Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 4/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Phoenix Suns will try to beat the Denver Nuggets at Footprint Center on Thursday.

The Nuggets faced off with the Rockets and ended up losing by a score of 124-103 in their last game. Denver finished the contest with a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 of 87) and buried 11 of their 36 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Nuggets converted 10 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 26 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Denver allowed 46.1% from the floor on 47 out of 102 shooting. Houston distributed 23 assists and had 12 steals in this contest. On top of that, Houston pulled down 55 boards (20 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 13 blocks. Houston ended up going 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. They converted 12 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 18 while the Rockets recorded 16 fouls.

Michael Porter Jr. is a player who was important in the game. Porter finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Denver will enter this game with a mark of 52-27 for the season. They currently have an average of 115.9 points per contest (10th in the league) while hitting 50.5% from the field. The Nuggets are hitting 38.1% on 3-point shots (939 of 2,462) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 2,287 dimes on the year, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Nuggets are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They relinquish 34.4% on shots from distance and they rank 9th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.5). The Nuggets are allowing a FG percentage of 47.8% (3,301 of 6,902) and they surrender 40.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,025 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Suns got the victory with a final of 115-94 when they faced the Spurs. The Suns were able to snag 42 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 57 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Spurs were called for 16 fouls in the game which took the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.1%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Phoenix converted 10 out of their 33 tries (30.3%). When all was said and done, the Suns went 43 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.3%. The Suns permitted the Spurs to bury 35 of 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.9% in this game. They finished 32.5% from three-point range by connecting on 13 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). In relation to team rebounding, Phoenix permitted San Antonio to pull down 38 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns for the game. Booker had 27 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He converted 9 of 21 for the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 44-35 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Suns are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league. Phoenix has accounted for 8,979 points on the year (113.7 per contest) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.3 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. The Suns commit 21.4 fouls per game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Suns are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 111.3. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (5th in the league). The Phoenix defense surrenders 35.6% on 3-pointers (907 of 2,546) and their opposition makes 78.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 23.3 dimes and 42.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 4th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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