Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/25/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Sacramento Kings are traveling to TD Garden on Friday where they will take on the Boston Celtics.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 113-109 in their last game. Sacramento finished the game having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 90) and knocked down 15 out of their 45 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Kings buried 20 of 27 shots for a rate of 74.1%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 45 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists for the contest in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the field on 41 of 91 shooting. Memphis recorded 26 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 49 boards (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Memphis went 63.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 30 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 30 tries from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Kings walked away with 25 while the Grizzlies totaled 23 fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up with 32 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He played 35 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. Fox shot 52.4% from the field and also distributed 6 dimes.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-6 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is pulling down 40.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 451 assists for the campaign, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 37.6% on shots from distance (231 of 614) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 120.9 points per game (1st in basketball) while connecting on 49.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 38.4% on 3-pointers while they are 26th in the NBA in opponents PPG (116.9). The Kings defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.8% (697 of 1,399) and they relinquish 40.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 399 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-107 when they faced the Bulls. In the matter of rebounds, Boston permitted Chicago to get 51 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 48.3% from behind the 3-point line via 14 of 29 and ended up going 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Celtics permitted the Bulls to knock down 46 out of their 89 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Celtics went 38 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.7%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Boston made 19 of their 50 attempts (38.0%). They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. The Bulls committed 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. The Celtics recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.

Jayson Tatum ended up having an impact for the Celtics for the game. Tatum tallied 28 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the game. He knocked down 9 of 19 for the game for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 11 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 13-4 on the campaign. The Celtics are committing 20.5 fouls every game and they connect on 83.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.6 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 2,030 points this year (119.4 per contest) and they pull down 42.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which is 5th in the NBA.

The Boston defense allows 36.1% on three-point shots (197 of 546) and opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 22.3 dimes and 45.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 3rd and 22nd in the NBA. The Celtics are ranked 14th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.5. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (14th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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