Brooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (7-20) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (10-16) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

The Nets took the court against the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 130-101 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 28 and the Cavaliers accumulated 19 fouls. They converted 19 out of their 47 attempts from distance. Cleveland finished the game shooting 86.2% from the free throw line by converting 25 of their 29 shots. Additionally, Cleveland collected 42 boards (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Cleveland earned 33 assists and had 14 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 53.1% from the floor on 43 out of 81 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists for this contest while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 19 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 79.2%. Brooklyn finished the contest with a 42.0% FG percentage (34 of 81) and buried 14 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Cameron Johnson is a player who had an impact in this matchup. Johnson finished the game at 50.0% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He played for 28 minutes and totaled 1 board. He notched 22 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this game with a win-loss record of 10-16 on the season. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a team are committing 22.5 fouls per game. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 674 assists on the season, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 38.5% on three-point shots (400 of 1,038) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They average 110.1 points per game (21st in the league) while going 46.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Nets are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are ranked 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 705 conceded for the season. The Nets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.1% (1,065 of 2,170) and they concede 42.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 37.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 21st in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.3).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 122-121 when they faced the Bulls. The Raptors recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Bulls were called for 23 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Toronto made 9 of their 26 attempts (34.6%). Overall, the Raptors shot 45 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 48.9%. The Raptors allowed the Bulls to knock down 43 of 93 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2% in this matchup. They finished 35.0% from 3-point land by going 14 of 40 and ended up going 22 of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Toronto allowed Chicago to snag 41 in total (8 on the offensive side).

RJ Barrett was important for the Raptors for the contest. Barrett scored 32 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 9 dimes for the matchup. He converted 11 out of 24 for the matchup giving him a rate of 45.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 7-20 so far this year. The Raptors have committed 22.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.6 times per game (6th in the league) and they turn it over 16.3 times per game. Toronto has accounted for 3,033 pts for the year (112.3 per game) and they pull in 46.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is 14th in basketball.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 26th in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.3. They are able to force 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The Toronto defense surrenders 35.4% on 3-point attempts (366 of 1,033) and their opponents are converting on 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.1 dimes and 43.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 16th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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