New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

FTX Arena is the site where the Miami Heat will take on the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 140-134 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 22 while the Timberwolves accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of their 24 shots from long range. Minnesota finished the contest at 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of their 32 tries. Moreover, Minnesota pulled down 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Minnesota doled out 34 assists and had 9 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, New York allowed the other team to go 61.4% from the field on 51 out of 83 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Knicks buried 24 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. New York walked away from the game with a 56.5% field goal percentage (48 of 85) and made 14 of their 28 3-point shots.

Julius Randle is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Randle went 65.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He notched 57 points on 19 of 29 shooting.

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New York will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 42-31 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group are committing 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is snagging 46.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,631 dimes for the year, which ranks 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 34.9% on 3-point shots (902 of 2,583) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They average 115.4 pts per contest (14th in the league) while shooting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are surrendering 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the league in PPG allowed (112.6). The Knicks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,965 of 6,477) and they relinquish 42.5 boards per game as a squad. They are 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,813 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Heat got the victory with a final of 112-100 when they played the Pistons. The Heat were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Pistons committed 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Miami made 13 of their 39 attempts (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Heat shot 38 out of 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The Heat allowed the Pistons to make 38 out of 82 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.3% in this contest. They finished 31.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). In the matter of team rebounding, Miami permitted Detroit to get 39 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Jimmy Butler ended up being a major contributor for the Heat for the contest. Butler earned 26 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 10 dimes in the matchup. He made 8 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 39-34 on the season. The Heat are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they go 83.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.5 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. Miami has tallied 7,959 pts this season (109.0 per game) and they collect 40.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Heat are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is 27th in the league.

The Miami defense allows 36.9% from downtown (963 of 2,608) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.4 assists and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 14th and 5th in the NBA. The Heat defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 109.5. They are able to force 15.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the field (21st in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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