Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (15-16) welcome the Dallas Mavericks (18-14) at Chase Center on Saturday.

The Mavericks faced off with the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-110 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 90) and made 14 out of their 33 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks knocked down 16 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to defending, Dallas allowed 51.4% from the field on 38 of 74 shooting. Minnesota distributed 23 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In addition, Minnesota had 38 boards (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 73.5% from the charity stripe by burying 25 of 34 tries. They also made 17 of their 33 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 27 and the Timberwolves racked up 21 personal fouls.

Tim Hardaway Jr. is a guy who played a role for the contest. Hardaway went 57.9% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and grabbed 3 boards. He ended up scoring 32 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a record of 18-14 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 118.8 pts per game (7th in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 36.7% from downtown (494 of 1,346) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is collecting 42.1 boards per contest and has racked up 807 dimes on the campaign, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 869 conceded for the season. The Mavericks are giving up a FG percentage of 48.4% (1,403 of 2,899) and they surrender 46.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 37.1% from beyond the arc and they are 21st in basketball in points per game allowed (117.6).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 114-102 when they played the Heat. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Golden State allowed Miami to snag 44 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 32.3% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 31 and finished the game at 16 out of 22 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Warriors allowed the Heat to knock down 44 of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors ended up shooting 37 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 42.0%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Golden State converted 8 of 33 tries (24.2%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. The Heat were called for 19 fouls for the contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Warriors were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this matchup.

Stephen Curry ended up being important for the Warriors for this contest. Curry earned 13 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 3 out of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 20.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 15-16 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 25th in the NBA. Golden State has scored 3,616 points on the season (116.6 per contest) and they collect 47.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 28.0 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per game. The Warriors are committing 21.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.7% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 19th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.8. They have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (11th in basketball). The Golden State defense gives up 34.7% on three-point shots (383 of 1,105) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.2 assists and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 9th and 13th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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