Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Brooklyn Nets (5-7) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will go up against the New York Knicks (5-6).

The Nets took the court against the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 139-114 in their last game. Brooklyn ended having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (40 out of 79) and knocked down 19 of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Nets knocked down 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 50 out of 93 shooting. Boston recorded 35 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Moreover, Boston had 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Boston went 70.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 24 shots. They buried 22 out of their 46 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Nets walked away with 20 while the Celtics racked up 17 fouls.

Ziaire Williams is someone who was a factor in the game. Williams finished 57.1% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this game with a record of 5-7 for the campaign. They have an average of 111.1 points per game (18th in basketball) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 36.6% on three-point shots (178 of 487) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 39.9 boards per game and has accounted for 310 assists on the season, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 23.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Nets have forced 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are conceding 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 19th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.9). The Nets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.1% (484 of 1,006) and they surrender 42.1 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists with 322 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 124-123 when they played the Bulls. The Knicks collected 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Bulls had 17 fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 12 of those for a clip of 66.7%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, New York buried 15 out of 37 attempts (40.5%). Overall, the Knicks finished 48 out of 94 from the floor which had them at 51.1%. The Knicks permitted the Bulls to convert 44 of their 82 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 38.9% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 36 and finished the contest at 22 out of 27 from the charity stripe (81.5%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, New York allowed Chicago to get 40 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Knicks in this game. He made 18 of 30 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Towns scored 46 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 5-6 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in basketball. New York has scored 1,264 pts for the season (114.9 per game) and they pull in 41.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.5 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. The Knicks are committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.3. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The New York defense gives up 35.4% on 3-point shots (151 of 426) and opponents are making 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.5 dimes and 40.2 boards every game, which is ranked 12th and 1st in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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