Denver Nuggets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (32-9) will play the Denver Nuggets (28-14) on Friday.

The Nuggets took the court against the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 126-121 in their last game. Denver finished the game with a 50.6% FG percentage (45 of 89) and converted 12 of their 29 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets buried 19 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 76.0%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defense, Denver allowed 56.6% from the floor on 43 out of 76 shooting. Philadelphia doled out 27 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Philadelphia had 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Philadelphia finished 73.5% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of 34 tries. They also made 15 out of their 31 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 19 and the 76ers totaled 21 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a player who came through for the contest. Jokic ended up going 55.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played for 38 minutes and totaled 19 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Denver will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 28-14 this season. They average 116.3 points per contest (13th in the league) while going 49.9% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 37.9% on 3-pointers (499 of 1,318) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,239 assists so far this season, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.5% on three-point shots while they are 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.4). The Nuggets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (1,716 of 3,671) and they concede 41.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 16th in the league in allowing assists with 1,077 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 117-98 against the Spurs. When discussing attacking the glass, Boston permitted San Antonio to pull down 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Celtics permitted the Spurs to convert 39 of 93 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.9% for this contest. In all, the Celtics shot 42 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Boston converted 18 of their 38 attempts (47.4%). They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 78.9%. The Spurs committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Celtics recorded 42 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for this game.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this contest. Tatum totaled 24 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in the matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 32-9 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in the NBA. Boston has 4,958 pts so far this year (120.9 per contest) and they average 47.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 25.5 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Celtics commit 17.4 fouls per game while shooting 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense gives up 35.4% on 3-point shots (548 of 1,549) and their opponents are converting on 74.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.8 dimes and 43.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 5th and 16th in the NBA. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per contest with 110.9. They have forced 12.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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