Washington Wizards vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors (13-14) will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards (4-22) on Friday.

The Wizards played the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 143-131 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Wizards ended up with 21 while the Kings recorded 24 fouls. They also converted 17 of their 43 attempts from beyond the arc. Sacramento finished the game shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 26 shots. In addition, Sacramento pulled down 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Sacramento earned 35 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 53.0% from the field on 53 out of 100 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 39 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wizards converted 25 of 30 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.8% FG percentage (44 of 85) and knocked down 18 out of their 38 shots from distance.

Jordan Poole is a guy who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 28 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played for 29 mins but had no rebounds when the time ran out. Poole finished the game shooting 55.6% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Washington heads into this one with a record of 4-22 on the campaign. They have an average of 117.0 pts per contest (10th in the league) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 35.8% on three-point attempts (322 of 900) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is grabbing 39.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 720 assists for the season, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wizards have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 30th in the league in PPG allowed (126.8). The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.2% (1,236 of 2,461) and they surrender 49.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 787 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 132-126 when they faced the Celtics. The Warriors recorded 41 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 59 for the contest. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Celtics had 13 fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Golden State converted 20 out of their 50 tries (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors shot 50 for 109 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. The Warriors permitted the Celtics to convert 47 of 114 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.2% for this contest. They shot 29.3% from distance by going 17 of 58 and finished the contest at 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Golden State allowed Boston to get 55 in total (18 offensive).

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors for the game. Curry earned 33 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists for this contest. He made 11 of 21 in this contest giving him a rate of 52.4%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 13-14 for the year. The Warriors commit 21.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.7 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per game. Golden State has scored 3,145 pts for the campaign (116.5 per contest) and they grab 47.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in basketball.

The Warriors are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 116.0. They are forcing 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (13th in the NBA). The Golden State defense allows 34.5% on 3-point shots (335 of 970) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.1 dimes and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 8th and 17th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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