Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/19/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (12-14) will try to beat the Boston Celtics (20-5) at Chase Center on Tuesday.

The Celtics faced off with the Magic and went home with a win by a final score of 114-97 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Celtics walked away with 19 while the Magic totaled 16 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 36 shots from three-point range. Orlando ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 24 shots. Furthermore, Orlando collected 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 10 blocks. Orlando totaled 18 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Boston allowed 38.2% from the field on 34 out of 89 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes in this game while creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 55 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Celtics made 7 of 8 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Boston finished the contest with a 47.4% FG percentage (45 of 95) and converted 17 of their 36 shots from distance.

Jaylen Brown is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. Brown finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Boston comes into this one with a record of 20-5 on the year. They average 117.6 points per outing (7th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.8% from the field. The Celtics are hitting 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (394 of 1,059) and 80.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 46.5 boards per contest and has 617 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.5). The Celtics defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (1,011 of 2,271) and they concede 42.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 589 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 118-114 when they faced the Trail Blazers. When talking about rebounding, Golden State permitted Portland to pull down 37 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.1% from 3-point land by going 13 of 35 and finished the contest at 21 of 23 at the charity stripe (91.3%). The Warriors allowed the Trail Blazers to make 40 out of 85 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% for the matchup. Overall, the Warriors finished 46 for 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.9%. When talking about shooting from distance, Golden State knocked down 13 of their 38 attempts (34.2%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 68.4%. The Trail Blazers had 20 fouls for the contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Warriors were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 for this contest.

Klay Thompson was important for the Warriors for the contest. Thompson had 28 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 11 out of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 68.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 12-14 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in basketball. Golden State has scored 3,013 pts this year (115.9 per contest) and they pull in 46.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.6 times per game (7th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest. The Warriors have committed 21.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.0% from the free throw line.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (13th in the NBA). The Golden State defense allows 34.9% on 3-pointers (318 of 912) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.0 assists and 43.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 9th and 12th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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