Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/21/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers played the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 117-94 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 19 and the Wizards racked up 19 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Washington shot 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of 20 tries. Furthermore, Washington snagged 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Washington earned 22 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 46.1% from the floor on 35 of 76 shooting. They also dished out 31 dimes in the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 17 of their 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. Cleveland finished the contest having earned a 55.2% field goal percentage (48 of 87) and buried 4 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Darius Garland is one guy who came through in this game. He accumulated 24 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Garland finished 57.9% from the field and also dished out 9 dimes.

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Cleveland will play this contest with a win-loss record of 45-28 this season. They are averaging 112.2 points per game (25th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (837 of 2,306) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 41.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,821 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 10th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,680 conceded on the year. The Cavaliers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.8% (2,845 of 6,076) and they surrender 40.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 1st in the league in PPG allowed (106.6).

The last time they took the court, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 108-102 when they played the Nuggets. When it comes to attacking the glass, Brooklyn allowed Denver to pull down 40 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 52.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 of 23 and ended up going 12 out of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). The Nets allowed the Nuggets to convert 42 of their 80 attempts from the field which had them shooting 52.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Nets shot 38 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3%. In relation to three-point attempts, Brooklyn buried 12 of 35 attempts (34.3%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. The Nuggets were called for 17 fouls in this contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for 16 shots. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Nets were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup.

Mikal Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for this game. Bridges racked up 23 points in his 31 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for this game. He buried 8 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 1 rebound.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 39-32 on the season. The Nets commit 21.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per game (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. Brooklyn has totaled 8,048 pts this season (113.4 per contest) and they pull down 40.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nets are shooting 49.0% from the field, which is 4th in basketball.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.1% from downtown (856 of 2,306) and their opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 23.3 dimes and 45.3 rebounds every game, which is 5th and 26th in the NBA. The Nets on defense are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.8. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (4th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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