Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Charlotte Hornets (5-8) are on their way to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets (5-9).

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 128-114 in their last contest. Charlotte wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.8% field goal percentage (42 out of 103) and made 20 of their 52 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Hornets buried 10 of 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 34 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In terms of the defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the floor on 44 out of 77 shooting. Cleveland earned 26 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Cleveland had 48 boards (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Cleveland finished 96.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 27 of their 28 attempts. They converted 13 of 30 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Hornets walked away with 23 while the Cavaliers had 15 fouls.

LaMelo Ball is one guy who played a role for the contest. Ball finished the game shooting 37.9% from the field and also dished out 12 assists. He played 35 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 11 of 29 shooting.

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Charlotte steps onto the court with a record of 5-8 this season. They turn the ball over 15.7 times per game and as a team they commit 21.6 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.2 boards per game and is sitting with 304 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The Hornets are connecting on 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 588) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.7 pts per game (25th in the league) while hitting 42.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 34.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 19th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.9). The Hornets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.5% (537 of 1,131) and they surrender 42.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are 14th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 345 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 114-104 against the Knicks. In relation to team rebounding, Brooklyn allowed New York to pull down 47 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They went 32.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 out of 40 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Nets permitted the Knicks to make 43 out of 88 attempts from the field which had them at 48.9% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Nets finished 32 for 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. With respect to shooting from distance, Brooklyn buried 17 of their 41 attempts (41.5%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.7%. The Knicks committed 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Nets to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 1 steal in the game. The Nets were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game.

Cameron Johnson ended up having an impact for the Nets in the matchup. Johnson accumulated 22 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 58.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 5-9 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nets are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the NBA. Brooklyn has totaled 1,559 points so far this year (111.4 per contest) and they grab 39.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Nets are committing 23.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.7% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (173 of 490) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 27.1 dimes and 42.6 rebounds per game, ranking them 24th and 10th in basketball. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.6. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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