Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (16-9) will compete against the Boston Celtics (20-5) at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and took home the win by a score of 114-97 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Celtics walked away with 19 and the Magic totaled 16 fouls. They buried 11 out of their 36 shots from downtown. Orlando went 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Orlando collected 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 10 rejections. Orlando earned 18 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 38.2% from the field on 34 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 55 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Celtics made 7 of 8 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Boston finished the contest having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and converted 17 of 36 shots from downtown.

Jaylen Brown is a player who played a role for this contest. He scored 31 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also totaled 5 boards. Brown shot 60.0% from the field and also recorded 6 assists.

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Boston comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-5 so far this season. They average 117.6 pts per game (8th in the NBA) while shooting 47.8% from the field. The Celtics are connecting on 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 game and is sitting with 617 dimes on the season, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 589 conceded for the year. The Celtics are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (1,011 of 2,271) and they surrender 42.8 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 36.5% on shots from distance while they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (108.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 143-131 against the Wizards. In regard to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Washington to get 39 in total (5 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 47.4% from distance by going 18 of 38 and ended up shooting 25 of 30 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Kings allowed the Wizards to knock down 44 of 85 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.8% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Kings shot 53 out of 100 from the field which had them sitting at 53.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, Sacramento converted 17 of their 43 attempts (39.5%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.9%. The Wizards were called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Kings earned 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

De'Aaron Fox ended up being important for the Kings in the game. Fox accumulated 30 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists in this game. He converted 10 out of 19 in the game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 16-9 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in basketball. Sacramento has tallied 2,954 pts this year (118.2 per contest) and they collect 43.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 28.5 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls every game and they connect on 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Kings on defense are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per game with 117.2. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (24th in basketball). The Sacramento defense concedes 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc (305 of 806) and opponents are knocking down 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.0 dimes and 43.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 22nd and 14th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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