Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/24/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

The Brooklyn Nets (31-28) will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (34-26) at Barclays Center on Thursday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 112-111 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Celtics walked away with 14 and the Pistons recorded 16 fouls. They converted 16 of 30 shots from distance. Detroit finished the contest at 76.9% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Detroit snagged 29 rebounds (18 offensive, 11 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Detroit recorded 47 assists and had 28 steals in this game. When talking about defending, Boston let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 43 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 14 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Boston ended the game having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (42 out of 77) and knocked down 13 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Jaylen Brown is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. Brown ended up going 57.1% from the field and also recorded 6 dimes. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 2 boards. He ended up scoring 31 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Boston heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 34-26 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 46.6 boards per game and has totaled 1,416 dimes this year, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 34.4% on 3-pointers (754 of 2,195) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. They average 108.9 points per contest (17th in the league) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Celtics have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,295 conceded this season. The Celtics defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (2,270 of 5,293) and they surrender 44.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 33.9% on three-point shots and they are 3rd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (103.5).

In their last game, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-103 against the Wizards. The Nets snagged 27 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Wizards had 15 fouls for the contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.8%. When discussing shooting from distance, Brooklyn converted 14 out of 38 attempts (36.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets finished shooting 36 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Nets allowed the Wizards to convert 46 out of 83 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.4% in the game. They shot 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 24 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Washington to grab 30 overall (8 offensive).

LaMarcus Aldridge ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for this contest. Aldridge had 16 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 5 of 8 for the game for a rate of 62.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 31-28 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Nets are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the NBA. Brooklyn has accounted for 6,536 points so far this season (110.8 per game) and they average 44.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.8 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Nets are committing 19.9 fouls every game and they hit 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (711 of 2,134) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 23.6 dimes and 44.7 rebounds per contest, which is 11th and 17th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (10th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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