Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBA TV

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (19-5) will attempt to defeat the Detroit Pistons (10-15) on Thursday.

The Pistons took the court against the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 120-111 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons finished with 20 and the Knicks recorded 12 fouls. They knocked down 11 of their 34 shots from distance. New York walked away from this one shooting 59.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 27 shots. Moreover, New York collected 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New York distributed 27 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 53.2% from the field on 42 out of 79 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 16 of 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. Detroit ended the game with a 51.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 83) and buried 18 of their 36 three-point shots.

Cade Cunningham is one player who had an impact in this game. He totaled 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. Cunningham finished 52.9% from the floor and totaled 15 dimes.

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Detroit enters this contest with a record of 10-15 this season. They are turning it over 16.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Detroit is collecting 45.4 boards per game and has accounted for 633 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are hitting 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (333 of 917) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 110.5 points per game (21st in the league) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They rank 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 624 relinquished this season. The Pistons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.5% (1,036 of 2,226) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.0).

In their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 127-121 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Celtics collected 36 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the game. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Grizzlies committed 25 personal fouls in this game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 67.9%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Boston converted 18 out of 60 tries (30.0%). Overall, the Celtics shot 42 out of 105 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0%. The Celtics permitted the Grizzlies to convert 47 of their 94 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 45.5% from downtown by connecting on 15 out of 33 and finished the game at 18 of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). With respect to rebounding, Boston allowed Memphis to snag 52 in total (11 offensive).

Jrue Holiday was important for the Celtics for this game. He converted 8 out of 26 in the matchup giving him a rate of 30.8%, and had 4 rebounds. Holiday earned 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the matchup.

Boston has a record of 19-5 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 19th in the NBA. Boston has scored 2,883 pts on the year (120.1 per contest) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per game (17th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Celtics commit 16.8 fouls per game and they shoot 80.5% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense concedes 35.8% on 3-point shots (302 of 844) and their opponents are making 77.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 24.3 assists and 44.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 5th and 16th in the NBA. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 110.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (14th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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