Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (5-6) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (5-7) at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

The Nets faced off with the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 139-114 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Nets left the arena with 20 and the Celtics racked up 17 fouls. They also knocked down 22 out of their 46 attempts from distance. Boston walked away from this one shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, Boston snagged 45 boards (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Boston recorded 35 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 50 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 3 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nets made 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Brooklyn walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (40 of 79) and buried 19 out of their 43 shots from distance.

Ziaire Williams is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He walked away with 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played 26 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. Williams shot 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Brooklyn enters this game with a win-loss mark of 5-7 this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 23.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 39.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 310 assists this year, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 36.6% on 3-point shots (178 of 487) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.1 pts per game (18th in basketball) while hitting 46.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists with 322 surrendered on the year. The Nets are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (484 of 1,006) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.9).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-123 when they played the Bulls. In reference to team rebounding, New York allowed Chicago to collect 40 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 38.9% from beyond the arc by going 14 out of 36 and ended up going 22 out of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). The Knicks permitted the Bulls to make 44 out of their 82 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 53.7% for this game. Overall, the Knicks finished the game shooting 48 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.1%. Pertaining to three-point shots, New York made 15 out of their 37 attempts (40.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. The Bulls were called for 17 fouls for the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Knicks pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup.

Karl-Anthony Towns pitched in for the Knicks in this game. Towns had 46 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this game. He made 18 out of 30 for the game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and earned 10 rebounds.

New York has a record of 5-6 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Knicks are connecting on 49.3% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the NBA. New York has 1,264 points on the campaign (114.9 per game) and they pull in 41.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.5 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Knicks commit 17.2 fouls per contest while shooting 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (151 of 426) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.5 dimes and 40.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 12th and 1st in the NBA. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.3. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (24th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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