Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers 5/5/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Portland Trail Blazers will be facing the Cleveland Cavaliers in a basketball showdown at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 7:30 PM ET. Portland is in 7th place at 36-29 of the Western Conference with 11 games behind and ranked 3rd in the Northwest Division with a 0.554 team percentage. The Trail Blazers snapped a four-game winning streak after a 114-123 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in their recent duel on Monday. Point Guard Damian Lillard scored 33 points and distributed 8 assists in leading Portland. Shooting Guard CJ McCollum contributed 20 points with 7 boards while Small Forward Norman Powell added 15 points in the loss. Center Jusuf Nurkic grabbed 9 rebounds in the losing effort for the Trail Blazers.

Portland managed to gain a 45.3% (43/95) shooting percentage from the field, 41.5% (17/41) from the three-point range, sank 11 of 14 (78.6%) tries from the free-throw line and scored a total of 40 points in the paint. The Trail Blazers pulled down a total of 39 rebounds with 8 coming from the offensive side of the court and dished out a total of 25 assists. The Portland Trail Blazers rejected 4 attempted shots with 7 steals but committed 8 turnovers in the loss. Portland recorded a total of 15 personal fouls in the process.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions 5/5/2021

The Cleveland Cavaliers ended up losing seven games in a row after a 118-134 loss in overtime to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Cleveland is in 14th place at 21-44 of the Eastern Conference with 23 games behind and ranked 4th in the Central Division with a 0.323 team percentage and 20 games behind. Shooting Guard Isaac Okoro led the Cavs with 32 points while Point Guard Collin Sexton added 29 points and dispensed 7 assists in the losing effort. Center Jarrett Allen contributed 17 points while Small Forward Cedi Osman pitched in 16 points in the loss. Power Forward Kevin Love pulled down 11 rebounds for Cleveland.

The Cavaliers struggled in their scoring from the field with 41 of 90 (45.6%) shooting attempts, connected 13 of 29 (44.8%) attempted shots from the long-range, made 23 of 27 (85.2%) tries from the charity stripe and recorded a total of 54 points in the paint. Cleveland hauled down 33 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds with 29 assists in the loss. The Cleveland Cavaliers denied 3 shot attempts with 3 steals but gave up 17 turnovers in the process. Cleveland committed a total of 13 personal fouls in the game.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers. The NBA Pick for this game is Portland -1.5. The Trail Blazers ranked 5th on the offense and 23rd on defense while the Cavaliers ranked 30th on the offense and 14th on defense in the league. Portland has the best offense in this match and the Trail Blazers will bounce back from their last loss on Wednesday. Final score prediction, Portland Trail Blazers will win at 125-107.

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