Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Cleveland Cavaliers (26-4) are hitting the road to Chase Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Golden State Warriors (15-14).

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 124-113 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 25 and the Jazz had 27 fouls. They also made 19 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Utah finished the game shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 26 attempts. Moreover, Utah collected 42 boards (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Utah earned 34 assists and had 9 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the field on 38 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 18 of 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. Cleveland wrapped up the game having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (43 out of 91) and made 20 of their 46 three-point shots.

Darius Garland is a player who came through in this game. He accounted for 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Garland ended up going 57.1% from the floor and distributed 8 assists.

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Cleveland comes into this contest with a mark of 26-4 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling down 43.5 rebounds per game and has 856 dimes so far this year, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are hitting 40.6% on three-point shots (482 of 1,188) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They average 121.8 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while going 50.4% from the field.

On defense, the Cavaliers have forced 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 748 relinquished for the campaign. The Cavaliers are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,200 of 2,654) and they concede 43.6 boards per contest as a team. They give up 37.2% on shots from downtown while they are 9th in basketball in opponents points per game (110.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 115-113 when they played the Lakers. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Golden State allowed Los Angeles to pull down 46 in all (14 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 35.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 15 of 42 and ended up going 18 out of 18 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Warriors permitted the Lakers to bury 41 of 91 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 45.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 41 for 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.1%. Concerning three-point attempts, Golden State made 18 out of 45 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.5%. The Lakers were called for 14 fouls for this game which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Warriors collected 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the contest.

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors for the matchup. Curry racked up 38 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in the game. He knocked down 14 of 24 for this game for a rate of 58.3%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Golden State has a mark of 15-14 this season. The Warriors have committed 19.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.9 times per game (5th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. Golden State has accounted for 3,272 points this season (112.8 per game) and they pull down 47.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in the league.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.0. They are able to force 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (4th in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 34.9% on 3-point attempts (390 of 1,118) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.8 assists and 45.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 19th and 27th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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