Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Brooklyn Nets (15-18) are headed to Toyota Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Houston Rockets (16-15).

The Nets faced off with the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 124-108 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 21 and the Thunder accumulated 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 18 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Oklahoma City collected 46 rebounds (5 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Oklahoma City doled out 31 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. When discussing defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 54.2% from the floor on 45 out of 83 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 47 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 20 of 31 tries for a rate of 64.5%. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 38.0% FG percentage (38 of 100) and made 12 out of their 46 3-point shots.

Mikal Bridges is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. Bridges ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and also recorded 7 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He notched 22 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this one with a mark of 15-18 so far this year. They average 115.6 pts per game (13th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Nets are shooting 37.5% from downtown (456 of 1,217) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 46.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 868 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nets are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They concede 38.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 20th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.4). The Nets defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,402 of 3,001) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a team. They are 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 870 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Rockets went home victorious with a score of 136-113 when they played the Pistons. The Rockets were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. The Pistons earned 21 fouls for this contest which got the Rockets to the free throw line for 24 shots. They were able to convert 19 of those for a clip of 79.2%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Houston buried 15 out of their 35 attempts (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Rockets ended up going 51 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 56.0%. The Rockets allowed the Pistons to knock down 40 out of 83 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.2% for this contest. They finished 44.8% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 29 and ended up shooting 20 of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). In the matter of rebounding, Houston permitted Detroit to grab 37 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Alperen Sengün was important for the Rockets for the game. He buried 9 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and added 4 rebounds. Sengun scored 26 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 dimes in this matchup.

Houston has a record of 16-15 on the season. The Rockets have committed 21.9 fouls per contest while shooting 78.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.4 times per game (24th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Houston has scored 3,505 points so far this year (113.1 per contest) and they collect 45.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rockets are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 21st in the league.

The Houston defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (359 of 1,092) and their opponents are making 75.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 23.5 assists and 43.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 16th in the NBA. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 109.8. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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