Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks will compete against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-100 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 19 and the Nets finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 18 of 40 tries from three-point range. Brooklyn shot 92.0% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 25 shots. Furthermore, Brooklyn grabbed 45 boards (17 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Brooklyn doled out 30 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 49.4% from the field on 44 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this contest in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 32 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Heat converted 12 of 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Miami walked away from the contest with a 47.5% field goal percentage (38 out of 80) and knocked down 12 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tyler Herro is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. Herro finished 56.3% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He played for 33 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He racked up 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Miami steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 40-35 this year. They average 109.1 points per contest (30th in basketball) while shooting 45.7% from the field. The Heat are shooting 34.1% on 3-point shots (880 of 2,577) and 83.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is grabbing 40.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,769 dimes this year, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Heat have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,915 relinquished on the campaign. The Heat defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.1% (3,006 of 6,253) and they relinquish 41.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 37.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (109.9).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 137-115 against the Rockets. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Houston to collect 40 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 26 and finished the game at 24 of 29 from the charity stripe (82.8%). The Knicks permitted the Rockets to make 42 out of 87 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 48.3% in this game. When the game finished, the Knicks finished the game shooting 50 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 58.1%. When discussing 3-pointers, New York made 17 of their 39 attempts (43.6%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. The Rockets had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 11 steals for the contest. The Knicks snagged 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the matchup.

Immanuel Quickley pitched in for the Knicks for this contest. He converted 14 out of 18 for the matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Quickley had 40 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accounted for 9 assists in this game.

New York has a record of 43-33 on the campaign. The Knicks have committed 20.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 22.6 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest. New York has accumulated 8,786 points for the campaign (115.6 per game) and they pull down 46.6 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Knicks are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 22nd in the league.

The Knicks are ranked 14th in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.8. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (3rd in basketball). The New York defense allows 35.1% on 3-pointers (978 of 2,787) and their opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.9 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which is 12th and 10th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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