Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/11/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Monday, March 11, 2024
Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio
The Golden State Warriors (33-29) are en route to Frost Bank Center on Monday where they will compete against the San Antonio Spurs (13-50).
The Warriors faced off with the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 125-122 in their last game. Golden State wrapped up the game with a 45.4% field goal percentage (44 of 97) and knocked down 11 out of their 42 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 23 of their 28 shots for a rate of 82.1%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 48 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 31 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed 52.9% from the field on 46 out of 87 shooting. Chicago doled out 29 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Chicago snagged 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Chicago ended up going 73.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 attempts. They also made 16 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 22 and the Bulls had 22 personal fouls.
Klay Thompson is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. Thompson went 42.9% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He scored 25 points on 9 out of 21 shooting.
Golden State will take the court with a record of 33-29 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 47.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,806 assists for the year, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are connecting on 37.6% on 3-point shots (932 of 2,480) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.7 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.2% from the floor.
Defensively, the Warriors are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are conceding 35.6% on 3-pointers and they are 18th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.9). The Warriors defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.9% (2,637 of 5,628) and they relinquish 43.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,641 surrendered on the year.
When they last played, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 131-129 when they faced the Kings. In relation to team rebounding, San Antonio permitted Sacramento to grab 46 in all (14 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 32 and finished the game at 17 out of 18 from the free throw line (94.4%). The Spurs allowed the Kings to make 52 out of 102 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs finished 46 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, San Antonio converted 16 of 34 attempts (47.1%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. The Kings committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Spurs earned 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.
Devin Vassell ended up being important for the Spurs in this game. Vassell scored 30 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accumulated 9 dimes in the matchup. He made 11 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a rate of 61.1%, and added 5 rebounds.
San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 13-50 on the year. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the league. San Antonio has earned 7,083 points so far this season (112.4 per game) and they pull down 43.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.8 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game. The Spurs are committing 17.7 fouls per game and they shoot 78.5% from the free throw line.
The Spurs are ranked 26th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 120.4. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (24th in the league). The San Antonio defense allows 38.0% on shots from distance (829 of 2,180) and opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 28.1 assists and 45.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 24th and 28th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio
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