Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/3/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors will try to beat the Houston Rockets at Chase Center on Saturday.

The Rockets faced off with the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 120-100 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 20 while the Nuggets totaled 21 personal fouls. They made 17 out of their 32 shots from distance. Denver finished shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Denver pulled down 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Denver recorded 30 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 53.0% from the field on 44 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Houston ended the game having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 88) and made 12 out of their 41 3-pointers.

Kevin Porter Jr. is one player who was a major contributor in this game. Porter Jr. walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Houston will take the court with a win-loss mark of 5-16 so far this year. They have an average of 109.8 points per outing (24th in the league) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Rockets are connecting on 35.1% on 3-point shots (266 of 758) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is snagging 46.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 458 assists this year, which ranks 29th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 18.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 22.4 fouls. They give up 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.6). The Rockets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.1% (891 of 1,852) and they surrender 42.2 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 19th in the league in allowing assists with 553 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors took a loss by a score of 116-113 against the Mavericks. The Warriors were able to collect 40 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Mavericks committed 21 fouls in the game which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a clip of 78.3%. In reference to three-point attempts, Golden State made 11 of 43 tries (25.6%). When all was said and done, the Warriors went 42 for 88 from the floor which had them at 47.7%. The Warriors permitted the Mavericks to knock down 42 out of their 91 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% for this contest. They finished 34.1% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 44 and ended up going 17 out of 27 at the free throw line (63.0%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Golden State allowed Dallas to collect 39 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry ended up being a factor for the Warriors in the matchup. He made 11 of 24 in this matchup for a rate of 45.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Curry totaled 32 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in the game.

Golden State has a record of 11-11 on the campaign. As an offense, the Warriors are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the league. Golden State has accounted for 2,586 points for the season (117.5 per contest) and they pull in 42.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 29.7 times per game (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 17.1 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 23.1 fouls per contest and they hit 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense gives up 35.1% on shots from distance (286 of 815) and their opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.7 dimes and 44.2 boards per game, which is 18th and 21st in basketball. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 117.2. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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