Brooklyn Nets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is where the Phoenix Suns (12-10) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (12-10) on Wednesday.

The Nets played the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 131-118 in their last game. Brooklyn walked away from the contest with a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 88) and buried 14 of 29 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 20 of 21 shots for a rate of 95.2%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 assists in this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 51.1% from the floor on 48 out of 94 shooting. Sacramento totaled 38 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 43 boards (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Sacramento went 71.4% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 14 attempts. They buried 25 of 45 shots from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 13 and the Kings recorded 24 personal fouls.

Mikal Bridges is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Bridges walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Brooklyn steps onto the court with a mark of 12-10 on the year. They are averaging 117.0 pts per game (9th in the league) while going 47.3% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 39.1% on 3-pointers (325 of 832) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 48.0 boards per contest and has earned 570 dimes this year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Nets are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They currently rank 9th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 553 surrendered on the season. The Nets defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (915 of 2,022) and they surrender 43.6 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 36.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 19th in basketball in opponents points per game (114.0).

The last time they took the court, the Suns took a loss by a score of 114-106 when they played the Kings. Concerning rebounding, Phoenix permitted Sacramento to pull down 50 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They went 35.9% from distance by shooting 14 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Suns allowed the Kings to make 42 of 92 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.7% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Suns finished 40 for 83 from the field which had them at 48.2%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Phoenix knocked down 11 of 32 tries (34.4%). They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 65.2%. The Kings had 22 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Suns to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Suns were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest.

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns in this contest. He buried 10 out of 14 in this contest giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 7 rebounds. Booker accumulated 28 points in his 38 minutes on the court and added 7 dimes for the contest.

Phoenix has a record of 12-10 for the year. The Suns commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 83.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per game (15th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. Phoenix has accounted for 2,532 pts on the year (115.1 per game) and they grab 43.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Suns are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in the league.

The Phoenix defense surrenders 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (249 of 716) and opponents are connecting on 80.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.9 dimes and 41.5 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 3rd in the league. The Suns are ranked 13th in basketball in points allowed per game with 113.0. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (9th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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