Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Chicago Bulls at Chase Center on Friday.

The Bulls took the court against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 132-113 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (41 out of 82) and converted 4 of their 25 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls buried 27 of their 33 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 assists in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the field on 49 out of 93 shooting. Phoenix distributed 22 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, Phoenix collected 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Phoenix went 90.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 21 attempts. They knocked down 15 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Bulls walked away with 19 and the Suns recorded 28 fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who played a role in the game. He was able to score 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. DeRozan went 64.7% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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Chicago enters this game with a win-loss record of 9-12 for the season. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 514 dimes on the season, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 35.4% on 3-pointers (215 of 607) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They average 112.0 pts per game (17th in basketball) while going 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 562 relinquished on the season. The Bulls are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.7% (862 of 1,809) and they relinquish 43.1 boards per game as a team. They give up 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 13th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 116-113 against the Mavericks. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted Dallas to get 39 in all (8 on the offensive side). They went 34.1% from three-point range by shooting 15 out of 44 and finished the contest at 17 of 27 from the free throw line (63.0%). The Warriors allowed the Mavericks to make 42 out of their 91 attempts from the field which had them at 46.2% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors finished the game shooting 42 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.7%. In regard to shots from distance, Golden State buried 11 out of 43 tries (25.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.3%. The Mavericks were called for 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Warriors collected 40 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 50 in this game.

Stephen Curry pitched in for the Warriors in the matchup. He converted 11 out of 24 for this contest giving him a rate of 45.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Curry tallied 32 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 5 assists in this contest.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 11-11 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Warriors are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks 6th in basketball. Golden State has scored 2,586 pts this year (117.5 per contest) and they pull in 42.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.7 times per game (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 17.1 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 23.1 fouls per contest and they hit 80.5% from the free throw line.

The Golden State defense concedes 35.1% from downtown (286 of 815) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 25.7 dimes and 44.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 18th and 21st in basketball. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.2. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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