Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/20/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Denver Nuggets (42-29) will go up against the Boston Celtics (43-28) at Ball Arena on Sunday.

The Celtics faced the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 126-97 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 23 and the Kings finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 13 out of their 36 attempts from long range. Sacramento ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, Sacramento snagged 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 1 block. Sacramento earned 37 dimes and had 23 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the floor on 33 out of 79 shooting. They also distributed 33 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 43 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Celtics buried 12 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Boston walked away from the game with a 56.1% field goal percentage (46 of 82) and made 22 out of their 40 three-point attempts.

Jayson Tatum is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished with 32 points on 12 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Tatum finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes.

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Boston will play this game with a record of 43-28 so far this season. They are averaging 109.7 points per contest (16th in basketball) on 45.7% from the field. The Celtics are hitting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (901 of 2,600) and 81.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is collecting 46.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,710 assists for the season, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Celtics have forced 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,527 relinquished for the season. The Celtics are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (2,687 of 6,242) and they concede 44.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (103.6).

For their last game, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 119-116 when they played the Cavaliers. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Cleveland to collect 31 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 37.8% from distance by hitting 14 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 26 from the free throw line (65.4%). The Nuggets allowed the Cavaliers to make 44 out of 98 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.9% in the game. In all, the Nuggets shot 46 for 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Denver made 10 of 33 attempts (30.3%). They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. The Cavaliers committed 11 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this game.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the matchup. He made 15 of 24 in this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Jokic recorded 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 8 assists for the matchup.

Denver has a record of 42-29 for the season. The Nuggets are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.5 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. Denver has totaled 7,912 pts on the year (111.4 per contest) and they average 44.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA.

The Denver defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (826 of 2,432) and their opponents are knocking down 74.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.8 dimes and 43.0 total boards per game, which is 17th and 5th in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG given up with 108.7. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (21st in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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