Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/24/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-40) will take on the Phoenix Suns (48-10) at Paycom Center on Thursday.

The Suns took the court against the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 124-121 in their last contest. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 51.2% FG percentage (44 out of 86) and knocked down 7 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Suns converted 29 of 36 tries for a rate of 80.6%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 42 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists for this contest as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Phoenix allowed 43.3% from the field on 42 of 97 shooting. Houston doled out 49 dimes and had 23 steals for the game. Furthermore, Houston had 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Houston ended up going 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 28 tries. They also made 13 out of their 44 shots from long range. In reference to fouls, the Suns walked away with 20 while the Rockets accounted for 16 fouls.

Deandre Ayton is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He finished with 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played for 27 mins and pulled down 9 boards. Ayton finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 48-10 for the year. They are averaging 113.7 pts per game (4th in basketball) while going 48.2% from the field. The Suns are hitting 36.0% on three-point attempts (654 of 1,817) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 46.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,568 dimes so far this year, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Suns are able to force 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are 1st in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,291 relinquished on the campaign. The Suns defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (2,268 of 5,154) and they concede 44.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.3% from 3-point land while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (105.5).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 114-106 against the Spurs. The Thunder snagged 35 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 50 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Spurs were called for 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. With respect to three-point shots, Oklahoma City buried 11 out of their 32 tries (34.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Thunder finished 41 for 105 from the field which had them at 39.0%. The Thunder allowed the Spurs to bury 43 of their 98 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9% for this contest. They shot 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 34 and ended up going 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). Concerning rebounds, Oklahoma City permitted San Antonio to pull down 43 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Josh Giddey ended up being a factor for the Thunder in the game. He knocked down 8 of 18 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 10 rebounds. Giddey scored 17 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 assists in this matchup.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 18-40 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are connecting on 41.8% from the floor, which is 30th in the league. Oklahoma City has tallied 5,870 pts for the year (101.2 per contest) and they collect 46.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 21.4 times per game (30th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Thunder are committing 18.2 fouls every game and they shoot 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.1% on 3-point shots (754 of 2,214) and opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.1 dimes and 49.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 21st and 30th in the NBA. The Thunder defensively are ranked 13th in the league in points allowed per contest with 107.8. They are forcing 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (7th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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