Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (8-6) will take on the Miami Heat (9-5) on Friday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and took home the win by a score of 118-100 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 19 while the Bulls had 16 personal fouls. They also made 11 of 37 tries from beyond the arc. Chicago finished the game shooting 93.8% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Chicago pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 1 block. Chicago dished out 21 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 45.7% from the field on 37 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Heat buried 17 of 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. Miami ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and converted 17 of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Bam Adebayo is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He scored 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played for 30 mins played and grabbed 11 boards. Adebayo finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and earned 6 assists.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a record of 9-5 for the year. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is snagging 41.2 rebounds per contest and has 361 dimes on the season, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Heat are shooting 37.6% on 3-pointers (174 of 463) and 85.3% from the charity stripe. They average 110.2 points per outing (23rd in the NBA) while going 46.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Heat are able to force 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They give up 37.7% on 3-pointers and they are 7th in the league in points per game allowed (108.9). The Heat are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (565 of 1,200) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 20th in the NBA in allowing assists with 363 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 117-100 against the Timberwolves. When talking about team rebounding, New York permitted Minnesota to get 44 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 32.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 34 and ended up shooting 24 out of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Knicks allowed the Timberwolves to bury 41 out of 80 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.3% in this matchup. In all, the Knicks ended up shooting 32 for 92 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.8%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, New York buried 9 of 38 attempts (23.7%). They were able to convert 27 of them for a clip of 79.4%. The Timberwolves committed 26 personal fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Knicks collected 33 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 50 for the contest.

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks in this matchup. Brunson had 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 6 assists for this contest. He buried 7 of 15 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 8-6 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the NBA. New York has accounted for 1,542 points on the campaign (110.1 per contest) and they average 47.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.1 times per contest (28th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest. The Knicks commit 18.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG given up with 105.8. They have forced 14.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (21st in basketball). The New York defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point attempts (176 of 489) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.5 assists and 39.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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