Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (11-7) are welcoming the Memphis Grizzlies (4-13) at Footprint Center on Saturday.

The Grizzlies played the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 105-91 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 15 while the Jazz totaled 14 personal fouls. They made 16 of their 39 tries from three-point range. Utah went 58.3% when shooting free throws by burying 7 of 12 shots. In addition, Utah had 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 10 blocked shots. Utah distributed 26 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Memphis let their opponent shoot 37.8% from the field on 34 out of 90 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 51 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies made 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Memphis finished the game having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (43 out of 87) and converted 13 out of their 39 three-point shots.

Jaren Jackson Jr. is a guy who was a factor for the game. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. Jackson ended up going 42.1% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Memphis heads into this game with a win-loss record of 4-13 on the year. They have an average of 105.6 points per game (29th in the NBA) while connecting on 42.6% from the floor. The Grizzlies are connecting on 32.7% on 3-point shots (222 of 678) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is collecting 42.1 boards per game and is sitting with 411 dimes for the year, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a group are committing 21.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Grizzlies are forcing 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 426 relinquished this season. The Grizzlies are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (673 of 1,446) and they relinquish 45.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 40.7% on 3-pointers while they are 14th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 112-105 against the Raptors. The Suns were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Raptors were called for 22 fouls in the game which took the Suns to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 95.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix made 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Suns shot 38 out of 94 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4%. The Suns permitted the Raptors to convert 42 of 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2% for this game. They wrapped up this game 37.0% from distance by shooting 10 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about rebounds, Phoenix allowed Toronto to snag 49 in total (15 offensive).

Kevin Durant was important for the Suns in this game. Durant accumulated 30 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this contest. He converted 11 out of 30 for the game for a field goal rate of 36.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 11-7 for the season. The Suns are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls per game and they go 83.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.3 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest. Phoenix has accounted for 2,096 points on the season (116.4 per game) and they snag 44.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 14th in basketball.

The Suns defensively are ranked 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.2. They have forced 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (9th in the league). The Phoenix defense gives up 35.1% from downtown (205 of 584) and their opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.8 dimes and 41.4 boards per contest, which is 8th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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