Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets 8/13/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Portland Trail Blazers look for their third consecutive victory on Wednesday when playing the Brooklyn Nets. Portland improved to 34-39 following a 134-131 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Damian Lillard scored 61 points for the Trail Blazers in the victory and Portland took over sole possession of the eighth spot in the Western Conference standings.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 29.8 points and 8.0 assists per game. Hassan Whiteside is the leading rebounder for the Trail Blazers with an average of 13.6 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 22.2 points per game and one of seven players for the Trail Blazers averaging double-figures in scoring.

Brooklyn won its third straight and improved to 35-36 following its 108-96 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jeremiah Martin scored 24 points apiece to lead the Nets to victory. Brooklyn is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and has clinched a spot in the postseason.

Caris LeVert is leading Brooklyn in scoring with an average of 18.3 points per game and the shooting guard for the Nets is also leading the team in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Jarrett Allen is leading Brooklyn in rebounds with an average of 9.6 per game. Brooklyn continues to play without its two leading scorers Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie.