Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs 11/26/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, November 26, 2021

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (10-9) are headed to AT&T Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs (4-13).

The Celtics faced the Nets and took a loss by a final of 123-104 in their last game. Boston wrapped up the contest with a 37.4% FG percentage (34 of 91) and converted 11 out of their 48 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 25 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 assists in this game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the field on 43 of 85 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 50 assists and had 29 steals for the matchup. In addition, Brooklyn collected 40 boards (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Brooklyn finished 76.7% from the free throw line by making 23 of 30 attempts. They also made 14 of their 35 attempts from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 24 and the Nets totaled 10 fouls.

Marcus Smart is a player who was important for the matchup. Smart ended up shooting 42.9% from the field and also distributed 8 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Boston will play this game with a win-loss mark of 10-9 so far this season. They average 108.1 points per contest (13th in the league) on 44.0% from the floor. The Celtics are connecting on 32.6% on three-point shots (228 of 700) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston is pulling down 46.8 boards per game and has 433 assists for the campaign, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are 10th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 411 conceded so far this season. The Celtics defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (730 of 1,668) and they surrender 46.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 19th in the NBA in points per game allowed (106.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 124-106 against the Hawks. The Spurs were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Hawks were called for 9 fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, San Antonio converted 12 of their 33 tries (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Spurs went 43 for 100 from the field which had them shooting 43.0%. The Spurs permitted the Hawks to knock down 45 of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1% for the contest. They finished 46.2% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 24 from the free throw line (91.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, San Antonio allowed Atlanta to collect 36 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Spurs for the contest. Murray earned 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 11 assists for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 20 in the matchup for a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 4-13 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Spurs are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 6th in the league. San Antonio has accounted for 1,824 points on the campaign (107.3 per contest) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.8 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Spurs are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs are ranked 25th in basketball in points given up per game with 110.8. They are able to force 15.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (27th in basketball). The San Antonio defense concedes 35.6% on shots from distance (219 of 615) and their opposition knocks down 76.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 23.5 assists and 47.2 total boards per game, which is 16th and 26th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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