Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to Toyota Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Houston Rockets.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 131-126 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 27 while the Nuggets finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. Denver ended up going 80.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 33 of 41 tries. In addition, Denver snagged 55 boards (17 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Denver earned 31 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 42 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Thunder buried 24 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Oklahoma City ended the contest having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (42 of 97) and buried 18 out of their 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 43 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 40.0% from the field and also totaled 11 assists.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the court with a mark of 7-11 this year. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 22.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.1 boards per game and has accounted for 454 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are connecting on 34.9% on 3-pointers (216 of 619) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.9 pts per contest (5th in the league) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunder are able to force 17.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 443 relinquished on the campaign. The Thunder defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (763 of 1,632) and they relinquish 48.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 29th in basketball in opponents points per game (118.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a loss by a final score of 127-120 against the Warriors. The Rockets corralled 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 13 steals in this game. The Warriors were called for 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to make 23 of those for a percentage of 85.2%. Regarding shots from downtown, Houston made 15 out of 45 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Rockets shot 41 for 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Rockets allowed the Warriors to make 46 of 86 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.5% in the matchup. They shot 51.1% from 3-point land via 24 of 47 and finished the contest at 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). When discussing rebounding, Houston permitted Golden State to get 40 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this contest. He made 10 out of 19 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 5 rebounds. Porter Jr. accumulated 30 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists for the game.

Houston has a win-loss record of 3-14 for the season. The Rockets are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 21.5 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn it over 17.6 times per game. Houston has accounted for 1,847 pts on the season (108.6 per game) and they pull in 45.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is 30th in basketball.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in points allowed per game with 116.0. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (25th in the league). The Houston defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (224 of 631) and their opposition knocks down 76.6% of their foul shots. They allow 27.0 dimes and 43.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 25th and 11th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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