Miami @ Portland picks

Donovan Clingan has successfully made 53.1% of his field goal attempts this year, ranking him in the 84th percentile out of all players in the NBA. Donovan Clingan has successfully made 42.9% of his treys over the last 10 games, 9.5% higher than he's converted from downtown over the course of the year. The rate of three-point shots sunk against Bam Adebayo has been very high (51.1%) when defending opposing starting Cs this year (100th percentile). The Trail Blazers rank as the 6th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create additional chances for scoring and assists). Donovan Clingan will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage usually improves player performance for all stats.

Haywood Highsmith has averaged 33.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games away from home, 5.6 more than he's averaged in all games this season on the road. In regard to shots from downtown, the Heat's impressive 36.7% rate of converted threes ranks 9th-best in the NBA this year. The matchup vs. Portland is a positive one for drawing fouls; the opposition's starting PFs have attempted a colossal 4.0 foul shots per game this year when the Trail Blazers are playing at home (7th-most in the league).

Donovan Clingan has compiled 2.7 offensive boards per game this year, placing him among the best players in the league by this metric: 96th percentile. The Trail Blazers rank as the 6th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create additional chances for scoring and assists). Donovan Clingan will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage usually improves player performance for all stats.

Terry Rozier has averaged 2.7 assists per game this year on the road, placing him among the hottest players in the league by this metric in recent days: 75th percentile.