Celtics at Trail Blazers 4/13/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Boston Celtics look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. Boston is 28-26 following a 105-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were the big forces behind a 31-3 run by the Celtics that helped Boston snap Denver's eight-game winning streak. The leading scorer for Boston was Tatum with 28 points.

Jayson Tatum is leading Boston in scoring with an average of 25.7 points per game and Jaylen Brown is close behind with an average of 24.3 points.. The leading rebounder is Tristan Thompson with an average of 8.3 points per game while Marcus Smart is the leader in assists with an average of 5.6 assists per game. Boston is scoring an average of 112.5 points per game and is allowed an average of 111.5 points per game.

Portland looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Boston on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers are 31-22 following a 107-98 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday night. The leading scorer for Portland in the loss was CJ McCollum with 17 points. Portland has lost three of its last four and the Trail Blazers are in the third place in the Northwest division nine games behind the first place Utah Jazz.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 29.0 points and 7.7 assists per game, while CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 23.7 points per game. Enes Kanter is the leading rebounder for Portland with an average of 12.0 rebounds per game. Portland has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 115.0 points per game while allowing an average of 115.5 points per game.