Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Atlanta Hawks are on their way to TD Garden on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Boston Celtics.

The Hawks faced off with the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 134-116 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 23 and the Wizards totaled 26 fouls. They buried 6 of their 28 shots from distance. Washington shot 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, Washington pulled down 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Washington doled out 23 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, Atlanta allowed 47.9% from the floor on 45 out of 94 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 35 of 40 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 51.2% field goal percentage (43 of 84) and converted 13 of their 30 3-point shots.

Trae Young is someone who was a contributor for the game. Young finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and also distributed 16 assists. He played for 39 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished with 25 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this contest with a mark of 41-39 for the season. They have an average of 118.3 pts per contest (3rd in the NBA) while shooting 48.2% from the floor. The Hawks are hitting 35.4% on three-point shots (861 of 2,433) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 44.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,990 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.3% on shots from distance and they rank 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (117.9). The Hawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.6% (3,499 of 7,207) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,065 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 97-93 against the Raptors. Concerning team rebounding, Boston allowed Toronto to collect 50 in all (13 offensive). They finished shooting 18.2% from distance by hitting 6 of 33 and ended up going 13 of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). The Celtics allowed the Raptors to make 37 of 90 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.1% in this contest. Overall, the Celtics finished 38 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.7%. Regarding shots from distance, Boston made 11 out of 38 tries (28.9%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. The Raptors earned 19 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Celtics were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in this contest.

Malcolm Brogdon ended up having an impact for the Celtics for the matchup. Brogdon earned 29 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 10 of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 52.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 55-25 so far this season. The Celtics commit 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 81.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. Boston has accounted for 9,430 pts on the season (117.9 per game) and they average 45.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The Boston defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (934 of 2,693) and their opponents are making 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 23.1 assists and 44.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 2nd and 19th in the NBA. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 111.5. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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