Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-6) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (4-4) at Smoothie King Center on Monday.

The Nets faced off with the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 106-104 in their last game. Brooklyn wrapped up the contest with a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 of 84) and knocked down 13 out of their 36 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to rebounding, they collected a total of 37 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 28 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 47.3% from the floor on 43 of 91 shooting. Memphis distributed 29 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, Memphis grabbed 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 1 block. Memphis finished shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 13 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 22 while the Grizzlies totaled 16 personal fouls.

Cameron Johnson is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished with 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and collected 3 boards. Johnson finished the game shooting 72.7% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Brooklyn enters this game with a record of 4-4 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a team they commit 26.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 39.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 215 dimes for the season, which is 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are hitting 35.8% on three-point shots (115 of 321) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They average 113.5 points per outing (17th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They surrender 35.7% on 3-point shots and they are 17th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (113.8). The Nets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (313 of 655) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 209 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 131-122 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Pelicans were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers were called for 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to make 25 of them for a rate of 89.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, New Orleans buried 13 out of 27 attempts (48.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans ended up going 42 out of 88 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. The Pelicans permitted the Cavaliers to convert 52 out of their 96 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 48.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 17 out of 35 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, New Orleans allowed Cleveland to grab 46 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Zion Williamson ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for this game. Williamson accumulated 29 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists in the matchup. He made 9 of 18 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 3-6 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the NBA. New Orleans has accounted for 984 pts this year (109.3 per game) and they pull in 41.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.4 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. The Pelicans commit 17.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.8. They have forced 14.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.8% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense surrenders 39.3% on three-point shots (129 of 328) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 29.0 dimes and 42.9 boards every game, which ranks them 28th and 12th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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