Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 11/22/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers
Date: Friday, November 22, 2024
Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Brooklyn Nets (6-9) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (2-12).
The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and notched a win by a score of 116-115 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Nets ended up with 19 while the Hornets recorded 20 fouls. They made 20 of 37 shots from 3-point land. Charlotte finished the contest at 86.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Charlotte grabbed 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 8 rejections. Charlotte distributed 25 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 38 out of 82 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Nets converted 14 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Brooklyn wrapped up the contest with a 49.4% field goal percentage (42 of 85) and knocked down 18 out of their 41 shots from 3-point land.
Cameron Johnson is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. Johnson finished the contest at 55.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He scored 34 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.
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Brooklyn enters this one with a record of 6-9 this year. They average 111.7 points per outing (18th in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Nets are shooting 37.7% on shots from distance (232 of 615) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 39.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 399 assists for the year, which is 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 22.8 fouls per game.
Defensively, the Nets are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 21st in the league in PPG allowed (114.7). The Nets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (609 of 1,259) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 24th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 405 surrendered this season.
In their last game, the 76ers went home defeated by a final of 117-111 when they faced the Grizzlies. The 76ers pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Grizzlies were called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 91.7%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Philadelphia made 11 of 33 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the 76ers shot 39 out of 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.8%. The 76ers allowed the Grizzlies to convert 41 of 85 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.2% in the game. They finished shooting 44.2% from downtown by shooting 19 of 43 and finished the game at 16 of 16 from the charity stripe (100.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Philadelphia allowed Memphis to collect 41 in total (9 on the offensive glass).
Joel Embiid ended up being important for the 76ers for this game. He made 10 out of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and tallied 11 rebounds. Embiid totaled 35 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for the contest.
Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 2-12 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the 76ers are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in the NBA. Philadelphia has scored 1,454 points this year (103.9 per game) and they collect 39.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 21.2 times per game (30th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. The 76ers commit 21.4 fouls per contest and they go 78.0% from the charity stripe.
The 76ers on defense are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.6. They are forcing 17.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (26th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from distance (183 of 499) and opponents are making 82.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 26.1 assists and 45.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 15th and 23rd in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn
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