NBA PORTLAND Matchup 20180323

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NBA : First Half Matchup

Friday 3/23/2018

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Score

BOSTON
First Half Results
PORTLAND

+4.5

-4.5

102.5

47
Final
52

BOSTON (48 - 23) at PORTLAND (44 - 27)

Friday, 3/23/2018 10:05 PM

Board		First Half
867	BOSTON	102.5
868	PORTLAND	-3.5

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

BOSTON - 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	48-23	+9.5	42-26	35-35	104.3	51.1	44.9%	52.9	100.4	49.7	43.7%	52.0
Road Games	24-10	+13.7	24-10	16-17	103.6	49.8	44.8%	52.3	100.4	48.3	43.5%	52.1
Last 5 Games	2-3	-1.3	3-2	1-4	100.4	50.2	42.2%	56.8	102.8	43.6	45.1%	51.6

BOSTON 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)	104.3	51.1	38-85	44.9%	12-31	37.3%	16-21	76.7%	53	9	22	20	7	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	106.7	53.8	40-86	46.2%	11-29	36.3%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	103.6	49.8	38-85	44.8%	12-31	37.8%	16-20	76.2%	52	9	21	20	7	14	4
Stats Against (All Games)	100.4	49.7	37-85	43.7%	9-27	34.1%	17-22	76.5%	52	10	21	19	7	13	5
vs opponents averaging	106.5	53.7	40-86	46.1%	10-29	36.2%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	100.4	48.3	37-85	43.5%	10-29	33.6%	17-21	78.7%	52	10	20	19	7	14	4

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	44-27	+10.2	39-25	31-40	106.1	52.5	45.3%	53.4	103.2	50.5	44.7%	51.0
Home Games	25-12	+4.1	20-13	17-20	107.0	53.6	46.0%	52.8	102.6	50.9	45.3%	48.8
Last 5 Games	4-1	+3	4-0	3-2	112.2	58.2	46.7%	55.2	103.0	50.6	45.1%	49.0

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)	106.1	52.5	39-87	45.3%	11-28	38.0%	17-21	80.1%	53	10	19	19	7	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	106.9	53.9	40-86	46.2%	11-29	36.4%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	107.0	53.6	39-86	46.0%	11-29	38.8%	17-21	81.3%	53	10	20	18	6	13	5
Stats Against (All Games)	103.2	50.5	38-86	44.7%	10-27	36.5%	17-22	75.9%	51	9	20	19	7	12	5
vs opponents averaging	106.7	53.8	40-86	46.2%	10-29	36.2%	17-22	76.7%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	102.6	50.9	38-85	45.3%	10-27	36.5%	16-21	76.4%	49	9	19	19	8	12	5

Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 95.2, PORTLAND 95.7

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

BOSTON - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
2/11/2018	CLEVELAND	99-121	L	-5	L	212	O	36-89	40.4%	54	14	45-84	53.6%	48	11
2/14/2018	LA CLIPPERS	119-129	L	-4.5	L	212.5	O	42-97	43.3%	52	8	44-88	50.0%	51	7
2/23/2018	@ DETROIT	110-98	W	-2	W	208	P	41-85	48.2%	52	11	37-85	43.5%	54	13
2/24/2018	@ NEW YORK	121-112	W	-6	W	211.5	O	42-92	45.7%	54	12	45-96	46.9%	55	14
2/26/2018	MEMPHIS	109-98	W	-11.5	L	203	O	39-86	45.3%	54	8	34-78	43.6%	52	10
2/28/2018	CHARLOTTE	134-106	W	-7.5	W	211	O	54-87	62.1%	54	10	42-91	46.2%	38	7
3/3/2018	@ HOUSTON	120-123	L	8.5	W	213	O	44-91	48.4%	51	13	39-87	44.8%	50	10
3/5/2018	@ CHICAGO	105-89	W	-7	W	207.5	U	41-84	48.8%	55	18	32-81	39.5%	45	13
3/8/2018	@ MINNESOTA	117-109	W	-2.5	W	218	O	43-87	49.4%	54	11	44-94	46.8%	51	12
3/11/2018	INDIANA	97-99	L	-4.5	L	209.5	U	34-81	42.0%	50	16	39-81	48.1%	44	18
3/14/2018	WASHINGTON	124-125	L	4	W	201	O	48-99	48.5%	55	17	46-97	47.4%	61	19
3/16/2018	@ ORLANDO	92-83	W	-7	W	201	U	31-82	37.8%	66	18	34-87	39.1%	46	15
3/18/2018	@ NEW ORLEANS	89-108	L	4	L	213	U	35-87	40.2%	54	12	41-82	50.0%	54	10
3/20/2018	OKLAHOMA CITY	100-99	W	4.5	W	208	U	36-87	41.4%	59	17	35-85	41.2%	53	13
3/23/2018	@ PORTLAND
3/25/2018	@ SACRAMENTO
3/26/2018	@ PHOENIX
3/28/2018	@ UTAH
3/31/2018	TORONTO
4/3/2018	@ MILWAUKEE
4/4/2018	@ TORONTO
4/6/2018	CHICAGO
4/8/2018	ATLANTA

PORTLAND - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
2/11/2018	UTAH	96-115	L	-4	L	205	O	33-81	40.7%	40	13	41-88	46.6%	61	13
2/14/2018	GOLDEN STATE	123-117	W	6	W	228.5	O	45-93	48.4%	56	13	43-90	47.8%	43	16
2/23/2018	@ UTAH	100-81	W	4.5	W	208.5	U	39-87	44.8%	47	12	33-78	42.3%	49	19
2/24/2018	@ PHOENIX	106-104	W	-6	L	222	U	39-99	39.4%	57	6	39-87	44.8%	65	13
2/27/2018	SACRAMENTO	116-99	W	-12.5	W	208.5	O	44-84	52.4%	53	17	39-88	44.3%	41	12
3/1/2018	MINNESOTA	108-99	W	-5.5	W	218.5	U	36-92	39.1%	60	8	38-85	44.7%	53	15
3/3/2018	OKLAHOMA CITY	108-100	W	-4.5	W	215.5	U	39-88	44.3%	56	15	40-91	44.0%	55	12
3/5/2018	@ LA LAKERS	108-103	W	-2	W	227	U	35-83	42.2%	62	14	34-86	39.5%	55	10
3/6/2018	NEW YORK	111-87	W	-9.5	W	216	U	35-81	43.2%	58	19	35-83	42.2%	44	14
3/9/2018	GOLDEN STATE	125-108	W	-2	W	218	O	44-89	49.4%	55	11	38-78	48.7%	40	10
3/12/2018	MIAMI	115-99	W	-6	W	208	O	38-83	45.8%	56	12	39-91	42.9%	51	11
3/15/2018	CLEVELAND	113-105	W	-5.5	W	220	U	43-96	44.8%	58	7	41-80	51.2%	47	11
3/17/2018	DETROIT	100-87	W	-9	W	206	U	38-87	43.7%	57	11	31-80	38.7%	48	12
3/18/2018	@ LA CLIPPERS	122-109	W	1.5	W	217	O	46-92	50.0%	57	13	40-89	44.9%	49	8
3/20/2018	HOUSTON	111-115	L	4	T	218	O	40-81	49.4%	48	8	38-79	48.1%	50	9
3/23/2018	BOSTON
3/25/2018	@ OKLAHOMA CITY
3/27/2018	@ NEW ORLEANS
3/28/2018	@ MEMPHIS
3/30/2018	LA CLIPPERS
4/1/2018	MEMPHIS
4/3/2018	@ DALLAS
4/5/2018	@ HOUSTON
4/7/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO

KEY GAME INFORMATION

BOSTON: General manager Danny Ainge wooed Gordon Hayward away from Utah in free agency only to see him suffer a broken fibula and dislocated ankle on a play less than six minutes into a season-opening loss at Cleveland. All eyes will now be on Kyrie Irving, who was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Cavaliers that sent Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland. On paper it is an upgrade at point guard, adding a dynamic scorer who can create his own shot. While Boston has plenty of talent, there are also questions that need to be answered. Rebounding is a big one, and another is how exactly how this new 'position-less' starting five will fare on the defensive end. Some combination of Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier and rookie Semi Ojeleye are expected to be more involved than initially planned in an effort to fill the void created by Hayward's injury. The Celtics are set up for the future with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, but it's unclear if this group as constituted has enough firepower to dethrone the Cleveland as East champions.

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

Blazers, Celtics enter matchup following thrilling games

PORTLAND, Ore. -- One team is smarting from a down-to-the-wire loss while the other is coming off a comeback victory for the ages.

That's the scene when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Boston Celtics Friday night at the Moda Center.

The Trail Blazers (44-27) fell 115-111 to the high-flying Houston Rockets Tuesday night, ending a 13-game win streak.

On the same night, the Celtics (48-23) rallied from a six-point deficit with 24 seconds left to beat Oklahoma City 100-99 in regulation for one of the most miraculous comebacks in the franchise's long, storied history.

"Basketball is a strange game," said Boston's Terry Rozier after teammate Marcus Morris buried a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining.

"It's almost hard to believe," Boston power forward Al Horford told reporters. "We were just going to keep playing until the last second of the game. We didn't panic. I'm proud. This is a big win."

The injury situation is foremost on the minds of the Celtics, with point guard Kyrie Irving the biggest concern. His backcourt mate, Jaylen Brown (concussion) will miss his sixth straight game, and reserves Marcus Smart (thumb) and Daniel Theis (knee) are both lost for the rest of the regular season.

Irving, meanwhile, will be out for his fifth consecutive game with a lingering knee injury.

"There is opportunity for other players now to prove they can contribute," said Danny Ainge, Boston's president/basketball operations. "There are big opportunities for Marcus Morris and Terry Rozier. Their minutes and roles will increase, and there will be opportunities for Abdel Nader and Guerschon (Yabusele) and Greg Monroe and Shane Larkin."

Boston coach Brad Stevens left open the possibility that Irving could rejoin the team at some point on a trip that has stops at Sacramento on Sunday, Monday at Phoenix and Wednesday at Utah. Without him, Rozier becomes the starting point guard, with Jayson Tatum sliding over from small forward to shooting guard and Morris joining Horford and Aron Baynes on the starting front line.

Portland will be a difficult opponent for Boston, especially at Moda Center, where the Blazers have won 18 of their last 20 games.

"I've watched them TV late on the East Coast a few nights recently," Ainge told the Portland Tribune. "They're well-coached. They're playing good defense and they're still a dynamic offensive team. They'll be a fun team to watch in the playoffs."

The Blazers, fighting for the No. 3 playoff spot in the Western Conference, weren't down after taking the Rockets to the wire on Tuesday.

"We played a good game against the best team in the league," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "There are no moral victories. We all felt we had a good chance to win it, and it's disappointing to lose. Now we have to play Boston, and we need to win that game."

"(The Celtics) have dealt with injuries all year long, and they have had a lot of guys step up and play a lot of minutes and just be ready," Portland point guard Damian Lillard said. "They play with confidence. They beat OKC -- that's a big win -- and they beat us short-handed in Boston (97-96 on Feb. 4). We have to be ready to play a sharp game and get back going in the right direction."

Last Updated: 5/2/2024 12:12:18 AM EST.