New York Knicks at Portland Trail Blazers 1/24/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The New York Knicks look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Pacific Northwest on Sunday to play the Portland Trail Blazers. New York dropped to 8-9 following its 103-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday. New York was led in the loss by Julius Randle with 26 points and 15 rebounds. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Knicks. 

Julius Randle is leading New York in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 22.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. The second leading scorer is RJ Barrett with an average of 18.0 points per game and New York has four players averaging double-figures and scoring. The Knicks are shooting 44.2% overall and 34.4% from 3-point territory.

Portland has had each of its last two games versus Memphis postponed and will be playing on Sunday for the first time since losing to the San Antonio Spurs 125-104 on January 18. Portland is 8-6 and in second place in the Northwest division 2 ½ games behind first-place Utah. The Trail Blazers are playing without starters CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 28.1 points and 6.7 assists per game, while Enes Kanter is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.3 per game. Portland has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and the Trail Blazers are shooting 43.8% overall and 37.4% from 3-point territory.