Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/19/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (+5)

The Boston Celtics will compete against the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on Thursday. Golden State opens this game as 5-point dogs. The total is 230.

The Warriors faced off with the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 127-118 in their last game. Golden State ended the contest having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (45 of 91) and buried 18 of their 44 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 19 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 90.5%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the field on 42 out of 86 shooting. Washington distributed 31 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, Washington had 36 boards (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 1 block. Washington finished shooting 87.0% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of 23 shots. They also converted 14 of their 35 shots from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Warriors walked away with 23 and the Wizards racked up 21 fouls.

Stephen Curry is someone who was important for this contest. Curry finished the game at 42.9% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played 38 mins and grabbed 7 boards. He recorded 41 points on 12 out of 28 shooting.

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Golden State steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 22-22 so far this year. They have an average of 117.5 points per outing (5th in the league) while shooting 47.3% from the floor. The Warriors are connecting on 37.4% on shots from distance (719 of 1,921) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is pulling in 44.1 boards per game and has 1,291 dimes this season, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,131 relinquished so far this year. The Warriors defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,858 of 3,964) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 26th in the league in points per game allowed (117.9).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 130-118 when they played the Hornets. When it comes to how they rebounded, Boston allowed Charlotte to grab 38 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They shot 41.9% from distance by shooting 13 of 31 and ended up shooting 23 of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Celtics permitted the Hornets to convert 41 out of 90 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Celtics finished shooting 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Boston made 20 of 43 tries (46.5%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a clip of 96.0%. The Hornets earned 18 fouls for this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 1 steal in the game. The Celtics recorded 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this matchup.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for this game. Tatum recorded 51 points in his 40 minutes on the court and totaled 5 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 15 of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 65.2%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 33-12 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are shooting 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the league. Boston has accounted for 5,344 pts for the season (118.8 per contest) and they grab 44.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.9 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they connect on 83.2% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense gives up 35.7% on three-point shots (521 of 1,461) and their opposition makes 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 22.6 assists and 43.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 1st and 16th in basketball. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.3. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (13th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-5)

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