The Portland Trail Blazers (21-56, 14th in the Western Conference) will face the Boston Celtics (61-16, first in the Eastern Conference) on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET in Boston. Boston is currently riding a four-game winning streak and will look to keep it alive against Portland.
Boston has an impressive 34-3 home record and leads the Eastern Conference with 46.5 rebounds per game, while Jayson Tatum averaged 8.2. In contrast, the Trail Blazers have struggled on the road going 10-29 and have won just 8 of their 45 games against teams above .500.
The Celtics are averaging 120.8 points per game, which is 5.3 more than Portland is giving up (115.5). The Celtics also have a higher field goal percentage at 45.2%, compared to the Trail Blazers’ 44.3%. The two teams previously met on March 12, with the Celtics winning 121-99.
Boston’s best players are Kristaps Porzingis, who averaged