Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: NBA TV

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (42-28) will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (34-36) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 127-119 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 16 and the Pacers recorded 24 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. Indiana finished the game shooting 88.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 17 shots. In addition, Indiana had 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Indiana distributed 32 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Portland let their opponent shoot 50.5% from the field on 46 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 32 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 52 with 22 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 21 of their 26 shots for a rate of 80.8%. Portland finished the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (45 out of 101) and made 16 of 46 shots from downtown.

Deni Avdija is a player who was a major factor in the game. Avdija went 42.9% from the field and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the court for 32 mins and also totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up with 32 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Portland enters this contest with a mark of 34-36 for the season. They average 115.2 pts per contest (18th in basketball) while going 45.2% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (1,004 of 2,960) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is collecting 45.9 boards per contest and has racked up 1,753 assists for the year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 17.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.2% from 3-point land and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (117.3). The Trail Blazers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,977 of 6,290) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 16th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,870 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 125-118 when they faced the Grizzlies. When it comes to rebounding, Denver allowed Memphis to snag 48 in total (12 offensive). They finished the game shooting 32.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 16 out of 49 and ended up shooting 25 out of 32 at the free throw line (78.1%). The Nuggets allowed the Grizzlies to make 42 of 98 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Nuggets shot 44 out of 90 from the floor which had them at 48.9%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Denver converted 13 of their 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.3%. The Grizzlies earned 17 fouls in the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Nuggets corralled 39 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this game.

Nikola Jokic ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets for the contest. Jokic racked up 29 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 9 dimes in this matchup. He converted 11 out of 19 for the contest for a rate of 57.9%, and accumulated 14 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 42-28 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the league. Denver has accounted for 8,449 pts so far this year (120.7 per contest) and they collect 43.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.4 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per game. The Nuggets have committed 19.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 19th in the league in points given up per game with 116.5. They have forced 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 34.9% from downtown (941 of 2,695) and their opposition makes 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 27.2 dimes and 42.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 19th and 8th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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