Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics will try to beat the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

The Pacers played the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-106 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the game with a 43.3% FG percentage (39 out of 90) and converted 13 of 38 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 15 of 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Indiana allowed 47.0% from the floor on 39 of 83 shooting. New York recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, New York grabbed 49 rebounds (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 3 rejections. New York ended up going 76.7% from the free throw line by making 23 of 30 attempts. They converted 8 out of their 26 attempts from downtown. Regarding fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 28 and the Knicks recorded 21 fouls.

Buddy Hield is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 23 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. Hield finished shooting 56.3% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Indiana enters this one with a win-loss mark of 15-16 on the year. They turn the ball over 15.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 22.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 41.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 837 dimes on the campaign, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 36.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (452 of 1,241) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.6 points per outing (12th in basketball) on 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They are conceding 36.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 21st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (115.6). The Pacers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,271 of 2,707) and they surrender 45.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 17th in the league in giving up assists with 774 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 95-92 against the Magic. The Celtics pulled down 43 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 54 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Magic were called for 18 fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. With regard to three-point shots, Boston knocked down 12 of their 47 tries (25.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Celtics ended up shooting 31 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 34.8%. The Celtics permitted the Magic to bury 33 out of 86 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 38.4% in the matchup. They finished 41.4% from distance by going 12 out of 29 and ended up shooting 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Boston allowed Orlando to collect 46 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for the matchup. He converted 10 of 25 in this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and earned 14 rebounds. Brown tallied 24 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 22-9 this year. The Celtics have committed 20.1 personal fouls every game and they go 83.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.3 times per game (9th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Boston has tallied 3,664 pts on the season (118.2 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which is 6th in the NBA.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.2. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (13th in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 34.8% on three-point shots (343 of 986) and opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 21.8 assists and 44.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 1st and 23rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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