San Antonio Spurs (26-27) vs Portland Trail Blazers (31-23)
Friday, April 16, 2021 at 8:30 pm
The Trail Blazers have lost two games straight and four of their last five overall, but this is a perfect matchup for Portland to grab a win. These two teams are polar opposites, as the Blazers have a really volatile offense that shoots a ton of three-pointers, while the Spurs are more fundamental-based and are near the bottom in the league in three-point attempts. The Spurs defeated the Blazers in the first meeting between these two, but that was without CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic, Robert Covington, and Norman Powell. Now I think the Blazers' lineup is far too talented for the Spurs to hang here. The Spurs are 12-17 at home this season and the Blazers are 15-11 on the road this season as well. Take Portland and lay the points.
Ron’s Pick Portland Trail Blazers: -1.5 -110
AUTHOR: Ron Romanelli
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