts for the campaign (113.0 per game) and they collect 43.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the NBA.

The Phoenix defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (304 of 839) and opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.2 assists and 44.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 18th and 17th in the league. The Suns are ranked 20th in the league in PPG allowed with 113.9. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (18th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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