Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 4/25/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, April 25, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+3)

The Boston Celtics are on their way to Barclays Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their series. The Celtics lead 3-0. Boston opens this game as 3-point underdogs. The total is set at 220.

The Celtics notched a win by a score of 109-103 in Game 3. Concerning fouls, the Celtics walked away with 19 and the Nets finished the game with 18 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 29 tries from three-point range. Brooklyn went 81.3% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 16 tries. Moreover, Brooklyn pulled down 21 rebounds (12 offensive, 9 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Brooklyn earned 33 assists and had 25 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 39 of 77 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 13 of 14 shots for a rate of 92.9%. Boston finished the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 of 84) and converted 12 of their 39 shots from distance.

Jayson Tatum is one guy who played a role in the game. He recorded 39 points on 13 of 29 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 45 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. Tatum ended up shooting 44.8% from the floor and also earned 6 assists.

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Boston enters this one with a win-loss mark of 51-31 this year. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a group are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Boston is snagging 46.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,036 dimes so far this season, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing. The Celtics are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (1,085 of 3,044) and 81.6% from the charity stripe. They average 111.8 points per game (12th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are 1st in basketball in allowing assists with 1,773 surrendered on the campaign. The Celtics defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (3,137 of 7,221) and they surrender 43.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 33.9% on 3-point shots and they are 1st in the league in PPG from their opponents (104.5).

In terms of Game 3 rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Boston to get 21 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They went 30.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 39 and ended up shooting 13 of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Nets allowed the Celtics to make 42 out of 84 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this game. When the game finished, the Nets shot 39 for 77 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Brooklyn buried 12 of 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.3%. The Celtics had 14 fouls in this contest which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Nets recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this contest.

Bruce Brown ended up having an impact for the Nets for the contest. He knocked down 10 of 19 in this matchup giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 8 rebounds. Brown totaled 26 points in his 40 mins on the court and earned 3 assists in this contest.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 44-38 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 4th in the NBA. Brooklyn has scored 9,258 pts for the year (112.9 per contest) and they pull in 44.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Nets are responsible for committing 20.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 34.5% on three-point shots (1,026 of 2,974) and their opponents are knocking down 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 23.8 dimes and 44.1 total boards per game, which has them ranked 9th and 15th in basketball. The Nets defensively are ranked 18th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.1. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-3)

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