Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Houston Rockets will go up against the Memphis Grizzlies at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Grizzlies faced the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 112-94 in their last game. Memphis ended the contest with a 47.4% FG percentage (45 of 95) and converted 15 of 44 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 7 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 25 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing defending, Memphis allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the floor on 36 out of 89 shooting. Denver dished out 22 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Denver grabbed 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Denver finished the game shooting 78.6% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 14 shots. They converted 11 of their 37 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 13 while the Nuggets accounted for 13 fouls.

Ja Morant is someone who came through in this game. He accumulated 23 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played for 24 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. Morant finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Memphis heads into this matchup with a mark of 36-23 this season. They are turning it over 14.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Memphis is pulling down 47.8 boards per game and has accumulated 1,489 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are hitting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (666 of 1,944) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 115.9 points per outing (9th in the league) while shooting 46.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 16th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,558 surrendered so far this season. The Grizzlies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.8% (2,378 of 5,308) and they surrender 44.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.6% from beyond the arc and they are 6th in the league in opponents PPG (111.9).

In their last game, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 131-114 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Rockets were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 48 for this contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were called for 21 fouls in the game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Houston knocked down 7 of 26 tries (26.9%). Overall, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 45 for 100 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.0%. The Rockets allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 42 of 77 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 54.5% for this game. They finished 51.3% from three-point range by connecting on 20 out of 39 and ended up going 27 of 35 at the charity stripe (77.1%). With respect to how they rebounded, Houston permitted Portland to grab 37 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Alperen Sengün pitched in for the Rockets in the matchup. Sengun totaled 17 points in his 25 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes in this game. He buried 8 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 13-47 on the year. The Rockets are responsible for committing 20.7 fouls per contest and they go 75.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.4 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 16.8 times per game. Houston has tallied 6,581 points for the season (109.7 per game) and they pull in 46.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 30th in the NBA.

The Rockets are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 118.3. They have forced 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Houston defense allows 37.3% on 3-pointers (879 of 2,355) and opponents are converting on 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 25.7 dimes and 41.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 19th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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