Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks welcome the Washington Wizards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Wizards played the Celtics and walked away with a win by a score of 130-111 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Wizards walked away with 13 while the Celtics accounted for 14 fouls. They made 11 of their 44 shots from beyond the arc. Boston finished shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 11 tries. Furthermore, Boston snagged 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Boston dished out 29 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Washington allowed 48.4% from the floor on 45 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 33 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 9 of 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. Washington finished having earned a 54.5% field goal percentage (54 of 99) and converted 13 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He racked up 32 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and also collected 13 boards. Porzingis finished 66.7% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Washington heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 34-42 this year. They currently have an average of 113.1 pts per contest (22nd in basketball) on 48.7% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (852 of 2,381) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 43.5 boards per game and has accounted for 1,929 dimes for the season, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

On defense, the Wizards have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.8). The Wizards are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.1% (3,211 of 6,823) and they concede 42.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 7th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,865 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Knicks got the victory with a final of 101-92 when they played the Heat. In relation to rebounding, New York allowed Miami to get 35 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Knicks permitted the Heat to knock down 35 of 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% in this game. When all was said and done, the Knicks went 38 for 76 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. With respect to shots from distance, New York made 13 of their 31 attempts (41.9%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 52.2%. The Heat committed 18 fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Knicks were able to snag 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the game.

Immanuel Quickley was important for the Knicks for the game. Quickley had 24 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 1 rebound.

New York has a win-loss record of 44-33 this season. As an offensive unit, the Knicks are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 21st in the league. New York has accumulated 8,887 pts for the season (115.4 per contest) and they collect 46.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.6 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Knicks commit 20.5 fouls per game and they go 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.5. They are forcing 12.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (3rd in basketball). The New York defense concedes 35.1% on 3-point shots (991 of 2,826) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.8 assists and 42.2 total rebounds per game, ranking them 11th and 9th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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