Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/13/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Phoenix Suns are en route to Toyota Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Houston Rockets.

The Suns faced off with the Pelicans and ended up losing by a score of 129-124 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Suns walked away with 24 while the Pelicans finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. New Orleans finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 21 of their 28 attempts. Moreover, New Orleans totaled 43 boards (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 5 blocks. New Orleans doled out 31 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 58.1% from the floor on 50 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 34 assists for this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 42 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns buried 13 of 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. Phoenix wrapped up the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (49 out of 105) and converted 13 out of their 38 three-point attempts.

Deandre Ayton is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. Ayton finished shooting 72.2% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and pulled down 12 rebounds. He was able to score 28 points on 13 out of 18 shooting.

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Phoenix heads into this matchup with a mark of 16-11 so far this year. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 746 assists this season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Suns are connecting on 38.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (351 of 916) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.1 points per game (6th in basketball) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are giving up 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.3). The Suns are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (1,083 of 2,300) and they surrender 42.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are 7th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 631 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 97-92 against the Bucks. In reference to rebounding, Houston allowed Milwaukee to grab 52 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They went 27.9% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 43 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Rockets permitted the Bucks to convert 33 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.7% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets finished 40 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.0%. With regard to shots from downtown, Houston converted 6 of their 27 attempts (22.2%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 91.7%. The Bucks earned 12 fouls in the game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. The Rockets snagged 39 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this contest.

Jalen Green ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this game. Green recorded 30 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this matchup. He converted 12 of 21 in the matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 8-18 on the campaign. The Rockets have committed 20.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 21.5 times per game (29th in basketball) and they cough up possession 17.6 times per game. Houston has tallied 2,867 pts for the campaign (110.3 per contest) and they pull in 46.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Rockets are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the league.

The Rockets defensively are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.2. They are forcing 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (25th in basketball). The Houston defense allows 36.9% on three-point shots (362 of 980) and their opposition knocks down 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 26.3 dimes and 41.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 25th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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