Trail Blazers at Thunder 1/18/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Portland Trail Blazer complete a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder after playing on the road in Dallas against the Mavericks on Friday. Portland improved to 18-24 after its 117-107 victory over the Houston Rockets. The Trail Blazers were led in the win by Damian Lillard with 25 points while CJ McCollum added 24 points. 

Damian Lillard leads Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.8 points and 7.6 assists per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.9 points per game. Center Hassan Whiteside is the leading rebounder for the Trail Blazers with an average of 14.0 per game. Portland has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Oklahoma City will complete a back-to-back on Saturday when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. The Thunder host the Miami Heat on Friday before taking on the Thunder the following day. Oklahoma City fell to 23-18 after losing to the Toronto Raptors 130-121 on Wednesday. Oklahoma City began the final quarter 14 points behind and rallied to within three points, but Toronto pulled away in the end.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Thunder in scoring with an average of 20.0 points per game.  Steven Adams is the leading rebounder for Oklahoma City with an average of 10.0 per game, while Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 6.5 per game. Oklahoma City has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.