Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (6-6) will play the Memphis Grizzlies (3-10) on Wednesday.

The Grizzlies faced the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-100 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Grizzlies finished with 21 while the Celtics totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 12 of their 31 shots from long range. Boston finished shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 25 attempts. On top of that, Boston collected 45 rebounds (9 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Boston doled out 20 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, Memphis allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the floor on 35 out of 77 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies converted 9 of their 10 shots for a rate of 90.0%. Memphis ended having earned a 38.9% FG percentage (37 of 95) and knocked down 17 of their 44 shots from downtown.

Desmond Bane is someone who came through for the matchup. Bane ended up shooting 40.7% from the field and recorded 8 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He was able to score 30 points on 11 out of 27 shooting.

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Memphis comes into this contest with a mark of 3-10 for the season. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a team they commit 21.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Memphis is grabbing 42.2 boards per contest and has earned 322 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.1% on shots from downtown (183 of 537) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They average 108.7 pts per contest (28th in the league) while hitting 42.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are able to force 17.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They concede 41.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 19th in the NBA in opponents PPG (114.2). The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (517 of 1,107) and they concede 45.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 9th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 326 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 121-116 when they faced the Warriors. Concerning rebounding, Houston allowed Golden State to snag 43 in all (8 offensive). They shot 48.8% from 3-point land by hitting 21 out of 43 and finished the game at 28 of 33 at the charity stripe (84.8%). The Rockets allowed the Warriors to knock down 36 of 77 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets ended up going 44 out of 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. When discussing shots from distance, Houston made 13 out of their 41 attempts (31.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 78.9%. The Warriors committed 21 fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Rockets were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the matchup.

Alperen Sengün pitched in for the Rockets for this game. He converted 13 of 23 for the matchup giving him a rate of 56.5%, and had 13 rebounds. Sengun tallied 30 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for the contest.

Houston has a win-loss record of 6-6 for the campaign. As an offense, the Rockets are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in the league. Houston has scored 1,319 points for the season (109.9 per game) and they pull down 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per contest (12th in the league) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. The Rockets are responsible for committing 22.3 fouls every game and they hit 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (5th in the league). The Houston defense allows 33.6% on shots from distance (140 of 417) and opponents are converting on 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 22.6 assists and 44.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 2nd and 19th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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