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NBA : ATS Matchup
Saturday 3/25/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA
 
PORTLAND
+6  

-6  
+200

-250

212
 
100
Final
112

MINNESOTA (28 - 43) at PORTLAND (33 - 38)
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Saturday, 3/25/2017 10:05 PM
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509MINNESOTA217213.5
510PORTLAND-6-6.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games28-43-19.632-3936-34105.054.746.6%50.1105.752.247.2%49.1
Road Games10-24-14.113-2118-15103.754.445.8%49.9108.654.147.7%51.6
Last 5 Games0-5-6.70-54-1106.056.247.8%42.0118.653.253.8%47.8
Division Games4-7-2.95-61-9100.452.545.0%50.0100.550.646.6%51.3
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)105.054.739-8446.6%8-2134.9%19-2479.5%501224208145
vs opponents surrendering105.252.939-8545.6%10-2735.8%18-2377.1%521022208135
Team Stats (Road Games)103.754.439-8645.8%7-2133.1%18-2379.4%501223208135
Stats Against (All Games)105.752.239-8347.2%10-2736.1%17-2376.7%491023208145
vs opponents averaging105.753.139-8545.7%10-2735.9%18-2377.1%521023208135
Stats Against (Road Games)108.654.141-8547.7%10-2636.4%18-2376.3%521124197136

PORTLAND - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games33-38-4.631-4039-31108.154.746.0%51.8109.555.145.4%53.1
Home Games18-15-6.415-1818-14109.754.746.8%52.6107.953.544.8%52.0
Last 5 Games4-1+5.94-12-3107.654.247.9%54.499.049.242.7%49.4
Division Games7-3+6.16-45-4109.653.447.0%49.4108.454.543.7%56.2
PORTLAND Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)108.154.740-8646.0%10-2737.2%19-2477.8%521021227135
vs opponents surrendering105.45339-8545.7%10-2735.8%18-2377.1%521023208145
Team Stats (Home Games)109.754.741-8746.8%11-2838.0%18-2475.5%531023217135
Stats Against (All Games)109.555.139-8745.4%10-2637.6%21-2778.6%531021208125
vs opponents averaging105.653.139-8545.7%10-2735.8%18-2377.1%521023208135
Stats Against (Home Games)107.953.539-8644.8%10-2636.9%21-2680.2%521019208125
Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 95.6,  PORTLAND 95.8
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/14/2017CLEVELAND108-116L4L219O42-8648.8%45944-8651.2%5210
2/15/2017@ DENVER112-99W6.5W225.5U41-8647.7%52738-9440.4%5914
2/24/2017DALLAS97-84W-4W204.5U41-7852.6%491635-8342.2%4315
2/25/2017@ HOUSTON130-142L12.5W229.5O49-9452.1%652344-9446.8%4513
2/27/2017@ SACRAMENTO102-88W-4W210U40-9542.1%611036-8243.9%5118
3/1/2017@ UTAH107-80W6.5W199.5U39-7850.0%521035-9038.9%5214
3/4/2017@ SAN ANTONIO90-97L7.5W205U35-8939.3%651438-9440.4%6012
3/8/2017LA CLIPPERS107-91W3.5W211.5U42-8648.8%541235-8342.2%4616
3/10/2017GOLDEN STATE103-102W5.5W212.5U39-8844.3%541141-8846.6%5212
3/11/2017@ MILWAUKEE95-102L3L203U37-8145.7%441237-8046.2%519
3/13/2017WASHINGTON119-104W-2W213.5O45-8652.3%531536-8442.9%4515
3/15/2017@ BOSTON104-117L5.5L211O40-9144.0%50843-7954.4%4410
3/17/2017@ MIAMI105-123L4.5L205.5O41-8250.0%311150-8558.8%5015
3/19/2017@ NEW ORLEANS109-123L4L208.5O44-8551.8%401649-8955.1%5016
3/21/2017SAN ANTONIO93-100L5L206U32-7244.4%462337-7748.1%4115
3/24/2017@ LA LAKERS119-130L-6.5L219.5O46-9548.4%431346-8852.3%5420
3/25/2017@ PORTLAND              
3/28/2017@ INDIANA              
3/30/2017LA LAKERS              
4/1/2017SACRAMENTO              
4/4/2017@ GOLDEN STATE              
4/6/2017@ PORTLAND              
4/7/2017@ UTAH              
4/9/2017@ LA LAKERS              

PORTLAND - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/13/2017ATLANTA104-109L-2L218.5U37-10335.9%781432-8338.6%619
2/15/2017@ UTAH88-111L9L204.5U32-7940.5%461642-8151.9%5214
2/23/2017@ ORLANDO112-103W-2.5W217.5U41-8150.6%531934-8639.5%5614
2/26/2017@ TORONTO106-112L5L208.5O35-7944.3%49942-7853.8%4510
2/28/2017@ DETROIT113-120L4L214O44-8452.4%592445-10443.3%557
3/2/2017OKLAHOMA CITY114-109W1W223P39-7949.4%571434-8639.5%4612
3/4/2017BROOKLYN130-116W-11W224O49-8657.0%531245-8652.3%3613
3/7/2017@ OKLAHOMA CITY126-121W6.5W221.5O47-8555.3%431144-8551.8%4917
3/9/2017PHILADELPHIA114-108W-9.5L221O40-8845.5%621941-9443.6%4916
3/11/2017WASHINGTON124-125L-5L222.5O48-9451.1%501447-9052.2%5211
3/12/2017@ PHOENIX110-101W-2W227.5U43-8650.0%581441-9443.6%529
3/14/2017@ NEW ORLEANS77-100L3.5L214U23-7630.3%531638-8047.5%605
3/15/2017@ SAN ANTONIO110-106W11W208.5O38-8047.5%441142-8847.7%5114
3/18/2017@ ATLANTA113-97W2W214.5U44-8750.6%622032-8836.4%4513
3/19/2017@ MIAMI115-104W6W213.5O42-8350.6%501141-8946.1%529
3/21/2017MILWAUKEE90-93L-3.5L207.5U35-8342.2%581438-9042.2%5413
3/23/2017NEW YORK110-95W-14W209.5U39-8048.7%581336-8840.9%4511
3/25/2017MINNESOTA              
3/26/2017@ LA LAKERS              
3/28/2017DENVER              
3/30/2017HOUSTON              
4/1/2017PHOENIX              
4/4/2017@ UTAH              
4/6/2017MINNESOTA              
4/8/2017UTAH              
4/10/2017SAN ANTONIO              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: BACKCOURT: PG Ricky Rubio catches flak for his inability to shoot, but he's uniquely well-suited to this team. His savant-like court vision and highly underrated defense would be missed if he were moved. SG Zach LaVine appears to have improved in the offseason and may move up on the team's list of scoring options. Rookie PG Kris Dunn is NBA-ready, but he may have trouble getting minutes in a crowded backcourt. . . . FRONTCOURT: Many have C Karl-Anthony Towns among their top ten players in the league right now. That's a little much, but it seems like he's not that far away, either. SF Andrew Wiggins averaged 20 a game in his second season but still showed plenty of room for improvement, which says good things about his ceiling. PF Gorgui Dieng is a good role player alongside lots of guys who need the ball. . . . BOTTOM LINE: How much better can a young team get in a single season? Oozing with talent, Minnesota is a good candidate for a case study to answer that question. New coach Tom Thibodeau will keep the best players on the court plenty, but expectations are a bit too high.
PORTLAND: BACKCOURT: PG Damian Lillard was a snub for the All-Star Game last season, but was awarded Second Team All-NBA status at the year's end, joining the likes of Chris Paul and Kevin Durant. He's one of the best leaders a team could ask for. He and SG C.J. McCollum will dominate the ball, with McCollum being a surprisingly efficient scorer. SG Allen Crabbe, his backup, returns on a big contract and likely with a larger role. . . . FRONTCOURT: PF Al-Farouq Aminu is the best defensive player on the roster, and he averaged nearly 15 points and nine rebounds per game in the postseason last year. C Ed Davis is the other outstanding defender on the front line. SF Evan Turner arrives via free agency to do a little bit of everything except, hopefully, shoot three-pointers. C Mason Plumlee and PF Meyers Leonard both look to take steps forward. . . . BOTTOM LINE: After tons of talent left in free agency left last offseason, the Blazers greatly exceeded expectations by winning 44 games and a playoff series. Their core is young, so there's no reason for them to not keep improving.
PREVIEW
Blazers, Timberwolves play three times in 12 days starting Saturday
 

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves will get to know each other well in the next two weeks.

The teams square off Saturday night at Moda Center, then meet again on April 3 in Minneapolis and on April 6 in Portland.

"It's going to be challenging," Portland coach Terry Stotts told reporters. "It's as much a playoff experience as anything. By the third time we play them, there aren't going to be any secrets. I don't know if we've ever played a team three times in 12 days (during the regular season)."

The Trail Blazers (33-38), who have won nine of their last 12 games, are chasing Denver (34-38) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves (28-43) are five games behind Portland and have lost five in a row after a 130-119 overtime setback to the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night at Staples Center.

"We look at it as a mini-playoff series, like last year with the Clippers or the Warriors," Portland guard Allen Crabbe said. "We'll game plan, try to execute, then go back and watch (video) and figure out what we can do better for the next game with them.

"Our biggest focus is winning all three of those games. We understand the position we're in. We didn't plan to be in this position this late in the season, but it's the position we're in. We know it's going to be a dogfight."

The Blazers are going through their best stretch of the season at the right time.

"Everything is clicking for us at both ends," Crabbe said. "Our biggest (shortcoming) this year has been about consistency. We're trying to get that now. If we play at the level we're capable of, we give ourselves a good chance. The way we look at it is, we have to win every single game we have left."

Portland jumped to a 67-46 halftime lead over New York on Thursday night, then allowed the Knicks to whittle the margin to 10 points late in the game before winning 110-95.

"We know when we get a big lead, we have to keep that," Portland center Jusuf Nurkic said. "We know we're a playoff team, but we know we have to do better at that."

The Blazers have eight of their final 11 games at home, but their record at the Moda Center this season is a mediocre 18-15.

"It helps," Lillard said. "We have the best crowd in the NBA. We have a real home-court advantage.

"But you also have to understand, just because you're on your home court, it's not going to come easy. Teams are going to come in and compete."

Portland usually beats Minnesota at home, having won 18 of the last 20 matchups at Moda Center dating to 2006.

The Timberwolves base their hopes largely on the talents of second-year center Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 25 points and 13 rebounds in Friday's loss at Staples Center. Only one player age 21 or younger has averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds while shooting .500 from the field -- Orlando's Shaquille O'Neal in 1993-94. Towns, 21, is on pace to join Shaq, carrying averages of 24.6 points and 12.2 rebounds while shooting .534.

"I think I've become a smarter player from my rookie year," Towns told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I'm smarter with the ball in my hands. I take my time more. I'm really happy I was able to grow from last year. Now I have to get better and better next year, and the year after that."


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 10:09:01 AM EST.


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