Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/7/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
TV: YES
The Phoenix Suns are traveling to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Brooklyn Nets.
The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 116-100 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Suns ended up walking away with 23 while the Pistons finished the game with 27 personal fouls. They also buried 16 out of their 42 tries from distance. Detroit shot 63.6% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Detroit grabbed 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Detroit recorded 23 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 43.2% from the floor on 35 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 34 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 46 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns buried 21 of 31 tries for a percentage of 67.7%. Phoenix finished the game with a 56.0% FG percentage (42 out of 75) and knocked down 11 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.
Deandre Ayton is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. Ayton finished shooting 86.7% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also collected 16 rebounds. He left the arena with 31 points on 13 of 15 shooting.
Phoenix heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 29-26 so far this season. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 44.1 boards per game and has totaled 1,489 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are hitting 38.5% on shots from downtown (695 of 1,806) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.6 points per outing (22nd in the NBA) while hitting 46.3% from the field.
Defensively, the Suns have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,290 conceded for the year. The Suns are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,209 of 4,718) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.2% on 3-point shots and they are 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.3).
In their last game, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 125-123 when they faced the Wizards. The Nets corralled 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Wizards were called for 21 fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.3%. When discussing three-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 14 of their 33 tries (42.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Nets went 43 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Nets permitted the Wizards to knock down 39 of 81 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.1% in this matchup. They finished 46.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 13 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 32 of 41 from the free throw line (78.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn permitted Washington to snag 39 overall (6 on the offensive glass).
Cam Thomas was important for the Nets in the matchup. He converted 16 of 23 in this game for a rate of 69.6%, and had 6 rebounds. Thomas racked up 44 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 5 assists for the matchup.
Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 32-20 on the campaign. The Nets are committing 21.9 fouls per game while shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.1 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest. Brooklyn has accumulated 5,949 pts so far this year (114.4 per contest) and they collect 40.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Nets are connecting on 50.7% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the NBA.
The Brooklyn defense allows 37.3% from downtown (639 of 1,713) and their opponents are making 76.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.2 assists and 44.2 rebounds per game, which is 4th and 22nd in basketball. The Nets defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.3. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (4th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn
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