Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction: Can Portland make it two out of two?

NBA has reached the midway point and now we can reassess the situations related to different teams, thus the contemplation of trade scenarios is something that occurs regularly. Let us see what surprise the second half of the season brings to us. In this game of the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers are going to take on the Dallas Mavericks.

The Trail Blazers and the Mavericks met just last night and Portland defeated Mavs 136:119 as Damian Lillard drilled 36 points. The Trail Blazers consolidated their advantage when they secured a 40-26 points advantage in the second quarter. Portland did a great job of limiting Luka Doncic to 15 points who shot 0/5 from the three-point line and made just one of his six free throws. Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic, and Jerami Grant combined for 59 points whereas the bench also brought great balance.

The Trail Blazers’ win broke a five-game losing streak where their offense was struggling and they finally had a balanced offensive performance. The Mavs have lost four out of their six games but still hold a decent record of 24 wins and 20 losses compared to 22 losses and 20 wins by the Trail Blazers. Overall, the Mavs and the Trail Blazers have had their depth issues but their defense has showcased a ton of promise.

The Trail Blazers presented one of their best performances in the last game and limiting a red-hot Doncic is no joke which was the decisive factor in the end. Portland has the potential to be a balanced lineup and the Mavericks have been finding it too but the prospects for that may be better despite an inferior record. I believe Portland is going to get it done twice in a row. I predict a scoreline of 122:116 in favor of the Trail Blazers