Spurs at Trail Blazers 2/7/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The San Antonio Spurs will play the second half of a back to back on Thursday when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs play on the road against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday before heading to Portland. The Spurs lost Monday night to the Sacramento Kings 127-112. The Spurs were led in the loss by DeMar DeRozan with 24 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22. The Spurs will play the second game of their eight-game road trip against the Warriors.

Portland lost its most recent outing on Tuesday falling to the Miami Heat 118-108. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Trail Blazers. CJ McCollum led Portland in the loss with 33 points that included hitting 7 baskets from 3-point territory. Rodney Hood is scheduled to make his first appearance for Portland after being traded from Cleveland on Sunday. DeMar DeRozan leads the Spurs in scoring and assists with averages of 21.3 points and 6.2 assists per game. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is LaMarcus Aldridge with averages of 21.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. San Antonio is shooting 48.0% from the field and 40.5% from 3-point territory.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.2 points and 6.3 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.3 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.2 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 46.3% from the field and 36.3% from three-point territory.