The road trip was the Blazers’ best stretch of offense this season, even though they shot just 32.4% from 3-point range over the five games. Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe both averaged more than 28 points on better than 51% shooting from the field, and the Blazers retained 36% of available offensive rebounds. Donovan Clingan totaled 23 offensive boards on the trip and ranks third in offensive rebounding percentage (15.2%) among 225 players who’ve averaged at least 20 minutes per game.
For the season, the Blazers have seen the league’s fifth biggest jump in points scored per 100 possessions (+5.3) from last season. Per tracking data, they lead the league in shot quality, having ranked 25th last year. A league-high 79% of their shots have come from the restricted area or 3-point range.