Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction: Will the club from New York be able to repeat their success at home?

Another NBA game day begins with a game between Brooklyn and Portland. The teams have already met this season, with the Nets winning on the road in the final seconds. Will the club from New York be able to repeat their success at home?

The Nets could well repeat the fate of last year's Boston, which took a long time to start the season but eventually made it to the NBA Finals. Various scandals constantly bothered the team, but things are slowly improving, and the new head coach, Jacques Vaughn, has a lot to thank for that. Some of the players have improved during the regular season. Seth Curry is coming off an injury, and Ben Simmons was averaging 16.8 points in his previous five games, hitting nearly 80% of his shots from the field. Kevin Durant, fortunately, is injury-free and is among the NBA leaders in time on the court. The most significant loss on the eve of the game against Portland was Yuta Watanabe, who has scored more than half of his three-point attempts this season.

Last year in the regular season, Jacque Vaughn's team lost unexpectedly to Indiana, 117:128. Brooklyn started the game confidently and, after the 1st quarter, led by 12 points. The Nets lost the last 12 minutes. Aside from Seth Curry, they had a poor game, but the starting five had no complaints on offense. Ben Simmons hit 8 of 8 shots, Nicolas Claxton had 6 of 6, and Kevin Durant again took the lead with 36 points.

The Blazers have lost 4 of their last five regular season games, dropping to 5th place in the Western Conference. Damian Lillard has only appeared in 2 games, shooting less than 30% from the field, and is now on the injured reserve. Justice Winslow has been an essential part of Portland's defensive line, now questionable due to injury.

Chauncey Billups broke their losing streak with a 132:129 win away to New York. Jerami Grant broke several franchise records at once. Grant became the first player in the franchise to score 44 points. The Blazers won the rebounding battle mainly thanks to Josh Hart and Justice Winslow.

Portland is excellent on defense this season, but recently Brooklyn has been successful against a tight Toronto defense. The Nets starting five is becoming increasingly confident, and Ben Simmons is becoming more aggressive. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant looked outstanding against Indiana, and now they only need help from the reserves against Brooklyn. The Blazers played hard against New York, but their opponent was more reliable in their half.

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