Phoenix @ Portland picks

Eric Gordon has attempted 11.6 shots per game this year, placing him in the 77th percentile among all players in the NBA. Eric Gordon has successfully made 3.6 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games on the road, 0.9 higher than he's converted from three overall this season when playing away from home. Eric Gordon has tallied 32.0 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the league: 82nd percentile. The Suns check in as the 10th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league as the away team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists). With the home court advantage, the Trail Blazers have given up the 6th-least offensive rebounds per game (10.3) in the league to their opposition this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce extra opportunities for scoring and assists).

Deandre Ayton has tallied a measly 12.5 points per game this season, quite a bit less than his 17.4 points per game last season. Out of all players in the NBA, Deandre Ayton slots into the 77th percentile for personal fouls, putting up a massive 2.4 fouls per game this year. The Trail Blazers rank as the 2nd-lowest scoring offense in the league this year. The Trail Blazers have played at the 4th-slowest tempo in the league over the last 15 games. The Trail Blazers will likely see a decline in possessions in this contest from being pitted against the least up-tempo pace-of-play visiting offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Phoenix Suns).

Malcolm Brogdon has attempted 13.4 field goals per game this season, quite a bit higher than his 10.8 mark last season. Out of all players in the league, Malcolm Brogdon registers in the 80th percentile for shot attempts from downtown, logging 5.2 per game this year. This matchup is a difficult one for three-point shots; when the Suns are away from home, opposing teams have put up the 2nd-lowest three rate in the league this year (33.4%). The Trail Blazers have been the best offensive rebounding offense in the league playing at home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore provide new opportunities for scoring and assists). Out of all players in the league, Malcolm Brogdon places in the 78th percentile for getting to the foul line, posting a colossal 3.1 free throws per game this year.

Devin Booker has totaled 5.9 rebounds per game while playing on the road this year, ranking in the 86th percentile -- among the best in the league by this standard. Devin Booker has averaged 35.7 minutes per game while on the road this year, ranking in the 96th percentile -- putting him among the most-used players in the NBA. The Suns check in as the 10th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league as the away team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists). With the home court advantage, the Trail Blazers have given up the 6th-least offensive rebounds per game (10.3) in the league to their opposition this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce extra opportunities for scoring and assists).

Jusuf Nurkic has tallied 3.5 personal fouls per game away from his home court this year, ranking him in the 97th percentile -- among the NBA's most foul-prone. In terms of shooting, the Suns's poor 112.2 points per game places 7th-worst in the league over the last 10 games. This year when they are the visiting team, opposing squads have averaged 51.4% on shots from the field (highest in the league) vs. the Trail Blazers, marking this as a positive matchup. The number of field goal attempts against Deandre Ayton has been very low (7.5 per game) when on his home court and squaring off against other starting Cs this year (3rd percentile). The most sluggish pace-of-play road team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Suns.