Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/10/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Boston Celtics are headed to Chase Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Golden State Warriors.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and walked away with a win by a score of 125-98 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 20 while the Suns totaled 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 32 attempts from long range. Phoenix finished 84.2% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of 19 shots. Furthermore, Phoenix totaled 49 boards (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Phoenix doled out 19 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the floor on 37 out of 93 shooting. They also recorded 29 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 14 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 53 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Celtics made 11 of 13 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Boston ended the contest having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (49 out of 101) and converted 16 of 45 shots from downtown.

Jaylen Brown is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He scored 25 points on 9 out of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. Brown finished the contest at 37.5% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Boston heads into this game with a mark of 21-5 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Boston is pulling down 42.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 705 assists this year, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Celtics are connecting on 40.0% on three-point shots (432 of 1,079) and 84.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 120.8 points per game (1st in the NBA) while connecting on 49.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are able to force 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 569 relinquished for the season. The Celtics defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.6% (1,089 of 2,338) and they concede 43.6 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 35.0% from 3-point land while they are 12th in the league in PPG allowed (112.0).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors took a loss by a final score of 124-123 against the Jazz. The Warriors corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Jazz had 17 fouls in the game which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Golden State converted 14 of 42 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors went 45 for 98 from the field which had them sitting at 45.9%. The Warriors permitted the Jazz to convert 46 of 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.5% for this contest. They finished shooting 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 35 and ended up shooting 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). Concerning rebounding, Golden State permitted Utah to pull down 40 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Poole was important for the Warriors in this game. He made 10 of 23 for the contest giving him a rate of 43.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Poole earned 36 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 8 assists for this game.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 13-13 so far this year. The Warriors are committing 22.6 fouls every game and they hit 78.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.7 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.8 times per contest. Golden State has totaled 3,052 points so far this season (117.4 per contest) and they average 42.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Warriors are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which is 7th in the league.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 26th in basketball in points given up per game with 116.4. They have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (10th in the league). The Golden State defense allows 34.7% on 3-pointers (328 of 944) and their opposition knocks down 78.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, which is 16th and 20th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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