Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/4/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
TV: YES
The Brooklyn Nets (2-2) will try to beat the Boston Celtics (4-0) at Barclays Center on Saturday.
The Celtics played the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 155-104 in their last contest. Boston ended having earned a 56.8% FG percentage (54 out of 95) and knocked down 20 out of their 35 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 27 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 96.4%. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 57 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 27 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the field on 46 of 101 shooting. Indiana doled out 26 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Indiana collected 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Indiana ended up shooting 58.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 12 shots. They also converted 5 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 19 while the Pacers had 20 personal fouls.
Jayson Tatum is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He had 30 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He played 27 minutes played and also collected 12 rebounds. Tatum ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.
Boston comes into this contest with a mark of 4-0 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Boston is grabbing 52.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 96 dimes for the season, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are shooting 40.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (67 of 166) and 83.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 127.0 points per outing (1st in the league) while going 50.7% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Celtics are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They surrender 34.0% on three-point shots while they are 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (106.5). The Celtics defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (159 of 374) and they concede 40.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists with 100 surrendered this year.
In their last game, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 109-105 when they faced the Heat. The Nets were able to pull down 40 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this game. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Heat committed 20 fouls in the game which took the Nets to the free throw line for 26 tries. They were able to convert 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.1%. In terms of three-point shots, Brooklyn made 16 out of their 36 attempts (44.4%). When the game finished, the Nets went 37 for 82 from the floor which had them shooting 45.1%. The Nets permitted the Heat to make 39 out of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9% for the game. They finished 34.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 out of 38 and ended up going 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When talking about rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Miami to snag 46 overall (11 on the offensive glass).
Ben Simmons ended up being important for the Nets for the matchup. He buried 2 out of 5 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and earned 11 rebounds. Simmons totaled 4 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the contest.
Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 2-2 on the campaign. The Nets commit 20.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.0 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.5 times per game. Brooklyn has totaled 475 pts on the year (118.8 per contest) and they average 47.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are hitting on 50.1% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the league.
The Brooklyn defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (53 of 148) and opponents are knocking down 84.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.0 dimes and 40.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 13th and 2nd in basketball. The Nets are ranked 20th in the league in points allowed per game with 116.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (17th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn
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