Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Phoenix Suns welcome the Boston Celtics at Footprint Center on Wednesday.

The Celtics took the court against the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 116-110 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 22 and the Raptors racked up 20 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 28 tries from 3-point range. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by making 22 of 30 tries. Moreover, Toronto collected 46 boards (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Toronto doled out 19 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 45.9% from the floor on 39 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 49 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Celtics buried 15 of 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Boston walked away from the game with a 48.9% FG percentage (44 out of 90) and made 13 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Jayson Tatum is one guy who came through for the contest. Tatum finished shooting 45.8% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also totaled 12 rebounds. He ended up with 31 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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Boston enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-5 so far this season. They are averaging 120.6 pts per contest (1st in basketball) while going 49.4% from the floor. The Celtics are connecting on 40.2% on shots from 3-point land (416 of 1,034) and 84.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Boston is pulling down 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 676 assists on the campaign, which is 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Celtics have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 550 relinquished so far this year. The Celtics are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.9% (1,052 of 2,245) and they surrender 43.4 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 13th in the league in points per game allowed (112.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns went home defeated by a final of 130-111 against the Mavericks. Regarding team rebounding, Phoenix permitted Dallas to snag 41 overall (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 48.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 20 out of 41 and ended up shooting 22 of 26 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Suns allowed the Mavericks to knock down 44 out of 84 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.4% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Suns ended up shooting 40 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 44.0%. In relation to 3-pointers, Phoenix converted 13 of 37 attempts (35.1%). They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 69.2%. The Mavericks had 23 personal fouls for this contest which got the Suns to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Suns recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Deandre Ayton pitched in for the Suns in this contest. Ayton had 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 11 for the game for a field goal rate of 81.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

Phoenix has a record of 16-8 for the campaign. The Suns are committing 21.6 fouls per game while shooting 80.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.6 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. Phoenix has totaled 2,796 pts so far this year (116.5 per game) and they average 43.2 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Suns are shooting 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the NBA.

The Suns on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point attempts (264 of 723) and opponents are converting on 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 22.7 dimes and 41.6 boards every game, ranking them 4th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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