Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards welcome the Phoenix Suns at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Suns played the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 128-125 in their last game. Phoenix ended the contest having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (45 of 94) and buried 17 out of their 35 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns buried 18 of their 26 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 32 dimes for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Phoenix allowed 47.9% from the floor on 45 out of 94 shooting. Denver distributed 29 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, Denver snagged 48 boards (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Denver finished 73.5% from the charity stripe by burying 25 of 34 tries. They made 13 of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns ended up with 30 while the Nuggets finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Landry Shamet is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 31 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. Shamet shot 50.0% from the field and distributed 6 dimes.

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Phoenix heads into this contest with a mark of 19-15 this season. They currently have an average of 115.5 points per contest (8th in the league) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The Suns are hitting 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc (447 of 1,181) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Phoenix is pulling down 43.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 920 assists this season, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are conceding 36.5% on 3-pointers and they are 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.6). The Suns defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (1,363 of 2,900) and they concede 43.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 789 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Wizards took home the win by a final score of 125-111 when they played the Kings. In reference to team rebounding, Washington allowed Sacramento to collect 47 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 32 and ended up going 27 of 35 from the free throw line (77.1%). The Wizards permitted the Kings to knock down 37 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0% for this game. Overall, the Wizards went 49 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Washington made 10 of 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.8%. The Kings earned 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Wizards corralled 35 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this contest.

Kyle Kuzma ended up having an impact for the Wizards in the game. Kuzma racked up 32 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 5 assists for this game. He made 14 out of 23 in this game for a field goal percentage of 60.9%, and had 9 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 13-21 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in basketball. Washington has scored 3,780 points for the campaign (111.2 per contest) and they pull in 43.4 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per contest (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Wizards are committing 19.7 fouls every game and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.7. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Washington defense gives up 37.6% on three-point shots (414 of 1,101) and their opposition makes 80.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 23.8 dimes and 43.8 boards per contest, which is 8th and 19th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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