Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Houston Rockets are headed to Ball Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Denver Nuggets.

The Rockets faced the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-113 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Rockets walked away with 20 while the Nuggets recorded 22 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 30 tries from beyond the perimeter. Denver finished the game shooting 85.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 20 tries. In addition, Denver grabbed 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Denver recorded 31 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Regarding the defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 56.8% from the floor on 50 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 25 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 37 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Rockets made 19 of 25 attempts for a rate of 76.0%. Houston ended having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (39 of 85) and buried 16 of 44 three-point attempts.

Kevin Porter Jr. is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 12 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played 29 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. Porter Jr. ended up shooting 44.4% from the floor and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Houston heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-15 so far this season. They are giving up possession 18.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Houston is grabbing 46.4 boards per game and has accounted for 440 dimes on the campaign, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are shooting 35.4% on 3-pointers (254 of 717) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.3 points per contest (22nd in the league) while shooting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.5 fouls. They rank 17th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 523 surrendered on the year. The Rockets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (847 of 1,769) and they surrender 42.3 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 24th in the league in points per game allowed (116.4).

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 129-113 when they faced the Rockets. The Nuggets were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the game. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Rockets earned 20 fouls for this game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Denver made 12 of their 30 attempts (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets went 50 out of 88 from the floor which had them at 56.8%. The Nuggets allowed the Rockets to convert 39 out of 85 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9% for this contest. They went 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 16 out of 44 and finished the contest at 19 of 25 from the charity stripe (76.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Denver permitted Houston to collect 37 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets in the game. He converted 11 of 17 in the matchup giving him a rate of 64.7%, and had 12 rebounds. Jokic scored 32 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this game.

Denver has a win-loss record of 13-7 this year. The Nuggets have committed 19.6 fouls per game and they hit 75.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.9 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. Denver has scored 2,304 points on the season (115.2 per contest) and they average 43.7 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in basketball.

The Denver defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point shots (248 of 689) and their opponents are making 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 26.2 assists and 40.4 total boards per game, which is 21st and 2nd in the NBA. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the league in PPG surrendered with 113.8. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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