Charlotte Hornets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center on Tuesday.

The Hornets played the Lakers and notched a win by a score of 134-130 in their last game. Charlotte finished the contest with a 55.3% FG percentage (52 of 94) and knocked down 16 out of their 41 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets converted 14 of their 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 30 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 52.2% from the floor on 48 out of 92 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 27 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles collected 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles shot 68.2% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of 22 shots. They also converted 19 out of their 44 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 21 and the Lakers totaled 19 fouls.

P.J. Washington is a player who was important for this contest. Washington went 61.5% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He played 31 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He finished with 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Charlotte will play this game with a win-loss mark of 9-24 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 45.5 boards per game and has accounted for 817 dimes this season, which is 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are connecting on 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (353 of 1,084) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 111.3 points per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 44.7% from the field.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 29th in the NBA in allowing assists with 872 surrendered on the season. The Hornets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (1,415 of 2,942) and they surrender 46.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 36.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 28th in the league in opponents points per game (118.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 123-109 against the Grizzlies. When discussing rebounding, Golden State allowed Memphis to get 44 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 23.1% from three-point range by going 9 of 39 and ended up going 22 out of 30 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to convert 39 of their 94 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished the game shooting 43 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Golden State buried 18 of 44 attempts (40.9%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a clip of 73.1%. The Grizzlies had 23 personal fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Warriors were able to pull down 42 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the game.

Jordan Poole ended up having an impact for the Warriors in this matchup. Poole totaled 32 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists in the game. He converted 11 of 25 for the matchup for a rate of 44.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 16-18 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Warriors are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which is 11th in the league. Golden State has totaled 3,967 pts for the year (116.7 per contest) and they snag 42.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.4 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.1 times per game. The Warriors commit 21.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on defense are ranked 26th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 117.6. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (15th in the league). The Golden State defense allows 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (443 of 1,235) and opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.4 dimes and 43.9 boards per game, which has them ranked 17th and 21st in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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