Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 10/29/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023
Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network
The Houston Rockets (0-1) are welcoming the Golden State Warriors (0-1) at Toyota Center on Sunday.
The Warriors took the court against the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 108-104 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Warriors left the arena with 23 while the Suns finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They also made 11 of their 33 shots from three-point range. Phoenix finished the contest at 76.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 17 tries. On top of that, Phoenix grabbed 60 boards (17 offensive, 43 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Phoenix doled out 23 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Golden State allowed 44.2% from the field on 42 out of 95 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 49 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Warriors buried 22 of 28 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Golden State ended having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (36 out of 101) and knocked down 10 of their 43 three-point attempts.
Stephen Curry is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. Curry finished shooting 40.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also snagged 5 boards. He had 27 points on 8 of 20 shooting.
Golden State heads into this matchup with a record of 0-1 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 23.0 fouls per game. As a team, Golden State is collecting 49.0 boards per game and has totaled 19 dimes on the campaign, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Warriors are shooting 23.3% on 3-pointers (10 of 43) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 104.0 pts per contest (22nd in basketball) while hitting 35.6% from the field.
Defensively, the Warriors are able to force 19.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 23 conceded on the campaign. The Warriors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (42 of 95) and they concede 60.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 33.3% on three-point shots and they are 12th in basketball in opponents PPG (108.0).
When they last played, the Rockets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-86 against the Magic. Regarding team rebounding, Houston allowed Orlando to pull down 57 in total (17 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 26.5% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 34 and ended up going 23 of 26 at the free throw line (88.5%). The Rockets allowed the Magic to make 42 of 87 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets finished 32 out of 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.5%. With regard to shooting from distance, Houston buried 12 out of their 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 62.5%. The Magic had 20 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Rockets snagged 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup.
Dillon Brooks ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for the game. Brooks totaled 14 points in his 26 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 7 in this game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and totaled 4 rebounds.
Houston has a win-loss record of 0-1 this season. The Rockets are committing 24.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 62.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.0 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 19.0 times per contest. Houston has 86 pts so far this season and they pull in 31.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Rockets are shooting 40.5% from the field, which ranks them 25th in the NBA.
The Houston defense concedes 26.5% on 3-point attempts (9 of 34) and their opposition knocks down 88.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 19.0 dimes and 57.0 total boards per game, which ranks 3rd and 28th in the league. The Rockets on defense are ranked 21st in the league in PPG given up with 116.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the floor (22nd in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston
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