Nets vs Trail Blazers Game Breakdown

Ladies and gents, fasten your seatbelts because tonight’s NBA showdown is not just any playoff game—it’s a gritty battle for redemption as the Brooklyn Nets zip over to the Moda Center, looking to weave through the Portland Trail Blazers’ defenses. With both teams neck-and-neck in the season standings and eager to shake off recent stumbles, this 11:00 PM EST tipoff promises more twists and turns than a Brooklyn backstreet. The stakes? High. The odds? Even. As we eye the scoreboard with an over/under of 218.5, tonight’s game could flip faster than a New York minute. So, whether you’re a Net weaving through obstacles or a Blazer trailblazing to victory, this matchup is set to be a slam dunk in the thrill department!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 14, 2025 11:00PM EST

Location: Moda Center, Portland

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	POR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+200	-240	216.5	6.0/-6.0
Recent	+160	-185	218.5	6.0/-6.0
Difference	-40	+55	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

19W-40L

38.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

18W-39L

61.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
01/17/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	23	29	31	20	00	103	Under
01/17/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	27	23	31	00	105	Under
01/07/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	24	35	30	190	134	Over
01/07/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	22	41	22	120	127	Over
11/27/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	33	23	17	00	97	Under
11/27/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	27	26	27	00	111	Under
11/17/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	29	28	24	00	109	Under
11/17/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	33	21	25	00	107	Under
03/18/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	42	26	22	00	123	Over
03/18/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	28	39	27	00	128	Over
01/10/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	26	36	19	27	00	108	Over
01/10/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	22	32	27	00	114	Over

Nets Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/12	vs UTA	111-112L	54	26	8	92
01/10	vs DEN	105-124L	39	26	17	90
01/08	@ DET	98-113L	38	24	15	86
01/06	@ IND	99-113L	51	23	14	98
01/04	@ PHI	94-123L	39	22	22	82
01/02	vs MIL	113-110W	51	26	14	88
01/01	vs TOR	113-130L	32	28	11	87
12/29	vs ORL	101-102L	38	22	14	73
12/27	@ SAS	87-96L	45	22	16	90
12/26	vs MIL	111-105W	38	25	21	82

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/11	@ MIA	98-119L	51	24	16	95
01/09	vs DAL	111-117L	43	24	12	93
01/08	vs NOP	119-100W	44	24	13	88
01/06	vs DET	115-118L	38	32	16	90
01/04	vs MIL	105-102W	55	21	17	85
01/02	vs LAL	106-114L	42	24	18	80
12/30	@ PHI	103-125L	33	23	24	77
12/28	@ DAL	126-122W	50	27	14	92
12/26	@ UTA	122-120W	43	26	11	89
12/21	vs SAS	94-114L	44	21	13	96

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	31.0	27.5	25.9	73%	26.8
Noah Clowney PF	23.0	23.2	18.1	40%	22.0
Cameron Johnson SF	33.0	31.6	31.5	93%	33.0
Keon Johnson SG	14.0	29.6	18.7	53%	23.0
D’Angelo Russell PG	32.0	28.9	25.2	40%	25.4

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deni Avdija PF	36.0	36.1	29.7	43%	32.7
Deandre Ayton C	33.0	26.9	33.4	100%	33.8
Toumani Camara SF	24.0	25.9	22.6	100%	22.9
Shaedon Sharpe SG	35.0	36.3	28.8	87%	30.9
Anfernee Simons PG	39.0	41.3	31.5	100%	31.9

Nets Notable Injuries

Cam Thomas (SG): Avg: 23.2pts, 3.4reb, 3.0ast, 31.7 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 6.0
Dariq Whitehead (SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.2reb, 0.7ast, 8.8 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 1.6
Reece Beekman (PG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.5reb, 1.1ast, 9.9 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 1.2
Maxwell Lewis (SF): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.2 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 0.3

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Duop Reath (C): Avg: 7.8pts, 3.1reb, 0.9ast, 15.5 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 1.1
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 13.9 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 0.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	13.5	14.8	+1.3	20%	50%	60%	60%	BRO	+0.6	#18
D’Angelo Russell	BRO	Pts	15.5	15.9	+0.4	40%	40%	47%	47%	POR	+3.2	#29
Cameron Johnson	BRO	Reb	3.5	5.1	+1.6	40%	60%	53%	53%	POR	+0.2	#18
Noah Clowney	BRO	Reb	4.5	5.4	+0.9	80%	60%	47%	47%	POR	-0.3	#12
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Ast	2.5	3.2	+0.7	80%	60%	67%	67%	BRO	-0.3	#10
Anfernee Simons	POR	Ast	5.5	5.8	+0.3	40%	40%	40%	40%	BRO	-0.3	#10

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#1	#29	#21	4.6%
PF	#2	#25	#9	#10	-2.7%
PG	#25	#20	#23	#25	4.0%
SF	#26	#7	#13	#20	4.8%
SG	#5	#8	#10	#9	-4.5%

Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#27	#22	#27	8.0%
PF	#12	#12	#11	#20	0.9%
PG	#15	#19	#20	#19	1.8%
SF	#15	#18	#22	#17	1.6%
SG	#29	#5	#20	#26	7.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.3

108.7

Rebounds per Game

40.2

43.2

Assists per Game

24.7

24.1

Steals per Game

7.2

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.1

5.7

Shots per Game

84.8

89.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.8

13.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.4

53.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.3

34.1

Turnovers per Game

14.2

15.3

Fouls per Game

20.7

19.5

Recent Trends

Donovan Clingan (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.4% to 21.6, 13.2 min average previous 3 games.
Noah Clowney (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.2% to 33.1, 25.2 min average previous 3 games.
Tyrese Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.7% to 33.2, 24.8 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Justin Minaya (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 50.8% to 12.1, 24.6 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.