Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (22-36) will meet the Atlanta Hawks (26-32) on Thursday.

The Hawks played the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 124-97 in their last game. Atlanta ended having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 of 93) and buried 12 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Hawks made 20 of 23 tries for a percentage of 87.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 55 with 15 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 37.2% from the field on 35 of 94 shooting. Utah doled out 24 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Additionally, Utah pulled down 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Utah finished the game at 84.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 19 tries. They converted 11 out of their 38 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Hawks finished with 15 while the Jazz finished the game with 15 fouls.

Jalen Johnson is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also snagged 13 rebounds. Johnson finished the game shooting 64.3% from the floor and earned 6 dimes.

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Atlanta enters this contest with a win-loss record of 26-32 on the campaign. They are averaging 121.2 pts per game (4th in the league) while going 46.6% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (792 of 2,197) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 45.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,527 assists for the season, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a group they commit 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are 27th in the league in allowing assists with 1,658 relinquished for the season. The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.8% (2,648 of 5,317) and they relinquish 44.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 38.5% on shots from distance and they rank 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (122.9).

The last time they took the court, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 108-81 when they faced the Magic. The Nets were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Magic earned 22 fouls for this contest which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. When talking about 3-pointers, Brooklyn made 8 of 31 attempts (25.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets finished shooting 31 for 79 from the floor which had them at 39.2%. The Nets permitted the Magic to convert 39 of 74 attempts from the field which left them shooting 52.7% in the matchup. They went 36.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 25 and ended up shooting 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Brooklyn allowed Orlando to pull down 38 overall (5 offensive).

Dennis Schroder was important for the Nets in this game. He converted 6 of 10 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Schroder totaled 15 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for this game.

Brooklyn has a record of 22-36 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in the league. Brooklyn has totaled 6,492 points on the season (111.9 per contest) and they pull in 44.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.5 times per game (15th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Nets are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 75.8% from the free throw line.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 16th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 114.8. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (11th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense concedes 38.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (774 of 2,031) and their opponents are converting on 81.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.4 assists and 44.7 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 7th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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