Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 4/3/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ
TV: AZ Family Sports Network
The Cleveland Cavaliers (45-30) are en route to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Phoenix Suns (43-31).
The Cavaliers took the court against the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-101 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 12 while the Nuggets recorded 19 fouls. They made 21 out of their 33 tries from distance. Denver ended up going 69.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 13 shots. Furthermore, Denver pulled down 51 rebounds (11 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Denver distributed 36 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 57.5% from the floor on 50 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 26 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 17 of 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Cleveland finished having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 of 82) and converted 8 out of their 25 three-point attempts.
Evan Mobley is someone who had an impact for the contest. He ended up with 23 points on 9 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Mobley ended up shooting 90.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.
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Cleveland steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 45-30 on the year. They cough up possession 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.9 fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 43.5 boards per game and is sitting with 2,097 assists for the year, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are connecting on 36.6% from downtown (1,019 of 2,784) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.6 points per game (21st in the league) while going 47.9% from the floor.
On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,863 relinquished on the year. The Cavaliers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (3,027 of 6,576) and they surrender 42.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in basketball in opponents points per game (109.7).
The last time they took the hardwood, the Suns took a loss by a score of 128-103 when they played the Thunder. With respect to rebounding, Phoenix permitted Oklahoma City to snag 38 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 53.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 14 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Suns allowed the Thunder to bury 49 out of their 87 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 56.3% for this contest. Overall, the Suns went 39 for 87 from the floor which had them shooting 44.8%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Phoenix buried 13 of 41 tries (31.7%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Thunder were called for 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Suns were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the matchup.
Kevin Durant was important for the Suns for the game. He buried 10 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 6 rebounds. Durant racked up 26 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this contest.
Phoenix has a mark of 43-31 on the year. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 49.5% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the NBA. Phoenix has totaled 8,635 pts so far this season (116.7 per contest) and they snag 44.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.0 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls every game and they connect on 80.4% from the free throw line.
The Suns are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.1. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (7th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense allows 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (983 of 2,702) and opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.4 dimes and 41.2 boards per contest, which is 11th and 3rd in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix
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