Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (17-4) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (9-13) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Pistons faced off with the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 111-96 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 19 and the 76ers finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 31 attempts from 3-point range. Philadelphia finished the contest at 72.7% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Philadelphia grabbed 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Philadelphia totaled 19 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 42 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Detroit finished having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (35 out of 91) and buried 11 of their 40 shots from downtown.

Malik Beasley is one player who was a major contributor for this game. Beasley finished 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He played for 27 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Detroit will play this game with a mark of 9-13 on the campaign. They turn it over 16.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 46.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 556 dimes this year, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Pistons are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (284 of 809) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They average 109.8 pts per contest (22nd in basketball) on 45.9% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 541 conceded for the year. The Pistons are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (904 of 1,973) and they relinquish 42.6 boards per game as a squad. They give up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.7).

For their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 108-89 when they faced the Heat. The Celtics recorded 40 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 54 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Heat committed 11 personal fouls for this game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 13 shots. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Boston made 19 out of their 55 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Celtics went 39 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Celtics permitted the Heat to knock down 31 out of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6% for the contest. They went 22.9% from 3-point land by going 8 of 35 and finished the contest at 19 of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). Regarding attacking the glass, Boston permitted Miami to grab 44 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Brown ended up having an impact for the Celtics in this game. He made 8 out of 21 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and had 7 rebounds. Brown had 29 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the game.

Boston has a mark of 17-4 for the season. The Celtics have committed 16.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 81.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.4 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. Boston has accounted for 2,521 pts this year (120.0 per game) and they collect 43.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which is 19th in the league.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 109.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (13th in the league). The Boston defense surrenders 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (256 of 743) and their opposition makes 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.5 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 5th and 16th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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