Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/17/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, December 17, 2021

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

The Boston Celtics (14-14) are hosting the Golden State Warriors (23-5) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Warriors faced the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 105-96 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Warriors ended up with 22 while the Knicks finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They also converted 16 out of their 42 shots from beyond the arc. New York ended up shooting 90.9% at the free throw line by converting 20 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, New York collected 31 boards (4 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 6 rejections. New York dished out 35 assists and had 18 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 36.1% from the field on 30 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for this game as well as creating 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Warriors knocked down 20 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. Golden State finished with a 45.5% field goal percentage (35 of 77) and made 15 of 40 shots from 3-point land.

Nemanja Bjelica is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. Bjelica ended up shooting 100.0% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played 17 mins played and pulled down 4 boards. He scored 14 points on 5 out of 5 shooting.

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Golden State enters this game with a win-loss record of 23-5 on the season. They average 111.8 pts per game (3rd in the NBA) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (418 of 1,146) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Golden State is snagging 47.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 787 assists on the season, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are ranked 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 596 surrendered for the year. The Warriors defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.2% (1,010 of 2,395) and they concede 41.4 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.2% from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (100.2).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 117-103 when they played the Bucks. In reference to how they rebounded, Boston permitted Milwaukee to grab 34 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 30.6% from three-point range via 11 out of 36 and finished the game at 12 of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Celtics allowed the Bucks to convert 40 of 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.4% in the matchup. In all, the Celtics shot 43 out of 86 from the field which had them at 50.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Boston converted 20 out of 47 attempts (42.6%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.6%. The Bucks had 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Celtics were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest.

Jaylen Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for this game. Brown recorded 19 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 14-14 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in basketball. Boston has totaled 3,033 points for the year (108.3 per game) and they pull in 45.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.9 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. The Celtics commit 18.8 fouls every game while shooting 81.6% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 107.2. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (10th in basketball). The Boston defense allows 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (348 of 1,017) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 21.8 assists and 45.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 3rd and 19th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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