Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 11/19/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies (2-9) welcome the Boston Celtics (9-2) at FedExForum on Sunday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 117-107 in their last game. Boston wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (42 out of 88) and converted 18 of their 50 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 15 of 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 45 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 45.9% from the field on 39 of 85 shooting. Philadelphia doled out 18 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, Philadelphia collected 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Philadelphia finished 81.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 22 attempts. They converted 11 of 30 shots from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 15 and the 76ers accumulated 14 personal fouls.

Jayson Tatum is a player who was important in this matchup. He finished with 29 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also totaled 8 rebounds. Tatum ended up shooting 43.5% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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Boston will enter this contest with a mark of 9-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 119.4 points per outing (5th in the league) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor. The Celtics are connecting on 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (179 of 486) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is snagging 47.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 275 assists on the year, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. They relinquish 34.2% from 3-point land and they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (106.0). The Celtics defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (433 of 994) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 254 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Grizzlies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-107 against the Lakers. The Grizzlies earned 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Lakers were called for 13 fouls for the contest which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Memphis made 20 of 53 attempts (37.7%). Overall, the Grizzlies finished 39 out of 106 from the field which had them sitting at 36.8%. The Grizzlies permitted the Lakers to make 47 out of 81 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.0% in this game. They shot 62.9% from three-point range by going 22 out of 35 and finished the contest at 18 out of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In relation to rebounding, Memphis allowed Los Angeles to snag 54 overall (10 offensive).

Santi Aldama ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies for the contest. He buried 9 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 5 rebounds. Aldama accumulated 24 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this contest.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 2-9 this year. The Grizzlies are committing 21.6 fouls per game and they go 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.6 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. Memphis has 1,193 points this year (108.5 per contest) and they pull in 42.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Grizzlies are hitting on 42.9% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in basketball.

The Grizzlies on defense are ranked 21st in basketball in points given up per game with 115.9. They are forcing 17.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (20th in the league). The Memphis defense allows 42.1% from downtown (175 of 416) and opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 25.5 assists and 46.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 14th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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