Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, February 5, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (20-28) welcome the Golden State Warriors (21-25) at Barclays Center on Monday.

The Warriors faced off with the Hawks and took a loss by a score of 141-134 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Warriors walked away with 23 while the Hawks racked up 20 fouls. They buried 14 of 43 shots from 3-point range. Atlanta ended up going 77.3% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Atlanta snagged 57 rebounds (16 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Atlanta doled out 27 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Golden State allowed 48.2% from the floor on 55 of 114 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 57 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Warriors buried 16 of 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Golden State wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (50 of 112) and buried 18 of 56 3-pointers.

Stephen Curry is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He left the arena with 60 points on 22 of 38 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. Curry finished the contest at 57.9% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Golden State heads into this game with a mark of 21-25 for the season. They currently have an average of 119.0 points per game (7th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Warriors are connecting on 37.5% on shots from distance (690 of 1,841) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 46.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,309 assists so far this year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.7 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.8). The Warriors are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (1,979 of 4,174) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,205 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nets got the victory with a final of 136-121 when they faced the 76ers. The Nets earned 40 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 53 in the game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The 76ers were called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.3%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn converted 20 of their 51 attempts (39.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nets ended up going 49 out of 95 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. The Nets permitted the 76ers to bury 44 of 96 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 41.4% from downtown via 12 out of 29 and finished the game at 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). In reference to rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Philadelphia to pull down 44 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Cam Thomas was important for the Nets for this contest. Thomas earned 40 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 5 assists in this matchup. He converted 14 of 26 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and added 3 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 20-28 on the campaign. As an offense, the Nets are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 25th in the league. Brooklyn has accounted for 5,502 pts so far this year (114.6 per game) and they collect 45.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.8 times per contest (13th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest. The Nets have committed 19.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Nets are ranked 16th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 115.4. They are forcing 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (10th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense allows 38.2% on shots from distance (646 of 1,693) and their opponents are making 81.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 25.7 dimes and 44.5 total rebounds per game, which is 8th and 21st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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