Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (6-1) will meet the Golden State Warriors (5-1) on Wednesday.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 127-121 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 22 while the Rockets recorded 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 15 out of their 45 attempts from 3-point land. Houston finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. Additionally, Houston grabbed 44 rebounds (7 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Houston earned 23 assists and had 10 steals in this game. When it comes to defending, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the field on 44 of 107 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Warriors made 32 of 50 attempts for a percentage of 64.0%. Golden State finished the contest with a 51.3% FG percentage (40 of 78) and buried 15 out of their 32 shots from distance.

Buddy Hield is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He had 27 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and also pulled down 7 boards. Hield shot 64.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Golden State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-1 on the season. They have an average of 121.0 points per contest (3rd in the league) while hitting 48.1% from the floor. The Warriors are shooting 40.1% on three-point shots (103 of 257) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is pulling down 47.8 boards per contest and has 184 dimes on the campaign, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 23.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are able to force 18.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.4% on shots from distance and they rank 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (103.0). The Warriors defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.1% (224 of 545) and they concede 46.2 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 140 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 113-103 against the Hornets. The Celtics collected 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the contest. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Hornets committed 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.3%. With regard to three-point shots, Boston knocked down 16 out of 52 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics went 36 out of 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. The Celtics permitted the Hornets to make 40 of 91 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.0% in the matchup. They went 40.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 of 42 and ended up going 6 out of 9 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In regard to rebounding, Boston allowed Charlotte to snag 45 overall (10 offensive).

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics in this game. He knocked down 7 of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Tatum earned 29 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for this game.

Boston has a record of 6-1 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 17th in basketball. Boston has 866 pts on the year (123.7 per contest) and they average 42.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 23.4 times per game (23rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. The Celtics have committed 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 83.1% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.0. They are able to force 15.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (22nd in the league). The Boston defense gives up 34.5% on shots from distance (91 of 264) and opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.1 dimes and 42.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 9th and 8th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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