Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (13-14) will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets (19-10) at Barclays Center on Friday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 113-104 in their last contest. Denver wrapped up the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (49 out of 98) and made 12 of their 33 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 3 of 7 attempts for a percentage of 42.9%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 46 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 29 assists for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the floor on 43 of 90 shooting. Toronto earned 26 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Furthermore, Toronto collected 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. Toronto finished the game at 69.2% from the free throw line by converting 9 of 13 tries. They knocked down 9 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 13 while the Raptors totaled 12 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He walked away with 31 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and totaled 15 rebounds. Jokic finished the contest at 56.5% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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Denver comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 19-10 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 859 assists for the year, which ranks 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are shooting 37.3% on three-point shots (340 of 911) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.2 points per outing (14th in basketball) while connecting on 49.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 716 relinquished on the year. The Nuggets are allowing a FG percentage of 46.2% (1,174 of 2,540) and they relinquish 42.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.7% on three-point shots while they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.3).

When they last played, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 121-102 when they played the Knicks. The Nets earned 32 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the contest. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Knicks had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. In terms of 3-point shots, Brooklyn converted 15 of 47 tries (31.9%). When all was said and done, the Nets ended up going 37 out of 101 from the floor which had them sitting at 36.6%. The Nets permitted the Knicks to knock down 44 out of their 95 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% for this contest. They finished shooting 39.4% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, Brooklyn allowed New York to collect 54 in total (12 offensive).

Cameron Johnson was important for the Nets in the game. He buried 8 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 4 rebounds. Johnson accumulated 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Brooklyn has a mark of 13-14 so far this year. The Nets have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.0 times per game (13th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Brooklyn has accounted for 3,120 points on the season (115.6 per game) and they average 47.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is 21st in the league.

The Brooklyn defense surrenders 36.9% on 3-point shots (371 of 1,006) and opponents are knocking down 83.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.7 assists and 44.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 14th and 21st in the league. The Nets are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 115.3. They have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (6th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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