Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, January 2, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Atlanta Hawks are hitting the road to Chase Center on Monday where they will meet the Golden State Warriors.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 108-107 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 14 and the Nets finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 26 tries from distance. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 82.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Brooklyn grabbed 47 rebounds (5 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Brooklyn totaled 22 assists and had but wasn't able to record a steal. With regard to defending, Atlanta allowed 50.6% from the floor on 42 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 47 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 15 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. Atlanta finished the contest with a 43.3% FG percentage (42 out of 97) and knocked down 8 out of their 22 shots from downtown.

Dejounte Murray is a player who was a factor in the game. Murray shot 38.5% from the floor and also dished out 8 dimes. He played for 40 mins played and collected 9 rebounds. He walked away with 24 points on 10 out of 26 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a record of 17-18 this season. They average 114.3 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while shooting 46.6% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 33.5% on three-point shots (361 of 1,078) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 841 assists this season, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 868 conceded on the campaign. The Hawks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (1,472 of 3,108) and they concede 45.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 34.3% on three-point shots while they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (115.1).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 112-107 against the Jazz. The Warriors corralled 41 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Jazz earned 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.5%. In regard to shots from distance, Golden State converted 16 of their 45 attempts (35.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Warriors went 37 for 87 from the field which had them sitting at 42.5%. The Warriors permitted the Jazz to bury 37 out of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7% in the matchup. They finished 32.6% from distance by going 15 out of 46 and ended up going 18 of 26 at the charity stripe (69.2%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted Utah to pull down 50 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Poole was important for the Warriors in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 22 for this game for a rate of 31.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Poole racked up 26 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 18-18 this season. As an offensive team, the Warriors are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 13th in the league. Golden State has totaled 4,189 points on the season (116.4 per contest) and they average 43.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.2 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.9 times per game. The Warriors commit 22.1 fouls every game and they hit 79.7% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors are ranked 26th in the league in points per game surrendered with 117.0. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (14th in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 35.5% on 3-point attempts (468 of 1,319) and their opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 25.3 assists and 44.1 boards every game, which ranks them 17th and 22nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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