Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Brooklyn Nets (21-31) are on their way to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (41-12).

The Nets played the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 123-103 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished with a 56.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 87) and made 17 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nets made 8 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 31 assists in this matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defending, Brooklyn allowed 39.6% from the field on 36 out of 91 shooting. San Antonio distributed 20 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, San Antonio totaled 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 7 blocks. San Antonio finished 95.2% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 21 tries. They also knocked down 11 out of their 34 tries from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 23 and the Spurs finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Cam Thomas is one player who was a contributor in the game. Thomas ended up shooting 47.4% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and pulled down 2 boards. He left the arena with 25 points on 9 of 19 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this contest with a win-loss record of 21-31 this year. They have an average of 113.9 points per game (19th in the league) while going 46.1% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 36.8% on shots from downtown (722 of 1,964) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 44.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,393 assists on the year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.2 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Nets are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They rank 6th in the league in allowing assists with 1,330 relinquished so far this season. The Nets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (2,173 of 4,643) and they surrender 44.8 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 38.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.2).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 110-106 when they faced the Heat. When discussing cleaning the glass, Boston allowed Miami to get 45 in total (14 offensive). They finished 30.0% from downtown by going 12 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). The Celtics permitted the Heat to make 40 of 97 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.2% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, Boston converted 16 out of 39 tries (41.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. The Heat earned 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 1 steal for this game. The Celtics were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 42 in this game.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for this game. Tatum earned 26 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 9 assists for this contest. He buried 11 of 20 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 41-12 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which is 12th in the league. Boston has 6,383 points for the year (120.4 per contest) and they average 47.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per contest (19th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 81.0% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 111.0. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Boston defense allows 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (703 of 2,013) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.9 dimes and 44.3 boards per game, which is ranked 6th and 20th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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