The Portland Trail Blazers will complete the cross country trek to Madison Square Garden for a Tuesday night affair against the New York Knicks. The Trail Blazers are 10-25 on the season, which is 14th out of 15 teams in the Western Conference. Portland is coming off a win on the road at the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
For the Knicks, they are looking to win their fifth straight game. New York is 21-15 on the season, and fifth in the Eastern Conference. New York won on the road Saturday against the Washington Wizards.
The Knicks are -11.5 in this game over Portland. The total for the game is listed at 227.5.
Portland’s Season Been a Struggle
It appears this is going to be a learning season for Portland. They are 7.5 games out of the final play-in spot in the West. The Trail Blazers are 5-14 on the road this season, but 5-5 against teams from the Eastern Conference. Portland is scoring 109 points per game, and allowing opponents more than 116.
Jerami Grant is the top scorer for the Trail Blazers this season. He is scoring 21.8 points per game in more than 34 minutes played per game. Malcolm Brodgon is adding 15.4 per game, while big man Deandre Ayton is at 13.1 per game. In the win over the Nets, Anfernee Simons scored a team high 38 points, and dished out 11 assists.
Portland is playing their fifth of seven straight road games. After this, the Trail Blazers go to OKlahoma City and Minnesota. The Trail Blazers are 1-3 so far on their trip. When they get back home on January 14th, the Trail Blazers will host the Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers.
Knicks Seeking Fifth Straight
The New York Knicks are seeking their 11th win at home this season. New York is 10-4 at the Garden. The Knicks are also 5-6 against Western Conference teams this season. On the year, New York is scoring 115.8 points per game, and allowing opponents to score 112.4 per game.
Jalen Brunson has been great for the Knicks. The guard out of Villanova leads the team with 26 points per game. He is also moving the basketball for the Knicks, with more than 6 assists per game. Julus Randle was the anchor in the win over the Wizards, as he scored a team high 39 points. Randle is second on the team with 24.3 points per game.
The Knicks are on the road at the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, and then in Memphis to take on the Grizzlies on Saturday. After that, the Knicks start a four game home stand against Orlando, Houston, Washington and Toronto.
Knicks Trip up Blazers
New York is going to stay hot and win this game. Portland was solid in their win over the Nets, but now they are going to go to the Garden, and be a little taken off guard with how good New York plays. The Knicks are a team that can compete and will compete at the top of the Eastern Conference. A win here is what will happen. Take the New York Knicks -11.5 over the Portland Trail Blazers in this Tuesday battle.
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