The Portland Trail Blazers (21-56, 14th in the Western Conference) will face off against the Boston Celtics (61-16, first in the Eastern Conference) on Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT. Boston aims to extend their four-game winning streak as they dominate at home with a 34-3 record.
The Trail Blazers struggle on the road with a 10-29 record and have difficulty against teams with winning records, holding an 8-37 record in those matchups. In contrast, the Celtics score an average of 120.8 points per game, which is 5.3 points higher than the Trail Blazers’ average points against (115.5). Both teams have similar field goal percentages, with the Trail Blazers shooting 44.3% compared to their opponents’ 45.2% for the Celtics this season.
This will be the second matchup between these two teams this season, with the Celtics winning the previous game 121-99 on March 12. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 27 points in that game, while Deandre Ayton led the Trail Blazers with 22 points. Key performers for the Celtics include Kristaps Porzingis averaging
