Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/12/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
TV: MSG
The Philadelphia 76ers (36-28) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will compete against the New York Knicks (37-27).
The 76ers faced the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 79-73 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the 76ers walked away with 18 while the Knicks totaled 14 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. New York ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 16 shots. Additionally, New York pulled down 50 rebounds (16 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 5 rejections. New York recorded 19 assists and had 9 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 32.5% from the field on 26 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 47 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 8 of their 14 tries for a rate of 57.1%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game with a 38.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 80) and made 9 out of their 30 3-point attempts.
Kelly Oubre Jr. is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. Oubre finished shooting 31.6% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played 33 mins and collected 10 boards. He accumulated 18 points on 6 out of 19 shooting.
Philadelphia steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 36-28 for the year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and has 1,586 assists for the year, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are hitting 35.8% from downtown (737 of 2,061) and 82.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 115.9 pts per contest (14th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor.
When they are on defense, the 76ers have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,667 relinquished on the campaign. The 76ers are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,619 of 5,554) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 35.1% on 3-point shots while they are 13th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.0).
The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 79-73 when they faced the 76ers. When discussing how they attacked the glass, New York allowed Philadelphia to grab 47 overall (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 30 and ended up going 8 of 14 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Knicks allowed the 76ers to make 31 of their 80 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.8% for the game. In all, the Knicks shot 26 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 32.5%. When discussing three-point shots, New York buried 9 of their 40 attempts (22.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. The 76ers were called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Knicks were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 50 in the game.
Jalen Brunson ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the matchup. Brunson had 19 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 8 assists for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 22 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 27.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds.
New York has a win-loss record of 37-27 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 25th in the league. New York has 7,191 pts on the campaign (112.4 per game) and they pull in 45.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (29th in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Knicks are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.2% from the charity stripe.
The New York defense allows 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (818 of 2,211) and their opponents are converting on 75.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.7 dimes and 40.7 boards every game, which is 8th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (16th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia
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