Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics – Preview, Tips and Odds

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Portland Trail Blazers

Final

112:126

Boston Celtics

Highlights and Stats

Portland’s Moda Center is hosting the game with the Boston Celtics on Friday, 10:00 PM EST. The Trail Blazers are positioned at #13 in the standings of the Western Conference with a 31-38 record, while their next opponents are occupying 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, after winning 48 and losing 22 so far.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-08-2023

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Portland Trail Blazers	28	17	27	21	93
Boston Celtics	35	25	34	21	115

Both teams last met earlier in March, when the Boston Celtics recorded a 115-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on home floor. Portland failed to deal with the talent of Jayson Tatum and he concluded the game as his side’s MVP with 30 points, 2 assists and 7 boards. It was Damian Lillard who contributed the most for Portland Trail Blazers 27 points, 8 dimes and 5 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers have the worse H2H balance in the last five games, recording 3 losses, while winning 2 times in the process. These five match-ups finished with an average of 232.6 pts.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Portland Trail Blazers Form

*Last 10 Portland Trail Blazers Games - 3:7

03-14-2023	03-12-2023	03-10-2023	03-08-2023	03-06-2023	03-05-2023	03-03-2023	03-01-2023	02-28-2023	02-26-2023
107:123vs New York Knicks	127:110@ New Orleans Pelicans	120:119@ Philadelphia 76ers	115:93@ Boston Celtics	104:110@ Detroit Pistons	119:122@ Orlando Magic	129:111@ Atlanta Hawks	110:121vs New Orleans Pelicans	123:105@ Golden State Warriors	131:114vs Houston Rockets

The Portland Trail Blazers last shared the court with the New York Knicks on Tuesday, 14th of March when ending on the wrong side of a 107-123 score. Damian Lillard was the team’s stand-out performer on the night and finished the game with 38 points, 7 dimes and 7 rebounds. Portland finished the match averaging 38.4% field goals, 77.8% from the foul line and 37.8% three pointers. They lost 7 of their previous 10 outings, while triumphing 3 times in the process and at the moment are on an L4 streak. The team is performing on a mediocre level at the Moda Center with 17-16 home record. The Portland Trail Blazers’ next game is scheduled for this coming Sunday at home versus the Los Angeles Clippers.

Portland Trail Blazers Averages this Season

• Points For
  114.40
• Points Against
  115.90
• Assits
  23.83
• Rebounds
  40.95
• Steals
  6.73
• Turnovers
  14.92
• Blocks
  4.53
• Points Difference
  -1.50

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Portland Trail Blazers Standout Performer

• Damian Lillard

  The franchise's best player this campaign has been Damian Lillard. He averages 32.3 points, 7.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds per 36.3 minutes spent on the floor.

Portland Trail Blazers Missing Players

• Justise Winslow

  Ankle
• Jerami Grant

  Quadriceps

Boston Celtics Form

*Last 10 Boston Celtics Games - 5:5

03-15-2023	03-13-2023	03-11-2023	03-08-2023	03-06-2023	03-05-2023	03-03-2023	03-01-2023	02-27-2023	02-25-2023
102:104@ Minnesota Timberwolves	111:109@ Houston Rockets	125:134@ Atlanta Hawks	115:93vs Portland Trail Blazers	118:114@ Cleveland Cavaliers	129:131vs New York Knicks	105:115vs Brooklyn Nets	117:113vs Cleveland Cavaliers	109:94@ New York Knicks	107:110@ Philadelphia 76ers

In their latest outing the Boston Celtics recorded a 102-104 win versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, played on 03/15/2023 on the road. Jaylen Brown topped the charts, as he popped up with 35 points, 1 assist and 10 rebounds. 40.5% of the Celtics’ field goal shots ended finding the basket, as they also averaged 80.0% from the foul line and 30.0% three-pointers. Boston has a 5-5 record across the last ten showings and is currently on a W1 run. The team has a positive 22-13 record when playing on the road this season. The road swing will continue for the Boston Celtics, as they are visiting at Vivint Arena for their next fixture against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, March 18th.

Boston Celtics Averages This Season

• Points For
  117.50
• Points Against
  112.20
• Assits
  26.30
• Rebounds
  45.28
• Steals
  6.34
• Turnovers
  13.64
• Blocks
  5.16
• Points Difference
  5.30

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Boston Celtics Standout Performer

• Jayson Tatum

  Jayson Tatum has been the Boston Celtics main weapon this season, averaging 30.1 points, 4.7 assists and 9.0 rebounds for 37.4 minutes of playing time.

Boston Celtics Missing Players

• Danilo Gallinari

  Knee
• Robert Williams

  Hamstring
• Payton Pritchard

  Heel

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Portland Trail Blazers	24	24	22	42	112
Boston Celtics	32	31	26	37	126

Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics

• Score

  112

  126

• Field Goals Made

  38

  41

• Field Goals Attempts

  79

  87

• 3 pts Made

  14

  15

• 3 pts Attempts

  38

  42

• Free Throws Made

  22

  29

• Free Throws Attempts

  31

  35

• Rebounds Total

  37

  52

• Rebounds Offence

  8

  18

• Rebounds Defence

  29

  34

• Assists

  20

  29

• Steals

  12

  12

• Blocks

  4

  2

• Turnovers

  19

  18

• Personal Fouls

  26

  19

Player Ratings

Portland Trail Blazers

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Anfernee Simons	39	5	15	33.3	2	7	28.6	5	8	62.5	0	1	1	4	1	0	1	4	17	-6
Damian Lillard	37	12	23	52.2	6	15	40.0	11	14	78.6	1	3	4	5	1	1	7	3	41	-14
Trendon Watford	34	4	7	57.1	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	2	6	8	8	3	0	1	3	10	-11
Cam Reddish	29	4	8	50.0	1	3	33.3	1	3	33.3	1	3	4	0	3	0	3	5	10	-8
Jusuf Nurkic	25	2	6	33.3	0	2	0.0	2	3	66.7	3	5	8	0	1	1	2	3	6	-11
Matisse Thybulle	21	4	9	44.4	2	6	33.3	2	2	100.0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	12	-11
Drew Eubanks	18	3	3	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	2	1	2	6	-7
Shaedon Sharpe	17	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	5	7	-4
Kevin Knox	10	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	+1
Jabari Walker	8	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	+1
Keon Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Arcidiacono	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Celtics

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Jaylen Brown	37	12	23	52.2	2	6	33.3	1	3	33.3	3	3	6	5	2	0	4	5	27	+9
Derrick White	36	2	5	40.0	1	3	33.3	8	8	100.0	0	4	4	2	1	1	3	1	13	+14
Marcus Smart	36	5	8	62.5	3	6	50.0	2	3	66.7	0	2	2	6	4	0	4	3	15	+15
Jayson Tatum	36	8	20	40.0	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	1	11	12	4	3	0	5	2	34	+11
Al Horford	27	4	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	1	4	5	10	0	0	0	3	12	+5
Sam Hauser	20	2	5	40.0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0	4	2	6	0	1	0	0	1	6	0
Luke Kornet	18	5	8	62.5	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	3	2	5	1	0	1	0	2	11	+3
Grant Williams	16	2	7	28.6	2	6	33.3	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	6	+5
Blake Griffin	14	1	5	20.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	6	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	+8
JD Davison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0