Trail Blazers vs Magic Match Player Stats | Thursday, January 23rd 2025

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Trail Blazers vs Magic Match Player Stats | Thursday, January 23rd 2025

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Todays Thursday, January 23rd Matchup Details

Thursday Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic
Todays Game is on Thursday, January 23rd 2025
23/01/25 19:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic

Wendell Carter Jr. has attempted 4.0 threes per game over the last 5 games, 1.6 more than he’s attempted overall this season.

Wendell Carter Jr. has tallied 30.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.4 more than he’s tallied over the course of the season.

While away from his home court and defending opposing starting Cs, Deandre Ayton places in the 77th percentile with a monstrous 2.5 3-point shots attempted against him per game this year.

Offensive rebounds save possession and bring about more chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 3rd-best in in the league while on their home court with 13.4 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.

Wendell Carter Jr. will likely see a spike in productivity across the board due to enjoying the home court advantage in this contest.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has converted 40.7% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 10 games, 11.9% higher than he’s converted from beyond the arc over the course of the season.

Out of all players in the NBA, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope places in the 76th percentile for shots from behind the three-point arc, tallying 4.9 per game this year.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has played 30.3 minutes per game at home this year, ranking in the 78th percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.

The matchup against Portland is a favorable one for 3-point attempts; when the Portland Trail Blazers are away from home, the opposing team’s starting SGs have totaled the 8th-most three attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.8).

Among all players in the league, Paolo Banchero measures in the 97th percentile, averaging a colossal 25.3 points per game this year.

Among all players in the NBA, Paolo Banchero lands in the 81st percentile for 3-point shots sunk, totaling 2.0 per game this year.

Among all players in the league, Paolo Banchero comes in at the 84th percentile for playing time, registering a monstrous 32.0 minutes per game this year.

Paolo Banchero has attempted 9.3 free throws per game this year, significantly more than his 7.0 rate last year.

Anfernee Simons has successfully made 4.2 threes per game over the last 10 games, 1.2 more than he’s converted from 3-point range over the course of the season.

Out of all players in the league, Anfernee Simons lands in the 84th percentile for playing time, compiling a monstrous 32.0 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. the Magic is a favorable one for shot attempts from the field; opposing starting SGs have averaged the most field goal attempts per game in the league this year (14.8).

Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and produce more chances for scoring and assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers rank 5th-best in in the league with 12.5 offensive boards per game this year.

The matchup against the Magic may be a favorable one for getting to the foul line; the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted a massive 5.4 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (most in the NBA).

Deandre Ayton has successfully made 56.9% of his shots from the field this year, ranking him in the 90th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Deandre Ayton has tallied 29.9 minutes per game when playing away from home this year, placing him in the 77th percentile — seeing the court more than most players in the NBA.

The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting Cs vs. Wendell Carter Jr. has been remarkably high this year (4.3 free throws per game when they are on the road: 97th percentile).

Wendell Carter Jr. has attempted 10.2 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 3.2 higher than he’s attempted overall this year.

Paolo Banchero should see a spike in productivity for all stats considering owning the home court advantage in this matchup.

The matchup against the Trail Blazers is a good one for field goals; the other team’s starting SGs have posted the highest field goal percentage in the league this year (51.5%).

Out of all players in the NBA, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ranks in the 82nd percentile for free-throw effectiveness on his home court with an impressive 89.7% rate this year.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic

Wendell Carter Jr. has converted 22.1% of his three-point shots this year, ranking in the 13th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Wendell Carter Jr. has committed 4.0 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games while on his home court, 1.8 higher than he’s committed over the course of the year at home.

The Orlando Magic have been the lowest scoring offense in the NBA this year with respect to threes.

The Magic have played at the most sluggish pace-of-play in the league this year.

The Trail Blazers have played at the 6th-most lethargic tempo in the NBA over the last 15 games on the road, which ought to lead to decreased opportunities for the Orlando Magic.

The Magic have been the lowest scoring offense in the NBA this year.

This year, opposing starting PFs have shot 29.6% on three-pointers (4th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, identifying this as a challenging matchup.

The matchup against Portland may be a tough one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting PFs have attempted a mere 2.5 free throws per game over the last 10 games when the Portland Trail Blazers are the visiting squad (2nd-least in the league).

The Portland Trail Blazers rank as the 3rd-lowest scoring offense in the league while on the road this year.

The 6th-most sluggish pace-of-play away offense in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Trail Blazers.

The Magic have played at the slowest pace-of-play in the league this year, which ought to reduce opportunities for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Anfernee Simons has converted just 2.2 foul shots per game this year, significantly lower than his 3.5 mark last year.

Anfernee Simons will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city generally lowers player production in all stat categories.

The showdown with Wendell Carter Jr. comes in at the 10th percentile for difficulty with the opposing team’s starting Cs burying just 4.6 field goals per game this year when they are playing on the road.

Deandre Ayton has sunk 50.0% of his foul shot attempts while playing on the road this year, placing him in the 12th percentile out of all players in the league.

The matchup vs. Deandre Ayton is a difficult one; he has given up a mere 11.9 points per game away from home when squaring off against opposing starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).

In regard to three-point shots, the Trail Blazers’s subpar 34.1% rate of made threes ranks 4th-lowest in the league this year.

This year when they are the visiting team, the other team’s starting SGs have averaged 5.2 3-point attempts per game (7th-lowest in the NBA) against the Orlando Magic, marking this as a hard matchup.

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