Thunder vs Trail Blazers Picks and Prediction – 3/7/2024

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The Oklahoma City Thunder look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Wednesday when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers. Oklahoma City is 42-19 and tied for second in the Western Conference, with Denver, a half game behind first place Minnesota. Oklahoma City was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers 116-104 on Monday night and have lost two of the last three. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA previews.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading Oklahoma City in scoring and assists with averages of 31.2 points and 6.5 assists per game while Chet Holmgren is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.8 rebounds per game. Jalen Williams is the second leading scorer with an average of 19.3 points per game and one of five players for Oklahoma City averaging double figures.

The Portland Trail Blazers look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Wednesday when hosting Oklahoma City. Portland is 17-43 and 14th in the Western Conference, 15 games behind the 10th and final qualifying spot for the postseason. Portland was defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-114 on Monday night and has lost 10 of the last 12.

Anfernee Simons is leading Portland in scoring and assists with 22.7 points and 5.5 assists per game while Deandre Ayton is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.6 per game. Jerami Grant is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.1 points per game and is one of five active players averaging double figures in scoring for the Trail Blazers.