Oklahoma City Thunder vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, December 5, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks will play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.

The Thunder faced off with the Timberwolves and went home with a win by a final score of 135-128 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Thunder left the arena with 18 while the Timberwolves accumulated 23 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of 30 tries from beyond the arc. Minnesota ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by making 24 of their 30 shots. Additionally, Minnesota snagged 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Minnesota dished out 25 dimes and had 13 steals in the game. In reference to defense, Oklahoma City allowed 52.8% from the field on 47 out of 89 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned a total of 42 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder converted 28 of their 35 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game with a 51.6% FG percentage (48 out of 93) and made 11 of their 26 3-point shots.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who was important for the game. Gilgeous-Alexander shot 58.8% from the field and also totaled 6 assists. He saw the court for 35 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He accounted for 33 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will play this game with a record of 10-13 this season. They average 116.8 pts per game (6th in basketball) while going 46.4% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (265 of 783) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 44.6 boards per contest and has tallied 556 assists this season, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.9 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Thunder are able to force 17.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 28th in the league in points per game allowed (117.8). The Thunder defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (979 of 2,087) and they concede 48.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 566 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 117-109 against the Nuggets. In relation to cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Denver to collect 33 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 37.5% from distance by hitting 12 out of 32 and ended up shooting 7 out of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Hawks permitted the Nuggets to bury 45 out of 85 tries from the field which left them shooting 52.9% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Hawks ended up going 49 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.7%. When talking about shots from downtown, Atlanta buried 10 out of 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 9 of those for a rate of 64.3%. The Nuggets committed 12 fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Hawks corralled 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this contest.

Dejounte Murray ended up being important for the Hawks for the game. Murray totaled 34 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 8 dimes in the game. He converted 13 of 22 in the matchup for a rate of 59.1%, and added 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 13-10 for the campaign. The Hawks are committing 19.9 fouls every game and they connect on 82.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.8 times per game (20th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. Atlanta has scored 2,623 points so far this year (114.0 per game) and they collect 44.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 16th in the league.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 15th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.3. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (13th in basketball). The Atlanta defense surrenders 32.9% on three-point shots (243 of 738) and opponents are making 79.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.0 dimes and 45.2 rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 24th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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