Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/4/2022 Preview and Pick
Game: Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022
Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio
AT&T Center is where the San Antonio Spurs will take on the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
The Suns faced the Bulls and went home with a win by a final score of 132-113 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Suns walked away with 28 while the Bulls racked up 19 fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. Chicago finished the game shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by converting 27 of their 33 attempts. In addition, Chicago snagged 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Chicago earned 21 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 41 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 22 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Suns buried 19 of 21 shots for a percentage of 90.5%. Phoenix ended the contest with a 52.7% FG percentage (49 out of 93) and made 15 of 33 shots from beyond the arc.
Devin Booker is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished with 51 points on 20 out of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. Booker went 80.0% from the field and also earned 6 assists.
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Phoenix comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 15-6 for the season. They currently have an average of 115.8 pts per contest (7th in the league) while hitting 47.7% from the floor. The Suns are connecting on 37.5% on shots from distance (259 of 691) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 567 assists this season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.8 fouls on a nightly basis.
Defensively, the Suns are able to force 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are 2nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 483 relinquished so far this season. The Suns defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (816 of 1,771) and they surrender 41.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.4).
In their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 119-111 when they played the Thunder. The Spurs were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for this game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Thunder were called for 20 fouls for the contest which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a clip of 76.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio made 10 of their 37 attempts (27.0%). When the game finished, the Spurs ended up going 41 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6%. The Spurs allowed the Thunder to convert 48 of 94 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1% in the matchup. They finished 33.3% from distance by going 9 out of 27 and finished the contest at 14 of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). With respect to team rebounding, San Antonio allowed Oklahoma City to grab 52 in all (15 on the offensive side).
Devin Vassell ended up being a factor for the Spurs in the game. Vassell accumulated 25 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for this game. He converted 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds.
San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 6-16 so far this season. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the NBA. San Antonio has 2,434 points for the season (110.6 per contest) and they snag 42.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.3 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per game. The Spurs are responsible for committing 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.1% from the free throw line.
The Spurs on defense are ranked 30th in the league in PPG given up with 121.0. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 51.1% from the field (30th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense gives up 39.9% on shots from 3-point land (284 of 711) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 27.6 dimes and 44.0 boards per game, which is ranked 30th and 19th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio
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