NBA PORTLAND Matchup 20171209

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NBA : ATS Matchup

Saturday 12/9/2017

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Score

HOUSTON

PORTLAND

-8.5

+8.5

-400

+300

217

124
Final
117

HOUSTON (19 - 4) at PORTLAND (13 - 11)

Saturday, 12/9/2017 10:05 PM

Board		Open	Latest
719	HOUSTON	-9	-8.5
720	PORTLAND	211	215.5

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	19-4	+9	14-9	10-13	114.0	61.5	46.5%	51.8	102.7	53.2	45.4%	49.1
Road Games	11-1	+12.2	9-3	5-7	113.6	60.7	46.0%	51.7	101.0	52.5	44.1%	51.8
Last 5 Games	5-0	+3	3-2	2-3	116.4	58.0	47.6%	53.2	99.6	51.4	45.2%	48.2

HOUSTON Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	114.0	61.5	39-84	46.5%	16-44	36.8%	20-24	80.3%	52	9	23	21	9	16	5
vs opponents surrendering	105.6	53.6	39-85	45.5%	11-30	36.3%	17-23	76.7%	51	10	22	21	8	15	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	113.6	60.7	39-85	46.0%	16-44	37.2%	19-22	83.2%	52	9	22	20	9	15	6
Stats Against (All Games)	102.7	53.2	38-85	45.4%	10-28	35.4%	16-21	76.0%	49	8	22	20	8	15	5
vs opponents averaging	104.9	53.2	39-85	45.9%	10-28	36.2%	17-22	76.9%	51	9	23	21	8	15	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	101.0	52.5	38-87	44.1%	10-29	35.9%	14-19	72.6%	52	9	22	19	8	15	6

PORTLAND - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	13-11	-8.2	8-13	7-17	102.7	50.2	43.9%	55.7	100.2	49.8	44.0%	49.7
Home Games	7-7	-8.8	3-9	3-11	101.0	50.8	44.1%	53.6	100.6	52.1	45.1%	48.3
Last 5 Games	2-3	-5.2	2-3	2-3	102.0	46.6	44.8%	51.4	105.6	52.0	46.7%	49.8

PORTLAND Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	102.7	50.2	37-85	43.9%	9-24	37.6%	19-23	81.3%	56	10	18	20	6	14	5
vs opponents surrendering	106.7	54	39-85	46.0%	11-29	36.8%	18-23	76.8%	52	10	22	21	8	15	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	101.0	50.8	37-84	44.1%	9-25	38.0%	17-21	83.4%	54	10	19	19	6	15	5
Stats Against (All Games)	100.2	49.8	38-85	44.0%	9-25	34.3%	16-22	75.0%	50	9	18	20	8	13	6
vs opponents averaging	105.1	53.2	39-85	45.9%	10-28	35.8%	17-22	75.5%	51	10	22	21	8	15	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	100.6	52.1	38-84	45.1%	9-26	34.9%	16-21	74.7%	48	8	18	20	8	13	5

Average power rating of opponents played: HOUSTON 94.8, PORTLAND 93.8

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

HOUSTON - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
10/30/2017	PHILADELPHIA	107-115	L	-7	L	215	O	33-83	39.8%	46	15	44-80	55.0%	57	19
11/1/2017	@ NEW YORK	119-97	W	-5.5	W	215.5	O	42-88	47.7%	53	15	39-90	43.3%	51	19
11/3/2017	@ ATLANTA	119-104	W	-9	W	214.5	O	42-89	47.2%	48	13	39-81	48.1%	48	18
11/5/2017	UTAH	137-110	W	-6	W	205	O	48-81	59.3%	48	21	38-88	43.2%	41	14
11/9/2017	CLEVELAND	117-113	W	-5.5	L	228	O	36-77	46.8%	52	22	45-81	55.6%	35	19
11/11/2017	MEMPHIS	111-96	W	-7	W	209.5	U	37-83	44.6%	52	16	38-79	48.1%	46	19
11/12/2017	@ INDIANA	118-95	W	-3	W	226	U	43-90	47.8%	53	13	37-83	44.6%	51	13
11/14/2017	TORONTO	113-129	L	-6.5	L	217.5	O	33-79	41.8%	57	19	41-79	51.9%	42	13
11/16/2017	@ PHOENIX	142-116	W	-12.5	W	230.5	O	43-90	47.8%	54	14	47-104	45.2%	62	14
11/18/2017	@ MEMPHIS	105-83	W	-7.5	W	214	U	35-78	44.9%	52	16	31-86	36.0%	55	12
11/22/2017	DENVER	125-95	W	-8.5	W	223	U	45-82	54.9%	51	18	35-87	40.2%	52	19
11/25/2017	NEW YORK	117-102	W	-19	L	213.5	O	41-94	43.6%	51	7	42-85	49.4%	55	18
11/27/2017	BROOKLYN	117-103	W	-18	L	224	U	42-86	48.8%	53	15	40-86	46.5%	48	13
11/29/2017	INDIANA	118-97	W	-11	W	224.5	U	42-86	48.8%	57	17	42-88	47.7%	38	14
12/3/2017	@ LA LAKERS	118-95	W	-11	W	222.5	U	45-90	50.0%	48	15	32-84	38.1%	60	20
12/7/2017	@ UTAH	112-101	W	-6	W	211.5	O	38-81	46.9%	57	17	34-77	44.2%	40	13
12/9/2017	@ PORTLAND
12/11/2017	NEW ORLEANS
12/13/2017	CHARLOTTE
12/15/2017	SAN ANTONIO
12/16/2017	MILWAUKEE
12/18/2017	UTAH
12/20/2017	LA LAKERS
12/22/2017	LA CLIPPERS
12/25/2017	@ OKLAHOMA CITY

PORTLAND - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
10/30/2017	TORONTO	85-99	L	-4	L	211.5	U	31-80	38.7%	47	13	39-87	44.8%	58	9
11/1/2017	@ UTAH	103-112	L	3.5	L	191.5	O	37-93	39.8%	61	17	34-90	37.8%	63	14
11/2/2017	LA LAKERS	113-110	W	-5.5	L	212.5	O	40-86	46.5%	49	12	43-79	54.4%	43	11
11/5/2017	OKLAHOMA CITY	103-99	W	3	W	211.5	U	37-74	50.0%	56	21	40-89	44.9%	43	13
11/7/2017	MEMPHIS	97-98	L	-2.5	L	201	U	36-81	44.4%	47	16	35-73	47.9%	41	14
11/10/2017	BROOKLYN	97-101	L	-8.5	L	219	U	40-95	42.1%	61	10	39-91	42.9%	56	10
11/13/2017	DENVER	99-82	W	-2	W	212	U	38-73	52.1%	48	21	30-84	35.7%	45	20
11/15/2017	ORLANDO	99-94	W	-5	T	214	U	38-87	43.7%	53	12	37-79	46.8%	42	15
11/17/2017	@ SACRAMENTO	82-86	L	-7	L	199	U	30-81	37.0%	52	17	36-85	42.4%	54	13
11/18/2017	SACRAMENTO	102-90	W	-12	T	195	U	38-70	54.3%	51	18	34-89	38.2%	45	11
11/20/2017	@ MEMPHIS	100-92	W	-1.5	W	197	U	33-83	39.8%	71	15	33-86	38.4%	41	8
11/22/2017	@ PHILADELPHIA	81-101	L	4	L	211	U	30-89	33.7%	61	17	39-90	43.3%	64	18
11/24/2017	@ BROOKLYN	127-125	W	-4	L	210.5	O	48-96	50.0%	56	7	50-100	50.0%	58	9
11/25/2017	@ WASHINGTON	108-105	W	4	W	202	O	41-80	51.2%	47	16	41-89	46.1%	46	11
11/27/2017	@ NEW YORK	103-91	W	-1.5	W	203.5	U	37-83	44.6%	54	9	35-88	39.8%	55	13
11/30/2017	MILWAUKEE	91-103	L	-4	L	201	U	35-83	42.2%	55	19	42-87	48.3%	42	10
12/2/2017	NEW ORLEANS	116-123	L	-7.5	L	211.5	O	47-105	44.8%	51	5	45-86	52.3%	55	11
12/5/2017	WASHINGTON	92-106	L	-6.5	L	203	U	32-78	41.0%	50	18	42-89	47.2%	51	10
12/9/2017	HOUSTON
12/11/2017	@ GOLDEN STATE
12/13/2017	@ MIAMI
12/15/2017	@ ORLANDO
12/16/2017	@ CHARLOTTE
12/18/2017	@ MINNESOTA
12/20/2017	SAN ANTONIO
12/22/2017	DENVER
12/23/2017	@ LA LAKERS

KEY GAME INFORMATION

HOUSTON: After being eliminated by the Spurs in the conference semifinals, the Rockets made a bold move by trading for Chris Paul to give Houston another All-Star to play with Harden and try to narrow the gap in the Western Conference. It will be interesting to see how head coach Mike D'Antoni's offense runs with both Paul and Harden in it. Paul gets a fresh start in Houston after being dogged by criticism in recent years for failing to get the Clippers out of the second round of the playoffs. The Rockets expect him to be the piece that gets them into the conference finals after coming up just short last year. The defense should be better after not only adding Paul, but also P.J. Tucker to a unit that lost defensive specialist Patrick Beverley in the trade with the Clippers.

PORTLAND: The Blazers made few changes in the offseason, sticking with a nucleus of backcourt duo Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, along with Jusuf Nurkic, who joined the team via trade last season and helped fuel a push to the playoffs. The 7-footer known as the Bosnian Beast dropped lost about 35 pounds over the offseason in an effort to become quicker and more agile. A fan favorite, Nurkic suggested going into this season that the Blazers should become the NBA's Bad Boys, drawing inspiration from the Detroit Pistons of the 1980's and early '90s. A key for Nurkic'and the Blazers'is whether he can stay healthy. Another key will be who steps up to provide support for that trio. One candidate is rookie Caleb Swanigan, who was impressive in the preseason with Noah Vonleh recovering from a shoulder injury.

PREVIEW

Trail Blazers try to find their way against Rockets

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The challenge is significant right now for the Portland Trail Blazers, who have lost three straight games -- all at home.

The next two games will be against the top two teams in the Western Conference on Saturday at Moda Center against the Houston Rockets (19-4) and on Monday at Golden State (21-6) to begin a five-game road trip.

It's a daunting schedule for the Trail Blazers (13-11), but it's one All-Star point guard Damian Lillard said he welcomes.

"I think it's perfect," Lillard said. "Our next two games are against the top two teams in the West. Coming off a three-game losing streak, what better situation than to have a chance to take a shot at the two best teams? It's the perfect situation to put something together."

The Blazers will have to go without starting center Jusuf Nurkic, who sprained an ankle in Tuesday night's loss to Washington. Moe Harkless, who regained his starting small forward spot against the Wizards, is questionable with a bruised left quad.

Portland would love to see CJ McCollum come out of a mini-slump. In the last four games, McCollum, the Blazers' second-leading scorer at 20.7 points per game, has averaged 14.5 points while shooting .342 from the field and .250 from 3-point range.

The Blazers have had one of the NBA's easiest schedules through 24 games. Despite that, they're only 7-7 at home.

"It's not ideal," McCollum said. "Playoff teams usually perform better at home."

Houston, meanwhile, is on a roll, having won eight games in a row and 14 of 15 since the start of November. The Rockets are led by shooting guard James Harden, who averages a league-best 31.6 points per game while shooting .457 from the field, .402 from the 3-point line and .871 from the free-throw line.

The Blazers have had trouble defending the league's premier scorers the past two games. Last Saturday, DeMarcus Cousins exploded for 38 points for New Orleans. On Tuesday, Bradley Beal bombed in 51 points for Washington -- the most points ever scored by a Blazers' opponent in Portland.

Since point guard Chris Paul's return to the lineup after rehab from a knee injury, forward Ryan Anderson has shot .576 from the field and .563 from 3-point range. His numbers were .423 and .361 respectively in his first 15 games.

Paul has a simple reason: "He can shoot, and I can pass."

Anderson thinks Paul's timing and precision make a difference.

"He hits me the instant I'm open, which helps me as a shooter," Anderson told the Houston Chronicle. "Those are the moments where I know I'm going to get the ball from him, and when I get it, it's pretty much directly in the numbers. He's Chris Paul. He's a great playmaker who helps me a lot."

Coach Mike D'Antoni is pleased with Anderson's contribution.

"He is playing well for us," D'Antoni said. "We have so many guys playing well, he goes under the radar sometimes. But he has really been playing well the last month."

Last Updated: 4/25/2024 12:06:10 PM EST.