Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ABC

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (38-27) will meet the Brooklyn Nets (32-32) on Sunday.

The Nets played the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 113-107 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 24 and the Heat had 13 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami finished the game shooting 82.1% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 28 attempts. Moreover, Miami had 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Miami distributed 35 dimes and had 27 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, Brooklyn allowed 51.9% from the field on 40 of 77 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this game while creating 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Nets converted 17 of their 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. Brooklyn ended the game having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (39 out of 83) and buried 12 of their 31 shots from downtown.

Kevin Durant is someone who was important for this game. He had 31 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He played 35 minutes and also collected 4 boards. Durant finished the game at 47.6% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 32-32 for the year. They are averaging 110.6 points per outing (11th in the league) while shooting 46.5% from the floor. The Nets are hitting 35.1% from downtown (714 of 2,037) and 80.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 44.3 boards per game and is sitting with 1,581 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Nets have forced 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.6). The Nets defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,619 of 5,771) and they concede 44.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,536 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics got the win with a final of 120-107 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Celtics corralled 36 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Grizzlies committed 7 personal fouls for this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Boston converted 16 of their 37 attempts (43.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Celtics shot 46 for 89 from the field which had them at 51.7%. The Celtics allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 42 of 99 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.4% for the matchup. They finished shooting 32.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 out of 40 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). Concerning how they rebounded, Boston permitted Memphis to collect 27 in total (17 offensive).

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics for the contest. Tatum recorded 37 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 5 assists for this contest. He knocked down 14 out of 25 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 38-27 this season. The Celtics commit 18.6 fouls per game and they hit 81.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per game (16th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per game. Boston has earned 7,107 pts for the campaign (109.3 per contest) and they snag 46.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in basketball.

The Boston defense allows 33.7% on 3-point attempts (763 of 2,263) and opponents are making 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 21.6 dimes and 44.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 1st and 16th in the NBA. The Celtics are ranked 3rd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 103.8. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (1st in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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