Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/10/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH
TV: Bally Sports Ohio
The Brooklyn Nets (25-38) are hitting the road to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-22).
The Nets faced off with the Pistons and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-112 in their last contest. Brooklyn walked away from the game having earned a 48.8% field goal percentage (41 of 84) and made 17 out of their 41 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Nets knocked down 13 of 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 24 assists in this game while forcing 22 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 52.4% from the field on 43 out of 82 shooting. Detroit doled out 24 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Detroit grabbed 50 boards (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Detroit finished the game shooting 95.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 21 shots. They knocked down 12 out of their 30 attempts from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Nets finished with 17 while the Pistons finished the game with 18 personal fouls.
Dennis Schroder is someone who was a factor in the game. Schroder finished the game at 70.6% from the field and also distributed 8 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes played and totaled 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 12 of 17 shooting.
Brooklyn comes into this matchup with a mark of 25-38 this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 44.0 boards per game and has earned 1,671 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are connecting on 36.7% on 3-pointers (868 of 2,364) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.0 points per outing (25th in the NBA) while hitting 45.8% from the field.
On defense, the Nets are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists with 1,591 relinquished so far this year. The Nets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (2,608 of 5,553) and they surrender 44.6 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.9% on shots from distance and they rank 15th in the league in points per game allowed (114.1).
The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 112-101 when they played the Hawks. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Atlanta to pull down 42 in total (8 offensive). They shot 36.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 30 and finished the game at 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Cavaliers permitted the Hawks to convert 43 of 84 tries from the field which left them shooting 51.2% for this game. In all, the Cavaliers finished shooting 39 for 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. When discussing shots from distance, Cleveland knocked down 10 of their 44 attempts (22.7%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.5%. The Hawks committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. The Cavaliers recorded 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 42 in this contest.
Jarrett Allen ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers in this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and accounted for 19 rebounds. Allen scored 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists for this contest.
Cleveland has a mark of 40-22 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the NBA. Cleveland has scored 7,067 points on the year (114.0 per game) and they snag 44.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.7 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Cavaliers commit 18.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.5% from the free throw line.
The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 109.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (4th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 36.1% on shots from distance (756 of 2,093) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 24.4 dimes and 42.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 11th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland
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