Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/14/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, November 14, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 132-113 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 27 while the Raptors recorded 16 personal fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 30 attempts from long range. Toronto finished shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by making 26 of 36 tries. On top of that, Toronto snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Toronto totaled 20 dimes and had 13 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Oklahoma City allowed 43.2% from the floor on 38 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in this contest while creating 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 44 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder made 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Oklahoma City finished the contest with a 55.9% field goal percentage (52 of 93) and made 15 of 36 shots from 3-point land.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He played 28 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He totaled 20 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Oklahoma City heads into this contest with a record of 5-7 on the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling in 45.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 293 assists this year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are connecting on 31.5% on three-point shots (135 of 429) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They average 113.4 pts per game (12th in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunder have forced 17.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists with 283 surrendered on the season. The Thunder defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.9% (493 of 1,075) and they concede 49.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 18th in the league in PPG allowed (113.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 117-108 when they played the Pistons. The Celtics were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this game. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Pistons were called for 23 personal fouls for the contest which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 24 shots. They were able to convert 21 of those for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning three-point attempts, Boston knocked down 18 of their 48 tries (37.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics ended up going 39 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. The Celtics permitted the Pistons to make 37 of 89 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.6% for the game. They finished 42.1% from 3-point land via 16 of 38 and finished the game at 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding rebounding, Boston allowed Detroit to snag 50 in all (11 offensive).

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics for the matchup. He buried 14 of 28 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Tatum recorded 43 points in his 41 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes for this game.

Boston has a mark of 10-3 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Celtics are shooting 48.4% from the field, which has them ranked 2nd in the league. Boston has accounted for 1,554 pts so far this year (119.5 per game) and they average 41.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 21.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 84.3% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense gives up 36.2% on 3-pointers (152 of 420) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 22.1 dimes and 44.7 total boards per game, which is 3rd and 19th in the NBA. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 113.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the floor (13th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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