New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The New York Knicks (15-11) are on their way to Barclays Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Brooklyn Nets (13-13).

The Knicks faced the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 114-109 in their last contest. New York finished the contest with a 47.7% FG percentage (42 out of 88) and buried 10 of their 30 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 20 of 23 tries for a rate of 87.0%. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 52 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defending, New York let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the floor on 42 out of 99 shooting. Los Angeles earned 29 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles shot 92.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 13 attempts. They also buried 13 out of their 41 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Knicks walked away with 16 while the Lakers had 17 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is a player who was important for this contest. He scored 29 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. Brunson finished the game at 47.6% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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New York will play this contest with a record of 15-11 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 45.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 619 dimes on the campaign, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 38.0% on shots from beyond the arc (346 of 911) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They average 114.5 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 fouls. They give up 37.4% on 3-point shots and they are 8th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.7). The Knicks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.8% (1,077 of 2,255) and they relinquish 40.6 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 679 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets took a defeat with a final score of 125-108 when they played the Jazz. The Nets pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Jazz committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 70.0%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Brooklyn converted 16 of their 39 tries (41.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nets finished shooting 39 out of 90 from the field which had them at 43.3%. The Nets permitted the Jazz to knock down 45 of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.5% in this contest. They went 41.2% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 24 at the charity stripe (87.5%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn allowed Utah to collect 51 overall (12 offensive).

Cam Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for this game. Thomas accumulated 32 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 12 out of 23 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 13-13 this season. The Nets are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they connect on 77.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.1 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. Brooklyn has scored 3,018 points for the campaign (116.1 per game) and they grab 47.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nets are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 21st in the league.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 36.8% on three-point shots (358 of 973) and their opponents are making 83.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.8 assists and 44.2 boards per game, which ranks them 13th and 21st in the league. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the league in PPG given up with 115.1. They have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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