Portland at Brooklyn

Brooklyn comes back from the All-Star break with a focus on making the playoffs for the first time in many years and they'll try to continue with the momentum gained by entering the break with a triple-overtime win at Cleveland. Thus is the first meeting of the season, but the Nets covered both meetings in 2017-18 and Portland comes in this game with three losses in its last five games. Enes Kanter will likely make his debut for the Blazers after being acquired from the Knicks, but Damian Lillard is questionable with an ankle injury. Brooklyn has covered five in a row with at least three days rest and the Nets are 23-11 ATS their last 34 games overall. Also, Brooklyn is 6-0 ATS its last six games versus Western Conference teams. Play the Nets.