Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (27-29) are hitting the road to Mortgage Matchup Center on Sunday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (32-23).

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 135-119 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 23 while the Jazz recorded 27 fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 38 attempts from 3-point land. Utah went 72.4% at the charity stripe by making 21 of their 29 tries. In addition, Utah snagged 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Utah earned 28 dimes and had 15 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 42 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 52 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 25 of 33 shots for a rate of 75.8%. Portland ended with a 51.1% field goal percentage (46 of 90) and knocked down 18 out of their 46 3-point shots.

Jrue Holiday is one player who was a factor for this game. Holiday finished 66.7% from the floor and also earned 7 dimes. He saw the court for 33 mins and also totaled 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 31 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Portland steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 27-29 so far this year. They are turning it over 17.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is collecting 46.0 boards per game and has 1,383 assists for the campaign, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (812 of 2,375) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.3 pts per game (12th in the league) on 45.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.9 fouls. They are surrendering 36.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 23rd in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.3). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (2,395 of 5,046) and they concede 43.1 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,506 relinquished this year.

For their last game, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 136-109 when they faced the Thunder. The Suns were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Thunder committed 8 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Suns to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 61.5%. In terms of shooting from distance, Phoenix knocked down 15 of their 42 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Suns went 43 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Suns allowed the Thunder to convert 52 of their 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 58.4% for the matchup. They went 41.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 15 out of 36 and ended up shooting 17 out of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Phoenix permitted Oklahoma City to grab 37 in total (8 offensive).

Dillon Brooks ended up having an impact for the Suns for this contest. Brooks accumulated 23 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for this contest. He buried 9 of 19 in this contest for a rate of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 32-23 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Suns are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball. Phoenix has accumulated 6,249 points on the campaign (113.6 per game) and they grab 43.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.0 times per contest (24th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per game. The Suns have committed 21.3 fouls every game and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (674 of 1,943) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.8 assists and 43.8 boards per contest, which ranks 5th and 15th in basketball. The Suns are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed with 111.8. They are able to force 16.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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