The Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers are playing live on the NBA schedule on Saturday and the matchup from the Moda Center is on the NBATV channel starting up at 10 pm ET as Deron Williams, LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard take the court out west.
The Nets come into the game after a loss on the road against the Golden State Warriors and that was a loss and now they are playing the Blazers before a matchup with the Miami Heat at the Barclays Center. The Nets got 23 points from Jarrett Jack and five assists from Williams and they are 4-4 on the season, while the Blazers are 6-3 on the year. The Nets are second in the Atlantic division this season and they are ranked eighth in the league in points per game.
The Nets are 20th in the league in points allowed per game and they have Joe Johnson leading with 19 points per game. The Blazers are first in the northwest division this season and they come in after a win against the Denver Nuggets and they will next play against the New Orleans Pelicans after matching up with the Blazers. Damian Lillard led the team with 27 points and nine assists against the Nuggets and they come into the game ranked in the top five in points per game.
The Blazers are leading the league in rebounds per game this season and they are fifth in assists per game and fourth in points per game. The Blazers are ranked in the top 10 across the board and they are 10th in points allowed this season. Aldridge is leading the team in scoring and in the matchup with the Hornets Lillard scored 29 points in a two point win over Charlotte.
The Nets play against the Blazers for their final road game of a three game trip and they will play against Miami and the Bucks before a matchup on the road against the Thunder. The team will host Jason Kidd for the first time since his defection from the Nets and that should be very interesting.
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