Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/29/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
TV: MSG
The New York Knicks (35-24) will take on the Golden State Warriors (30-27) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
The Warriors took the court against the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 123-112 in their last game. Golden State ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (47 of 94) and buried 21 out of their 46 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Warriors knocked down 8 of 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 44 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 39 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing the defense, Golden State allowed 49.5% from the floor on 46 out of 93 shooting. Washington earned 34 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Moreover, Washington totaled 41 boards (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Washington ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of 10 tries. They made 12 out of their 35 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the Warriors ended up with 11 and the Wizards totaled 12 fouls.
Klay Thompson is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. Thompson walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He racked up 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting.
Golden State steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 30-27 for the year. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 20.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 46.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,662 assists on the season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are hitting 38.0% on 3-pointers (863 of 2,270) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 119.2 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while shooting 47.3% from the floor.
On the defensive end of the court, the Warriors are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 fouls. They rank 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,504 relinquished on the season. The Warriors defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,428 of 5,166) and they concede 42.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.5% on 3-point shots while they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.4).
When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks took a defeat with a final score of 115-92 against the Pelicans. In regard to rebounding, New York allowed New Orleans to pull down 44 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 52.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 18 out of 34 and finished the game at 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). The Knicks allowed the Pelicans to knock down 39 of 77 tries from the field which left them shooting 50.6% for the game. When the game finished, the Knicks ended up shooting 31 for 83 from the field which had them sitting at 37.3%. Concerning 3-pointers, New York knocked down 14 out of their 46 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 69.6%. The Pelicans had 21 fouls for this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Knicks were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup.
Donte DiVincenzo ended up being important for the Knicks in this game. He buried 8 out of 21 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds. DiVincenzo tallied 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes for this contest.
New York has a win-loss record of 35-24 on the season. The Knicks are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.8 times per contest (29th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. New York has 6,714 pts on the season (113.8 per contest) and they collect 45.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in the NBA.
The Knicks defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per game with 109.9. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (18th in the NBA). The New York defense concedes 37.4% from downtown (762 of 2,036) and their opponents are converting on 76.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 25.9 assists and 40.3 boards per contest, which ranks 9th and 1st in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State
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