Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (8-2) host the Atlanta Hawks (4-7) at TD Garden on Tuesday in the NBA Cup.

The Hawks played the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 125-113 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 19 and the Bulls had 18 fouls. They also buried 13 of their 39 shots from downtown. Chicago finished 87.0% at the free throw line by burying 20 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Chicago grabbed 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Chicago doled out 30 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 46 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 22 of their 30 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Atlanta finished the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 of 89) and converted 9 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Clint Capela is a player who was a factor in the game. He was able to score 20 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Capela finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Atlanta will take the court with a win-loss mark of 4-7 on the campaign. They average 116.1 points per outing (8th in the league) while going 46.4% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 35.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (139 of 396) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 42.5 boards per contest and has totaled 308 assists for the year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 39.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 28th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (121.6). The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (470 of 996) and they surrender 45.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 27th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 288 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 113-107 against the Bucks. In reference to rebounding, Boston permitted Milwaukee to snag 41 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 40.6% from downtown by shooting 13 out of 32 and finished the contest at 16 of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). The Celtics allowed the Bucks to make 39 of their 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Celtics went 35 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston made 19 of 50 tries (38.0%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a clip of 88.9%. The Bucks committed 18 fouls for the contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Celtics earned 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Jayson Tatum ended up having an impact for the Celtics for the game. Tatum had 31 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for this game. He made 7 of 21 for the game giving him a rate of 33.3%, and had 12 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 8-2 on the year. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 21st in the league. Boston has accounted for 1,209 points on the campaign (120.9 per contest) and they pull in 43.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.6 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they go 82.3% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense concedes 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (121 of 367) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.8 assists and 44.1 boards per game, which is ranked 5th and 16th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.9. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (9th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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