Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 5/18/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+6)

The Dallas Mavericks are traveling to Chase Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of their series. Golden State is 6-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 215.

The Mavericks took the court against the Suns and walked away with a win by a score of 123-90 to win their series in 7 games. Dallas finished with a 56.8% field goal percentage (46 of 81) and knocked down 19 of their 39 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 12 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 43 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to defending, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the field on 33 out of 87 shooting. Phoenix totaled 39 assists and had 22 steals for the game. Additionally, Phoenix collected 24 rebounds (15 offensive, 9 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Phoenix finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 18 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 17 while the Suns accumulated 12 fouls.

Luka Doncic is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. Doncic ended up going 63.2% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He played 30 mins played and grabbed 10 boards. He left the arena with 35 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Dallas will take the court with a record of 52-30 so far this season. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 43.0 boards per game and has accumulated 1,918 assists this season, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Mavericks are shooting 35.0% on three-point attempts (1,073 of 3,063) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.0 points per contest (24th in basketball) while going 46.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,925 surrendered this year. The Mavericks are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (3,198 of 7,001) and they concede 43.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from downtown and they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (104.7).

When they last played, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 110-96 against the Grizzlies to close out their series. When discussing rebounds, Golden State allowed Memphis to get 34 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 41.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 15 out of 36 and finished the game at 13 out of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). The Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to convert 34 out of 96 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.4% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors ended up shooting 41 for 104 from the field which had them shooting 39.4%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Golden State knocked down 20 out of their 53 tries (37.7%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. The Grizzlies were called for 6 fouls for the game which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Warriors were able to pull down 45 defensive rebounds and 25 offensive boards for a total of 70 in the matchup.

Klay Thompson ended up being a factor for the Warriors for the matchup. He buried 11 of 22 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Thompson racked up 30 points in his 42 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this contest.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 53-29 this year. The Warriors commit 21.0 fouls per contest while shooting 76.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.1 times per contest (5th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. Golden State has accounted for 9,102 pts for the campaign (111.0 per game) and they grab 45.5 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Warriors are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 105.5. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (2nd in the NBA). The Golden State defense allows 33.9% on three-point shots (1,000 of 2,948) and their opponents are making 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 22.9 assists and 42.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 2nd and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State (-6)

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