Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards welcome the Boston Celtics at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 137-93 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Celtics walked away with 18 while the Spurs finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also made 8 of their 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio finished the game shooting 72.2% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 18 shots. Furthermore, San Antonio snagged 38 boards (3 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 11 blocks. San Antonio doled out 22 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to the defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 37.1% from the floor on 36 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 61 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 15 of their 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Boston finished with a 57.1% FG percentage (52 of 91) and converted 18 of their 44 three-point shots.

Jaylen Brown is one player who was a contributor in this contest. Brown finished the game at 62.1% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He played 36 minutes played and also grabbed 13 boards. He notched 41 points on 18 of 29 shooting.

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Boston steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 52-23 on the campaign. They have an average of 118.1 points per game (3rd in basketball) on 47.5% from the field. The Celtics are hitting 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (1,199 of 3,173) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston is grabbing 45.3 boards per game and has accounted for 1,984 dimes so far this season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Celtics have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 1st in the league in allowing assists with 1,728 surrendered for the season. The Celtics defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (3,127 of 6,740) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 34.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.7).

In their last game, the Wizards walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-104 against the Raptors. The Wizards corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Raptors had 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Washington buried 16 out of 36 tries (44.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards shot 38 out of 86 from the floor which had them at 44.2%. The Wizards permitted the Raptors to convert 45 out of 98 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% in the matchup. They finished 35.5% from 3-point land by going 11 of 31 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Washington allowed Toronto to snag 53 in total (18 on the offensive side).

Kristaps Porzingis was important for the Wizards in the game. Porzingis had 26 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes for the contest. He buried 9 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 33-42 on the season. The Wizards are committing 18.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest. Washington has totaled 8,464 pts on the season (112.9 per contest) and they pull in 43.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 48.6% from the floor, which is 7th in the league.

The Washington defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (895 of 2,448) and opponents are converting on 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.5 dimes and 42.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 7th and 13th in the league. The Wizards are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 113.8. They have forced 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (11th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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