Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers will try to defeat the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

The Celtics took the court against the Wizards and went home with a win by a final score of 112-94 in their last contest. Boston walked away from the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (36 of 79) and converted 21 of their 47 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Celtics converted 19 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 95.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 29 assists in the game while creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of defending, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 38.8% from the floor on 38 of 98 shooting. Washington dished out 22 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, Washington pulled down 51 rebounds (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Washington finished shooting 68.8% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 16 attempts. They also made 7 of their 32 attempts from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 15 while the Wizards totaled 20 fouls.

Malcolm Brogdon is a player who came through in this contest. He totaled 23 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 23 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. Brogdon ended up going 50.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Boston comes into this game with a win-loss record of 4-2 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 116.7 points per outing (12th in the league) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Celtics are hitting 39.9% on shots from downtown (97 of 243) and 85.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 40.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 148 assists for the year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.2 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 129 conceded on the year. The Celtics are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.8% (252 of 539) and they surrender 44.7 boards per game as a group. They surrender 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 18th in the NBA in opponents PPG (114.5).

When they last played, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 121-108 when they played the Knicks. The Cavaliers were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. The Knicks earned 25 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland converted 23 out of their 50 attempts (46.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers ended up going 41 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.1%. The Cavaliers permitted the Knicks to knock down 45 of their 92 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for the game. They finished the game shooting 37.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 27 and ended up going 8 out of 16 at the free throw line (50.0%). When talking about rebounds, Cleveland permitted New York to pull down 45 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for the game. Mitchell had 38 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 12 assists in this game. He knocked down 12 of 20 in this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 5-1 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks 8th in basketball. Cleveland has scored 706 pts for the campaign (117.7 per contest) and they pull in 43.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.2 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 21.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 105.7. They are able to force 15.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (11th in the league). The Cleveland defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (61 of 171) and their opposition makes 73.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 22.7 dimes and 38.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 7th and 1st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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