DEN vs POR Dream11 NBA Team Prediction – Fantasy Team News

Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets, Prediction and Fantasy Team News

MATCH DETAILS:
What competition it is? NBA regular season
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets
Match Timing: April 08, 2019
Jump Ball Time: @ 06:30 AM IST
Where the game is played? Moda Center (19,980)
TV Info: Sony Sports Network has the rights to stream NBA matches in India. Premier members can also catch the Live Action on SonyLiv App.

DEN vs POR Dream11 MATCH PREVIEW:

Two teams eying to take the momentum to the post-season will be facing each other as Portland Trail Blazers host Denver Nuggets in a regular season NBA match at Moda Center, in Portland, Oregon, United States, on Monday morning (IST).

Portland Trail Blazers came the 2nd best in the first match of the doubleheader against Denver Nuggets, losing 110-119 at Pepsi Center.

Six players touched the double-digit mark for Blazers, led by Enes Kanter who dropped 24 points. While Damian Lillard could muster only 14 points.

With the loss, Blazers missed the chance of going overtaking 3rd place Houston Rockets who extended their lead to 1 and a half game with the 120-96 win over New York Knicks.

Squad put up a fight, but fell just short ? pic.twitter.com/YGMl0suteL

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 6, 2019

Regular Season Record-
Portland Trail Blazers: W-50, L-29
Denver Nuggets: W-53, L-26

Players to watch out for:

Portland Trail Blazers:
Damian Lillard –Portland’s best player by some margin, and it has been the case for a few years now. The team wouldn’t have been here had it not for Damian Lillard’s incredible consistency this season. The 28-year-old is close to 30 points per game in the last 10 matches or so, which shows that he can touch any lofty height in his career. The 2012 round-one pick is averaging 26.3 points per game.

Enes Kanter – With Jusuf Nurkic missing out on the action these days, Enes Kanter has done a little bit of scoring of late. That’s because of the increase in the extended minutes on the court he is being given by the head coach.
The 26-year-old has a good record against Denver Nuggets, scoring at 17.0 points per game against them.

Denver Nuggets:
Nikola Jokic – A player with as wide wings as you can imagine. This has been some season for the big Serbian. Not only he is racking up a career-high 20.2 points per game this seaosn, but the 24-year-old is having a two-way effect on the team. Look at any stats, and he is there, making team-high efforts in almost every department. To make matters worse for Portland, he has scored at 27.5 against Blazers.
For Nuggets to go deep in the post-season, Jokic has to continue pouring good numbers.

Vintage Nikola Jokić#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/wkGvUv74b3

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 6, 2019

Jamal Murray – Almost every player on Nuggets roster is having a personal best season. Jamal Murray is one of those players who has taken their game to new heights. The 21-year-old is racking up 18.3 points per game this season.

DEN vs POR Dream11 TEAM NEWS:
Portland Trail Blazers:
Injured – Portland’s second best player this season C. J. McCollum is still out due to the knee injury he suffered three weeks ago, while Jusuf Nurkic (leg injury) joins him on the sidelines
Questionable – None.
Suspended – None.

"I try to fill in. If we need rebounding, scoring, defensive stops, I'm that guy."-Paul Millsap #MileHighBasketball https://t.co/XiocqvJfYN

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 6, 2019

Denver Nuggets:
Injured – Nuggets have a near full strength team with Michel Porter remaining their only player out injured. All the big guns are available for selection and will be starting the match.
Questionable – None at the moment.
Suspended – None.

DEN vs POR Dream11 Teams (Starting Lineup; Probables):

• Portland Trail Blazers: Maurice Harkless (F), Al-Farouq Aminu (F), Enes Kanter (C), Rodney Hood (G), Damian Lillard (G)
• Denver Nuggets: Will Barton (F), Paul Millsap (F), Nikola Jokic (C), Gary Harris (G), Jamal Murray (G)

From the bench (Probables):

• Portland Trail Blazers: Jake Layman, Evan Turner, Zach Collins, Seth Curry, Meyers Leonard, Skal Labissiere, Gary Trent Jr., Anfernee Simons
• Denver Nuggets: Mason Plumlee, Monte Morris, Torrey Craig, Malik Beasley, Trey Lyles, Juan Hernangomez, Jarred Vanderbilt

DEN vs POR Dream11 Fantasy Team:

INDIA FANTASY PREDICTION:

With a record of 20-9 in home games this season, Portland Trail Blazers should be feeling confident ahead of the matchup against Denver Nuggets.

But the visitors are 2nd in the Western Conference for a reason. They have the talent to beat any team on any given day.
We think Portland will edge this one out.

NOTE: THIS DEN vs POR Dream11 MATCH PREVIEW IS BASED ON OUR RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING FROM VARIOUS NEWS SOURCES. YOU CAN SELECT YOUR OWN PLAYING 11 ON THE BASIS OF TEAM NEWS.