Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (6-8) are welcoming the Miami Heat (10-5) at Barclays Center on Saturday.

The Heat took the court against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 129-96 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (46 of 88) and converted 20 of their 35 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 17 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 30 assists for the contest while creating 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to defending, Miami allowed 46.8% from the floor on 36 of 77 shooting. Cleveland dished out 25 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Cleveland grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Cleveland went 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 14 attempts. They knocked down 14 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 19 while the Cavaliers racked up 17 personal fouls.

Kyle Lowry is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. Lowry finished 60.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played for 29 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Miami heads into this contest with a mark of 10-5 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.5 fouls per game. As a team, Miami is collecting 41.2 boards per game and has earned 391 dimes for the season, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are hitting 39.0% on three-point attempts (194 of 498) and 85.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.5 pts per game (21st in basketball) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 388 relinquished for the year. The Heat defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (601 of 1,277) and they concede 43.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 38.2% from 3-point land while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (108.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 147-145 when they faced the Hawks. The Nets were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 22 offensive rebounds totaling 59 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Hawks earned 18 fouls for this game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn converted 15 of their 35 attempts (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nets finished shooting 55 out of 113 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.7%. The Nets allowed the Hawks to convert 51 out of 116 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.0% in this game. They shot 36.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 18 of 49 and finished the game at 27 of 29 from the free throw line (93.1%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Atlanta to snag 58 overall (22 offensive).

Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets in the matchup. Bridges tallied 45 points in his 44 mins on the court and accumulated 4 assists for this game. He converted 16 out of 31 for the game for a field goal percentage of 51.6%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 6-8 this season. As an offense, the Nets are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the NBA. Brooklyn has totaled 1,615 points on the campaign (115.4 per contest) and they collect 47.6 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.8 times per game (15th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Nets have committed 19.2 fouls every game and they shoot 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 35.0% on 3-point shots (197 of 563) and opponents are knocking down 84.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 24.6 assists and 44.2 boards every game, which is 7th and 18th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 116.2. They have forced 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (8th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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