Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (+9)

The Golden State Warriors (32-27) are headed to TD Garden on Sunday where they will play the Boston Celtics (47-12). Golden State opens this matchup as 9-point underdogs. The total has been set at 231.5.

The Warriors faced the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 120-105 in their last contest. Golden State ended having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (44 of 98) and converted 18 out of their 44 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Warriors buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 56 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 26 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of defending, Golden State let their opponent shoot 43.2% from the field on 41 out of 95 shooting. Toronto recorded 31 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Additionally, Toronto had 47 rebounds (11 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Toronto finished the game shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 17 attempts. They also made 12 of their 45 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 14 and the Raptors had 14 personal fouls.

Stephen Curry is one player who was a factor for the game. He walked away with 25 points on 9 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. Curry shot 40.9% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists.

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Golden State will play this contest with a mark of 32-27 this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 46.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,714 assists for the season, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are shooting 38.0% on 3-point shots (895 of 2,358) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 119.1 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while connecting on 47.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Warriors have forced 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,558 surrendered this season. The Warriors are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,504 of 5,356) and they concede 43.2 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.8).

In their last game, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 138-110 when they faced the Mavericks. The Celtics earned 38 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Mavericks committed 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Boston knocked down 21 of their 43 tries (48.8%). In all, the Celtics shot 52 for 94 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.3%. The Celtics permitted the Mavericks to knock down 44 of 94 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.8% in the game. They went 26.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 34 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed Dallas to snag 42 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for the matchup. Tatum accumulated 32 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 19 in this game for a rate of 52.6%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 47-12 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which is 10th in the league. Boston has accounted for 7,137 pts this season (121.0 per game) and they snag 47.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.3 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Celtics are committing 17.0 fouls per contest while shooting 81.2% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense gives up 34.9% on 3-point shots (774 of 2,219) and opponents are connecting on 76.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.8 dimes and 43.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 5th and 15th in the NBA. The Celtics defensively are ranked 7th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 110.2. They are able to force 11.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (2nd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-9)

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