Brooklyn Nets vs Oklahoma City Thunder 11/14/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Brooklyn Nets (9-4) are on their way to Paycom Center on Sunday where they will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (5-6).

The Nets played the Pelicans and went home with a win by a final score of 120-112 in their last contest. Brooklyn walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 81) and knocked down 18 of 34 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 20 of 27 shots for a percentage of 74.1%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 assists for this contest in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the floor on 43 of 88 shooting. New Orleans distributed 43 dimes and had 26 steals in this game. Moreover, New Orleans collected 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 4 rejections. New Orleans ended up shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 16 attempts. They converted 13 of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Nets walked away with 20 and the Pelicans recorded 15 fouls.

James Harden is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Harden ended up going 61.1% from the field and also earned 12 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He recorded 39 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Brooklyn will enter this game with a record of 9-4 on the season. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 44.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 320 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are hitting 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc (176 of 451) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They average 107.6 points per outing (19th in basketball) while going 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 9th in the league in points per game allowed (104.1). The Nets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (513 of 1,199) and they surrender 46.6 boards per game as a group. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 275 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Thunder got the win with a final of 105-103 against the Kings. When talking about attacking the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Sacramento to collect 38 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 34.1% from three-point range by going 14 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). The Thunder permitted the Kings to convert 38 out of 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 42 for 99 from the field which had them sitting at 42.4%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Oklahoma City converted 10 of 30 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.3%. The Kings committed 13 personal fouls in this game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Thunder pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the game.

Luguentz Dort was important for the Thunder for this game. He converted 9 out of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Dort earned 22 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this matchup.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 5-6 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Thunder are hitting on 41.1% from the field, which has them ranked 29th in the league. Oklahoma City has accounted for 1,096 points for the season (99.6 per contest) and they collect 47.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 19.6 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. The Thunder commit 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.4% on 3-point attempts (150 of 436) and their opposition makes 76.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.9 assists and 49.2 total rebounds per game, which is 23rd and 28th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 106.4. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (5th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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