Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets
Date: Monday, March 16, 2026
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
TV: YES
The Brooklyn Nets (17-50) will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers (32-35) at Barclays Center on Monday.
The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 124-114 in their last game. Portland walked away from the game with a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 out of 89) and converted 17 out of their 46 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 15 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 93.8%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 49 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 34 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 16 steals. When discussing the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the floor on 42 out of 92 shooting. Utah doled out 28 assists and had 16 steals for this contest. On top of that, Utah snagged 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 12 rejections. Utah finished shooting 77.3% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 22 attempts. They also converted 13 of their 30 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 19 while the Jazz totaled 17 fouls.
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Scoot Henderson is one player who played a role for this contest. Henderson finished 57.1% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He played for 30 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting.
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Portland heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 32-35 for the campaign. They are turning it over 17.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is collecting 45.8 boards per contest and has tallied 1,665 dimes this season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (960 of 2,835) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They average 115.3 points per game (18th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor.
On defense, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 21.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (117.7). The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (2,854 of 6,016) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,802 conceded this year.
For their last game, the Nets took a loss by a score of 104-97 when they faced the 76ers. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Philadelphia to get 47 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 12.0% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 25 and finished the contest at 25 out of 31 from the charity stripe (80.6%). The Nets allowed the 76ers to make 38 of 82 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.3% for this contest. When the game finished, the Nets finished 32 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 36.0%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 15 out of their 43 attempts (34.9%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. The 76ers had 16 fouls for the game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Nets were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup.
Danny Wolf was important for the Nets in the matchup. Wolf totaled 15 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and had 10 rebounds.
Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 17-50 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Nets are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball. Brooklyn has totaled 7,152 pts for the season (106.7 per contest) and they pull in 40.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (20th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per contest. The Nets have committed 20.7 personal fouls per game and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.
The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the league in points allowed per contest with 115.6. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (30th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense surrenders 37.8% on shots from distance (832 of 2,203) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 27.4 dimes and 42.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 20th and 10th in basketball.
Who will win tonight’s NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald’s Pick: Take Portland
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