Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (7-21) are on their way to Footprint Center on Friday where they will meet the Phoenix Suns (14-15).

The Hornets took the court against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-104 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Hornets ended up with 23 and the Clippers finished the game with 14 fouls. They buried 14 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 76.0% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 25 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles snagged 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Los Angeles distributed 24 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 40 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hornets made 12 of 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Charlotte walked away from the game with a 46.2% field goal percentage (43 of 93) and converted 6 of their 29 three-point attempts.

Miles Bridges is a player who came through for the matchup. He walked away with 21 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He played for 38 minutes played and totaled 11 boards. Bridges shot 39.1% from the field and also earned 5 assists.

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Charlotte enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-21 so far this year. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 41.6 boards per game and has racked up 702 dimes so far this season, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 34.7% on 3-point shots (303 of 872) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They average 110.2 pts per contest (27th in the league) while connecting on 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 38.8% on 3-point shots while they are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.6). The Hornets defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.4% (1,227 of 2,484) and they surrender 45.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 769 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Suns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-114 when they played the Mavericks. The Suns recorded 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Mavericks committed 20 fouls in the game which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Phoenix converted 14 of 41 attempts (34.1%). When the game finished, the Suns went 40 for 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Suns allowed the Mavericks to bury 45 of their 84 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.6% in this matchup. They went 36.4% from distance by connecting on 16 out of 44 and finished the contest at 22 out of 30 at the charity stripe (73.3%). In relation to how they rebounded, Phoenix allowed Dallas to collect 38 in all (8 offensive).

Grayson Allen was important for the Suns in the game. Allen accumulated 32 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes in this contest. He buried 12 of 22 for this contest for a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 14-15 on the year. The Suns are committing 19.1 fouls per game and they go 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.0 times per game (14th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game. Phoenix has scored 3,320 pts so far this year (114.5 per contest) and they pull down 44.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Suns are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 19th in basketball.

The Suns are ranked 15th in basketball in PPG allowed with 114.5. They have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (14th in the league). The Phoenix defense concedes 35.7% on shots from distance (353 of 988) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.2 dimes and 41.3 total boards per game, which is 8th and 3rd in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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