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

Game: New York Knicks vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, March 3, 2023

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat welcome the New York Knicks at FTX Arena on Friday.

The Knicks faced off with the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 142-118 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the contest with a 60.7% field goal percentage (54 out of 89) and converted 20 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 14 of their 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 46 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 28 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defending, New York let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the floor on 42 out of 90 shooting. Brooklyn totaled 26 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 95.0% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of 20 attempts. They also knocked down 15 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Knicks ended up with 21 and the Nets totaled 21 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who came through in the matchup. Brunson finished 83.3% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 39 points on 15 out of 18 shooting.

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New York enters this game with a mark of 37-27 this season. They currently have an average of 115.1 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) while going 46.5% from the field. The Knicks are shooting 35.1% from downtown (790 of 2,248) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling in 47.0 rebounds per game and has 1,434 dimes on the campaign, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.7 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They give up 34.5% on shots from distance and they are 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.0). The Knicks are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (2,580 of 5,676) and they concede 42.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,576 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-96 against the 76ers. The Heat corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The 76ers committed 20 fouls in the game which got the Heat to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 91.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Miami knocked down 7 of 29 attempts (24.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat ended up going 34 for 78 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.6%. The Heat permitted the 76ers to knock down 41 out of 83 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the game. They shot 38.5% from three-point range by going 15 of 39 and ended up going 22 of 22 at the free throw line (100.0%). With respect to rebounding, Miami allowed Philadelphia to collect 41 in total (9 offensive).

Bam Adebayo pitched in for the Heat for the contest. He made 8 of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 8 rebounds. Adebayo earned 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in this contest.

Miami has a record of 33-30 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 29th in the NBA. Miami has accounted for 6,791 points this season (107.8 per contest) and they collect 41.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.3 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per game. The Heat are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls every game while shooting 82.6% from the free throw line.

The Heat on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 108.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (19th in the league). The Miami defense allows 36.8% on 3-point attempts (827 of 2,250) and opponents are making 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.0 assists and 42.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 13th and 9th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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