Trail Blazers vs Suns Game Breakdown

Tonight, the NBA Playoffs are heating up as the underdog Portland Trail Blazers blaze their trail to the Footprint Center, ready to take on the scorching Phoenix Suns in a clash that promises more fireworks than a Fourth of July celebration. With the Blazers looking to catch up from their distant position in the Western conference and the Suns shining bright just a step away from the top, this matchup is set to tip off at 09:00 PM EST. Betting enthusiasts are eyeing the over/under hungrily at 230.5, with stakes high and lines drawn. After Phoenix’s recent triumph over Utah and Portland’s nail-biter against San Antonio, tonight’s game is anything but predictable. So, as the Suns aim to eclipse their competition, and the Blazers seek to reignite their spark, fans are in for a showdown that promises to turn up the heat, where only one can blaze ahead or get sunburned in the attempt!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 15, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+345	-470	228.0	10.0/-10.0
Recent	+410	-585	230.5	11.0/-11.0
Difference	+65	-115	+2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

12W-37L

19.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

30W-19L

80.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/02/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	18	29	18	32	00	97	Under
11/02/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	22	21	44	16	00	103	Under
01/14/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	31	40	35	21	00	127	Over
01/14/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	28	31	24	00	116	Over
01/01/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	29	18	14	27	00	88	Under
01/01/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	20	35	31	23	00	109	Under
12/19/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	25	20	23	00	104	Under
12/19/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	20	29	38	22	00	109	Under
11/21/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	21	30	31	25	00	107	Under
11/21/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	34	22	38	26	00	120	Under
11/05/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	14	21	21	00	82	Under
11/05/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	35	26	23	18	00	102	Under
11/04/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	34	27	22	00	108	Under
11/04/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	21	31	26	00	106	Under
10/21/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	25	26	23	90	111	Under
10/21/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	22	28	27	110	113	Under
03/02/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	20	21	21	00	90	Under
03/02/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	34	29	28	00	120	Under
12/14/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	32	17	24	29	90	111	Under
12/14/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	21	22	32	27	50	107	Under
11/10/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	21	30	32	00	109	Under
11/10/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	33	27	32	00	119	Under
10/23/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	24	23	34	24	00	105	Over
10/23/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	37	39	28	00	134	Over

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	@ SAS	116-118L	36	25	13	82
12/08	vs LAL	98-107L	49	17	17	84
12/06	@ UTA	99-141L	34	23	10	95
12/03	vs LAC	105-127L	29	25	15	80
12/01	@ DAL	131-137L	39	29	21	84
11/29	@ SAC	115-106W	40	27	11	90
11/25	vs MEM	98-123L	44	22	11	102
11/23	vs HOU	104-98W	53	16	16	90
11/22	vs HOU	88-116L	45	17	20	91
11/20	vs OKL	99-109L	49	18	22	79

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	vs UTA	134-126W	37	36	7	89
12/08	vs ORL	110-115L	39	24	19	83
12/07	vs MIA	111-121L	41	29	14	82
12/05	vs NOP	124-126L	46	32	17	85
12/03	@ SAS	104-93W	44	26	12	78
11/30	@ GSW	113-105W	45	31	12	79
11/26	@ LAL	127-100W	46	31	9	99
11/20	@ NYK	122-138L	34	30	14	92
11/18	@ ORL	99-109L	45	25	13	83
11/17	vs MIN	117-120L	41	29	19	85

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Toumani Camara SF	23.0	19.9	21.3	100%	21.6
Donovan Clingan C	18.0	24.9	20.1	38%	28.7
Jerami Grant PF	29.0	30.1	27.2	100%	27.6
Shaedon Sharpe SG	32.0	25.5	25.7	73%	28.4
Anfernee Simons PG	35.0	32.3	31.5	100%	31.9

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Devin Booker SG	43.0	45.4	42.0	100%	42.4
Kevin Durant PF	42.0	39.0	41.6	100%	42.0
Tyus Jones PG	29.0	32.1	28.1	100%	28.5
Jusuf Nurkic C	27.0	27.3	28.2	100%	28.6
Royce O’Neale SF	23.0	31.6	23.1	30%	28.0

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Deandre Ayton (C): Avg: 16.2pts, 10.8reb, 1.5ast, 31.8 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 4.9
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 14.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.0

Suns Notable Injuries

Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.4ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.0

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
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Pts	16.5	17.9	+1.4	40%	40%	47%	47%	PHX	0.0	#17
Scoot Henderson	POR	Pts	10.5	11.6	+1.1	40%	50%	60%	60%	PHX	-1.3	#7
Deni Avdija	POR	Reb	5.5	5.9	+0.4	0%	50%	47%	47%	PHX	-0.3	#12
Devin Booker	PHX	Ast	5.5	6.3	+0.8	60%	60%	53%	53%	POR	+0.4	#24

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#18	#29	#24	6.2%
PF	#29	#13	#20	#26	5.8%
PG	#9	#18	#19	#15	-0.6%
SF	#13	#27	#18	#24	5.5%
SG	#28	#15	#24	#27	8.5%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#1	#20	#9	-6.2%
PF	#21	#22	#24	#23	4.0%
PG	#7	#24	#1	#7	-7.1%
SF	#2	#12	#14	#4	-13.0%
SG	#17	#17	#23	#21	2.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.5

113.2

Rebounds per Game

43.7

43.1

Assists per Game

23.0

27.9

Steals per Game

7.7

7.9

Blocks per Game

5.1

5.5

Shots per Game

89.7

85.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.3

15.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.9

54.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

32.9

39.3

Turnovers per Game

15.9

13.7

Fouls per Game

20.0

18.2

Recent Trends

Oso Ighodaro (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.8% to 16.6, 26.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.4% to 30.5, 21.4 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.
Jabari Walker (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.4% to 17.5, 12.3 min average previous 3 games.