Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (4-4) are welcoming the Oklahoma City Thunder (5-3) at Footprint Center on Sunday.

The Thunder faced the Cavaliers and walked away with a win by a score of 128-120 in their last game. Oklahoma City finished having earned a 51.2% field goal percentage (44 out of 86) and buried 12 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thunder made 28 of 30 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 23 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 42 out of 83 shooting. Cleveland doled out 26 assists and had 9 steals for the game. In addition, Cleveland collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Cleveland finished shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of their 37 shots. They also buried 9 out of their 29 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 27 and the Cavaliers had 24 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who came through for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up shooting 68.2% from the floor and earned 6 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 43 points on 15 of 22 shooting.

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Oklahoma City comes into this matchup with a mark of 5-3 on the campaign. They average 118.8 points per contest (7th in basketball) while connecting on 49.5% from the floor. The Thunder are shooting 39.3% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 252) and 86.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is grabbing 41.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 194 dimes this year, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 223 surrendered on the year. The Thunder defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (338 of 744) and they concede 46.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 35.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (117.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 116-115 when they played the Bulls. The Suns were able to collect 40 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 53 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Bulls had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Suns to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Phoenix buried 19 out of their 48 attempts (39.6%). When all was said and done, the Suns ended up shooting 38 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 42.2%. The Suns permitted the Bulls to bury 42 out of 95 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.2% in the game. They finished 42.4% from three-point range via 14 of 33 and finished the contest at 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Phoenix permitted Chicago to pull down 39 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Grayson Allen ended up having an impact for the Suns in this contest. Allen tallied 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 4 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 9 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 8 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 4-4 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Suns are shooting 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the league. Phoenix has earned 900 pts on the year (112.5 per game) and they grab 45.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 26.0 times per game (12th in the league) and they are turning it over 17.3 times per contest. The Suns are committing 17.4 fouls every game and they go 82.7% from the charity stripe.

The Suns on defense are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.0. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (7th in basketball). The Phoenix defense gives up 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (92 of 269) and their opposition knocks down 80.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 26.3 assists and 42.1 total boards per game, which is 17th and 7th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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