Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (13-7) will play the Golden State Warriors (10-11) on Friday.

The Warriors played the Trail Blazers and earned the victory with a final of 110-106 in their last game. Golden State walked away from the contest having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (36 of 86) and knocked down 10 of 34 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warriors made 28 of 33 attempts for a rate of 84.8%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 50 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 39 of 95 shooting. Portland doled out 22 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Portland collected 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Portland finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 16 tries. They made 16 of 46 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Warriors finished with 19 and the Trail Blazers recorded 30 fouls.

Stephen Curry is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. Curry went 44.4% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 34 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished with 31 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Golden State will play this game with a record of 10-11 so far this year. They turn the ball over 15.2 times per game and as a team are committing 21.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 46.7 boards per contest and has tallied 581 dimes this season, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing. The Warriors are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (304 of 830) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.6 points per outing (13th in the league) while shooting 45.1% from the field.

On defense, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 528 relinquished this year. The Warriors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (862 of 1,876) and they surrender 44.2 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 20th in the league in PPG allowed (114.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 110-101 against the Rockets. When discussing how they rebounded, Oklahoma City permitted Houston to pull down 53 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 45.5% from downtown by connecting on 15 of 33 and ended up shooting 15 of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). The Thunder allowed the Rockets to bury 40 of 83 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.2% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5%. In regard to shots from distance, Oklahoma City knocked down 8 out of 29 tries (27.6%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a rate of 79.2%. The Rockets committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 14 steals for this contest. The Thunder were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder for the contest. He made 13 out of 18 in the game for a rate of 72.2%, and had 3 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander racked up 33 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 6 assists for this contest.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 13-7 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Thunder are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the league. Oklahoma City has totaled 2,376 pts for the season (118.8 per contest) and they snag 41.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Thunder have committed 20.3 fouls per game and they go 84.9% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.3. They are able to force 16.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 35.1% on three-point shots (266 of 758) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.2 assists and 46.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 17th and 28th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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