Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA
TV: NBC Sports Boston
The Milwaukee Bucks (10-4) are traveling to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will meet the Boston Celtics (11-3).
The Bucks faced off with the Wizards and took home the win by a score of 142-129 in their last game. Milwaukee finished with a 58.5% field goal percentage (55 of 94) and knocked down 11 out of their 29 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 21 of 28 tries for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 55 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 33 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of defending, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 55.6% from the floor on 55 of 99 shooting. Washington earned 29 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In addition, Washington totaled 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Washington ended up shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 11 tries. They buried 10 of their 29 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 13 and the Wizards totaled 19 personal fouls.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who came through in the matchup. Antetokounmpo finished the game shooting 87.0% from the floor and also totaled 8 dimes. He saw the court for 34 mins and also snagged 13 boards. He accounted for 42 points on 20 out of 23 shooting.
Milwaukee heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-4 so far this season. They cough up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 42.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 344 dimes this year, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are shooting 38.1% from downtown (202 of 530) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They average 120.8 points per outing (3rd in the NBA) while shooting 49.8% from the field.
Defensively, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 21st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 364 conceded this season. The Bucks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (614 of 1,310) and they concede 45.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.8% on 3-pointers while they are 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (117.7).
When they last played, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 121-118 when they played the Hornets. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed Charlotte to collect 57 overall (17 offensive). They finished 33.3% from distance by connecting on 13 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 17 at the free throw line (94.1%). The Celtics allowed the Hornets to make 46 of 104 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Celtics went 42 out of 97 from the floor which had them at 43.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, Boston buried 16 of their 50 attempts (32.0%). They were able to bury 18 of them for a percentage of 64.3%. The Hornets had 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Celtics were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 48 in this matchup.
Jayson Tatum ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this matchup. He buried 15 out of 28 for this contest giving him a rate of 53.6%, and added 13 rebounds. Tatum racked up 45 points in his 44 mins on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for the game.
Boston has a mark of 11-3 this year. The Celtics have committed 17.7 fouls per contest and they go 79.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.5 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Boston has tallied 1,641 pts for the season (117.2 per contest) and they pull in 47.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league.
The Boston defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (182 of 525) and opponents are converting on 73.2% of their foul shots. They give up 24.3 dimes and 43.4 boards per game, ranking them 3rd and 11th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 106.6. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (3rd in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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