Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 10/21/2022 Preview and Pick
Game: Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors
Date: Friday, October 21, 2022
Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
The Denver Nuggets are hitting the road to Chase Center on Friday where they will take on the Golden State Warriors.
The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-102 in their last contest. Denver wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (40 out of 83) and buried 5 out of their 22 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 17 of 18 shots for a percentage of 94.4%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the field on 42 out of 83 shooting. Utah recorded 27 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In addition, Utah snagged 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Utah finished 74.2% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 31 attempts. They buried 16 of 38 shots from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 23 while the Jazz racked up 21 personal fouls.
Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a factor in this contest. Jokic finished the game at 70.6% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished with 27 points on 12 of 17 shooting.
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Denver steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 48-34 last year. They lost possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a unit committed 20.0 fouls every game. As a basketball team, Denver collected 44.1 boards per game and tallied 2,279 assists last year, which was 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Nuggets hit on 35.3% on three-point shots (1,039 of 2,944) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 112.7 pts per contest (10th in the NBA) while shooting 48.3% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Nuggets forced their opponents into 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They were 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,082 surrendered last season. The Nuggets defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (3,367 of 7,168) and they conceded 42.4 boards per game as a squad. They conceded 34.6% on 3-pointers while they were 14th in basketball in opponents PPG (110.4).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 123-109 against the Lakers. When it comes to rebounding, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to snag 47 in total (8 offensive). They went 25.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 40 and ended up shooting 19 out of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Warriors permitted the Lakers to make 40 of their 93 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.0% for this game. Overall, the Warriors went 45 out of 99 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Golden State made 16 of 45 attempts (35.6%). They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 73.9%. The Lakers had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They coughed it up 18 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. The Warriors recorded 37 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 48 in this game.
Stephen Curry pitched in for the Warriors for the game. He knocked down 10 out of 22 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Curry recorded 33 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in the game.
Golden State had a record of 53-29 last year. As an offensive team, the Warriors connected on 46.9% from the field, which ranked them 10th in the league. Golden State earned 9,102 points over the course of last season (111.0 per contest) and they pulled down 45.5 boards per contest. They assisted teammates 27.1 times per game (5th in basketball) and they turned it over 14.9 times per contest. The Warriors committed 21.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.9% from the free throw line.
The Warriors on defense were ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.5. They forced their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (2nd in the NBA). The Golden State defense gave up 33.9% on three-point shots (1,000 of 2,948) and opponents connected on 75.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 22.9 assists and 42.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranked them 2nd and 5th in those defensive categories.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State
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