Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/21/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings will meet the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

The Celtics took the court against the Jazz and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-117 in their last contest. Boston walked away from the contest with a 47.7% FG percentage (42 out of 88) and made 22 of 51 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 40 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 30 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the floor on 42 out of 97 shooting. Utah totaled 29 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Utah collected 56 boards (17 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Utah ended up shooting 77.3% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 22 attempts. They converted 17 of 41 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics finished with 17 and the Jazz racked up 14 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is someone who was a factor in this matchup. Brown shot 47.4% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He ended up with 25 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a record of 49-23 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Boston is grabbing 45.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,894 assists this season, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are hitting 37.6% on three-point shots (1,145 of 3,043) and 81.9% from the charity stripe. They average 117.6 points per outing (4th in the league) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 5th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,657 relinquished for the campaign. The Celtics defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (3,013 of 6,478) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.3).

The last time they took the court, the Kings took home the win by a final score of 132-118 when they faced the Wizards. The Kings pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Wizards were called for 18 fouls in the game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Sacramento converted 22 of 37 tries (59.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Kings went 48 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. The Kings allowed the Wizards to knock down 41 of their 91 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.1% in this game. They finished 36.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 36 and ended up going 23 of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). Concerning rebounding, Sacramento allowed Washington to collect 46 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Domantas Sabonis pitched in for the Kings for the game. Sabonis tallied 30 points in his 33 mins of playing time and earned 10 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 12 for the game for a rate of 83.3%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 43-27 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Kings are connecting on 49.8% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in the league. Sacramento has 8,474 pts this season (121.1 per contest) and they snag 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.2 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per game and they shoot 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 118.2. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (29th in basketball). The Sacramento defense allows 37.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (870 of 2,340) and their opposition knocks down 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.3 assists and 42.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 29th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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