San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 11/24/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors
Date: Friday, November 24, 2023
Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
The San Antonio Spurs (3-11) are en route to Chase Center on Friday where they will compete against the Golden State Warriors (7-8).
The Spurs faced the Clippers and took a loss by a score of 124-99 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Spurs finished with 17 and the Clippers had 10 fouls. They buried 12 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. Los Angeles went 88.0% at the free throw line by burying 22 of their 25 tries. Moreover, Los Angeles snagged 51 boards (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Los Angeles dished out 30 assists and had 15 steals in the game. In regard to defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 45 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 49 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (39 out of 90) and made 10 of 38 shots from downtown.
Keldon Johnson is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Johnson finished the game at 56.3% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting.
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San Antonio enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-11 for the season. They average 110.3 points per outing (22nd in the league) on 46.1% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.9% from downtown (174 of 498) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 405 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.0 personal fouls every game.
When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They rank 29th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 394 conceded for the campaign. The Spurs defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.8% (635 of 1,276) and they concede 44.9 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 39.6% from beyond the arc while they are 29th in the league in PPG allowed (124.1).
When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 121-116 against the Rockets. The Warriors corralled 35 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Rockets committed 24 fouls for the contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 33 tries. They were able to bury 28 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Golden State converted 21 out of their 43 attempts (48.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors finished the game shooting 36 for 77 from the field which had them at 46.8%. The Warriors allowed the Rockets to knock down 44 of their 95 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this game. They shot 31.7% from 3-point land by going 13 of 41 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted Houston to collect 48 overall (15 on the offensive glass).
Stephen Curry ended up having an impact for the Warriors in the matchup. Curry racked up 32 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 8 out of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.
Golden State has a mark of 7-8 for the year. The Warriors have committed 21.1 fouls per game and they connect on 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.4 times per game (7th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game. Golden State has tallied 1,708 pts so far this year (113.9 per game) and they grab 47.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are shooting 44.5% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA.
The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.5. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (15th in the league). The Golden State defense allows 35.5% on 3-pointers (177 of 498) and their opposition makes 78.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.9 dimes and 44.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 12th and 20th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State
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