Portland Trail Blazers
2026-12-21
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Brooklyn Nets
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for BKN: its offense ranks 24th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 8th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (POR 7 games, BKN 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
PORBKN
Scoring
121.91st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
106.628th · Bottom 5
110.712th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
112.914th · Average
+11.12nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-6.222nd · Below avg
Efficiency
118.53rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
105.027th · Bottom 5
109.312th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.717th · Average
+9.26th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-5.622nd · Below avg
102.116th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
101.718th
Shooting
56.4%3rd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.3%24th · Below avg
60.2%4th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.8%21st · Below avg
15.45th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.111th · Average
35.5%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.3%12th · Average
0.364th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.335th · Top 5
Defense
51.2%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.2%20th · Average
7.125th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.614th · Average
5.016th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.818th · Average
Possessions
14.7%15th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.3%26th · Bottom 5
31.7%5th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.5%24th · Below avg
47.47th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.920th · Average
27.19th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
22.828th · Bottom 5
Recent form
Portland Trail BlazersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Brooklyn NetsLLWLW
Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season -6.2). Streak W1.
Key players
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Brooklyn Nets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 21.4 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 60.8 |
| Julius RandleF | 21.0 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 57.1 |
| Mikel Brown Jr.G | 12.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 47.4 |
| Nolan TraoréG | 12.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 62.0 |
Injury report
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Brooklyn NetsEgor Demin G · back ~2026-11-11
Out
Tyler Bilodeau F · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Day'Ron Sharpe C · back ~2026-11-04
Day-To-Day
Noah Clowney F · back ~2026-11-07
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.