Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets will try to beat the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

The Warriors faced off with the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 126-110 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 21 and the Raptors totaled 22 personal fouls. They converted 13 of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 77.3% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Toronto collected 43 boards (18 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Toronto doled out 21 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In regard to defense, Golden State allowed 42.1% from the floor on 40 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Warriors converted 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Golden State walked away from the contest with a 53.1% FG percentage (43 out of 81) and buried 18 of 39 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Poole is one guy who came through for the game. He accumulated 43 points on 14 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. Poole finished shooting 60.9% from the field and also earned 6 dimes.

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Golden State enters this one with a mark of 15-16 for the year. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 912 dimes this season, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are hitting 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (509 of 1,336) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.3 pts per game (4th in the NBA) while going 47.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on shots from distance while they are 25th in the league in opponents PPG (116.6). The Warriors defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (1,290 of 2,778) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 776 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets got the victory with a final of 124-121 against the Pistons. When talking about rebounds, Brooklyn allowed Detroit to collect 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.7% from distance by connecting on 8 of 30 and ended up going 29 out of 34 at the free throw line (85.3%). The Nets permitted the Pistons to knock down 42 out of their 88 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.7% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Nets ended up shooting 44 out of 80 from the floor which had them shooting 55.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, Brooklyn made 15 out of their 29 tries (51.7%). They were able to make 21 of them for a clip of 91.3%. The Pistons had 19 fouls for the game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Nets snagged 31 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest.

Kevin Durant was important for the Nets for the matchup. He made 14 of 22 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and added 6 rebounds. Durant totaled 43 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 2 assists in this matchup.

Brooklyn has a mark of 19-12 this season. As an offense, the Nets are hitting on 50.4% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in the NBA. Brooklyn has scored 3,505 pts on the campaign (113.1 per game) and they pull down 40.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn it over 14.8 times per game. The Nets are responsible for committing 22.1 fouls per contest and they go 79.8% from the charity stripe.

The Nets are ranked 9th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.4. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (6th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.6% on 3-point shots (385 of 1,025) and their opponents are making 75.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 22.8 assists and 43.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 4th and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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