Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Boston Celtics (41-12) are hitting the road to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (21-31).

The Celtics faced the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 110-106 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 13 and the Heat recorded 14 fouls. They also made 12 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. Miami finished 93.3% from the free throw line by making 14 of 15 tries. Additionally, Miami grabbed 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 9 blocks. Miami recorded 21 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the floor on 40 of 97 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for this game as well as creating 7 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics buried 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Boston ended the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (41 out of 81) and converted 16 of 39 three-point attempts.

Jayson Tatum is one player who had an impact for the contest. He finished with 26 points on 11 of 20 shooting. He played 39 mins and also pulled down 10 boards. Tatum finished the game shooting 55.0% from the field and earned 9 dimes.

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Boston enters this contest with a mark of 41-12 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 47.4 boards per game and has 1,379 dimes for the campaign, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 37.8% on shots from distance (856 of 2,265) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 120.4 pts per game (5th in the NBA) while hitting 47.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,319 conceded on the season. The Celtics defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.9% (2,211 of 4,929) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.9% from 3-point land while they are 7th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.0).

The last time they took the court, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 123-103 when they faced the Spurs. The Nets corralled 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Spurs were called for 11 fouls in the matchup which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Brooklyn converted 17 of 34 attempts (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Nets ended up shooting 49 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 56.3%. The Nets permitted the Spurs to make 36 of their 91 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6% in this contest. They finished 32.4% from downtown by going 11 out of 34 and finished the contest at 20 out of 21 from the charity stripe (95.2%). Concerning rebounds, Brooklyn allowed San Antonio to get 41 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Cam Thomas was important for the Nets for this contest. Thomas racked up 25 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this game. He buried 9 out of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 21-31 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Nets are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA. Brooklyn has 5,925 points on the campaign (113.9 per contest) and they average 44.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Nets have committed 19.2 fouls every game and they connect on 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The Nets on defense are ranked 16th in the league in points allowed per game with 115.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (9th in the league). The Brooklyn defense concedes 38.0% on shots from beyond the arc (695 of 1,829) and their opposition knocks down 81.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.6 dimes and 44.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 8th and 24th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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