Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 11/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Oklahoma City Thunder (7-4) are traveling to Chase Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Golden State Warriors (6-6).

The Thunder played the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 123-87 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 17 and the Spurs had 13 personal fouls. They converted 9 of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. San Antonio ended up shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 9 tries. In addition, San Antonio grabbed 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 6 rejections. San Antonio earned 24 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the floor on 36 out of 93 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and getting 19 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 40 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Thunder converted 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest with a 51.7% FG percentage (46 out of 89) and made 15 of 39 shots from distance.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who came through for this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander shot 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will enter this matchup with a record of 7-4 for the year. They average 116.5 pts per contest (6th in the league) while shooting 49.2% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 37.6% on shots from downtown (131 of 348) and 85.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 40.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 273 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Thunder have forced 16.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.6). The Thunder defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (444 of 1,011) and they concede 47.4 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 295 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Warriors took a defeat with a final score of 104-101 when they played the Timberwolves. The Warriors were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the matchup. They gave up possession 19 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Timberwolves had 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to shots from downtown, Golden State knocked down 13 of 39 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 37 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 42.0%. The Warriors allowed the Timberwolves to make 36 out of 81 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.4% for the contest. They shot 41.2% from behind the 3-point line via 14 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In reference to rebounds, Golden State permitted Minnesota to pull down 42 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Brandin Podziemski was important for the Warriors in the matchup. Podziemski totaled 23 points in his 39 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes in this contest. He made 9 out of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 7 rebounds.

Golden State has a record of 6-6 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Warriors are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in basketball. Golden State has scored 1,355 pts this year (112.9 per game) and they collect 47.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.1 times per contest (8th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest. The Warriors commit 21.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense allows 34.1% on shots from distance (137 of 402) and opponents are converting on 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.1 dimes and 44.5 boards per contest, which is 9th and 16th in the league. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the league in PPG given up with 110.8. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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