Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (41-28) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (26-44) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 115-108 in their last game. Brooklyn ended the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (41 of 92) and made 13 of 44 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets converted 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 49 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 29 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Brooklyn allowed 47.3% from the field on 43 of 91 shooting. Milwaukee doled out 27 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Moreover, Milwaukee grabbed 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 1 block. Milwaukee went 86.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 15 shots. They also knocked down 16 of their 41 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Nets finished with 12 and the Bucks recorded 17 fouls.

Mikal Bridges is one player who had an impact for the contest. He finished with 24 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. Bridges finished the contest at 47.4% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a mark of 26-44 for the year. They currently have an average of 111.4 points per game (25th in basketball) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (950 of 2,607) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Brooklyn is snagging 43.8 boards per contest and has racked up 1,842 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.9 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Nets have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are 8th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,778 relinquished this season. The Nets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,910 of 6,165) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 37.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 15th in the league in opponents points per game (114.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 113-100 against the Nuggets. Regarding attacking the glass, New York permitted Denver to pull down 42 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 out of 20 and ended up shooting 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Knicks permitted the Nuggets to convert 45 of their 84 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.6% for this game. When the game finished, the Knicks finished shooting 38 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.1%. In reference to shooting from distance, New York converted 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a clip of 76.5%. The Nuggets earned 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Knicks recorded 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game.

Jalen Brunson ended up having an impact for the Knicks for this game. He converted 11 of 23 for the contest giving him a rate of 47.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Brunson recorded 26 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accounted for 9 dimes in the matchup.

New York has a record of 41-28 for the campaign. The Knicks are committing 17.7 fouls per contest while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.9 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. New York has 7,719 points for the campaign (111.9 per contest) and they average 45.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the league.

The Knicks on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG surrendered with 108.0. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (9th in the NBA). The New York defense concedes 36.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (867 of 2,370) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 25.5 assists and 40.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 8th and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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