Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (62-17) are hosting the Charlotte Hornets (20-60) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Hornets played the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 115-114 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 18 and the Hawks accumulated 20 personal fouls. They also made 18 of their 40 attempts from 3-point range. Atlanta finished the contest at 62.5% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 16 attempts. Moreover, Atlanta grabbed 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Atlanta totaled 35 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 52.4% from the field on 43 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 33 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hornets made 21 of their 22 tries for a rate of 95.5%. Charlotte ended the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (40 of 79) and buried 14 out of their 36 three-point shots.

Brandon Miller is a player who was important in this matchup. He accounted for 27 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. Miller ended up going 52.9% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Charlotte steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 20-60 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.1 fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is snagging 38.0 boards per contest and has tallied 1,977 assists this season, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are shooting 35.2% on shots from downtown (955 of 2,713) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 106.5 points per game (29th in the league) while shooting 46.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are conceding 37.6% on three-point shots and they are 22nd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (116.7). The Hornets are allowing a FG percentage of 49.4% (3,457 of 6,994) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 28th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,292 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 104-91 when they played the Bucks. In regard to how they rebounded, Boston permitted Milwaukee to grab 49 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 47.2% from downtown by going 17 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 1 out of 2 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Celtics permitted the Bucks to make 43 of their 81 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Celtics ended up shooting 37 for 93 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.8%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Boston converted 17 of 52 tries (32.7%). They were able to make 1 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. The Bucks were called for 4 personal fouls for this game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 2 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Celtics corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for the contest. Tatum racked up 22 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 6 assists in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 62-17 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is 8th in the league. Boston has scored 9,515 points for the season (120.4 per contest) and they pull down 44.1 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.8 times per contest (14th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per game and they go 80.9% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense concedes 35.0% on 3-point shots (1,016 of 2,899) and their opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.9 dimes and 41.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 20th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.1. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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