Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics will compete against the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden on Monday.

The Hornets took the court against the Timberwolves and earned the victory with a final of 110-108 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Hornets finished with 18 and the Timberwolves recorded 27 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 41 tries from downtown. Minnesota ended up going 94.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Minnesota grabbed 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Minnesota earned 24 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Charlotte allowed 42.7% from the field on 41 of 96 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 55 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets made 22 of 32 tries for a rate of 68.8%. Charlotte walked away from the contest having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (40 of 89) and made 8 of their 25 3-point attempts.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He recorded 28 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and snagged 6 boards. Oubre finished shooting 47.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Charlotte will enter this game with a mark of 6-14 this year. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a team are committing 21.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 45.9 boards per game and has accounted for 504 dimes so far this season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. The Hornets are hitting 31.7% on 3-point shots (207 of 653) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.4 points per game (24th in the NBA) while hitting 44.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hornets are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 504 surrendered for the year. The Hornets are giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (835 of 1,795) and they relinquish 46.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 32.5% on three-point shots while they are 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics got the win with a final of 122-104 against the Kings. In relation to cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Sacramento to get 45 in total (11 offensive). They shot 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 36 and finished the contest at 23 out of 26 at the charity stripe (88.5%). The Celtics permitted the Kings to convert 36 of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Celtics shot 41 for 83 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.4%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Boston knocked down 16 out of 37 attempts (43.2%). They were able to knock down 24 of those for a rate of 88.9%. The Kings had 22 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Celtics were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics in the game. He converted 10 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 8 rebounds. Tatum accumulated 30 points in his 31 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes in this contest.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 15-4 so far this year. The Celtics are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 84.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.7 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per game. Boston has scored 2,277 pts on the season (119.8 per game) and they pull in 42.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the NBA.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the league in points given up per game with 112.9. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Boston defense surrenders 35.4% on 3-pointers (217 of 613) and their opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 22.1 assists and 44.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 2nd and 21st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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