Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: TNT

The Houston Rockets (16-8) will take on the Golden State Warriors (14-9) at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Warriors played the Timberwolves and took home the win by a score of 114-106 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 20 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 19 of their 42 tries from 3-point range. Minnesota finished 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 20 tries. In addition, Minnesota had 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Minnesota earned 22 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 36 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the game while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 45 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Golden State ended the contest having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 90) and made 16 of their 41 3-point shots.

Stephen Curry is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up with 30 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. Curry finished the contest at 44.4% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists.

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Golden State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-9 this season. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.7 fouls every game. As a team, Golden State is grabbing 48.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 672 assists for the campaign, which ranks 9th in basketball in terms of passing. The Warriors are hitting 36.9% on 3-point shots (349 of 947) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They average 114.1 points per game (11th in the league) while going 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They surrender 33.4% on three-point shots while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (109.2). The Warriors are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (896 of 2,047) and they relinquish 45.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 596 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Rockets got the victory with a final of 117-106 when they faced the Clippers. In relation to team rebounding, Houston permitted Los Angeles to snag 33 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 32.4% from downtown by connecting on 11 out of 34 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Rockets allowed the Clippers to knock down 41 of their 92 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets shot 40 out of 82 from the floor which had them at 48.8%. Regarding 3-pointers, Houston knocked down 15 of their 41 tries (36.6%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. The Clippers earned 24 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Rockets collected 38 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the matchup.

Jalen Green ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this game. He buried 9 out of 20 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and earned 4 rebounds. Green earned 31 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 1 assist in the game.

Houston has a mark of 16-8 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are shooting 43.9% from the field, which ranks them 27th in the NBA. Houston has totaled 2,727 pts on the season (113.6 per game) and they average 49.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.5 times per contest (28th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.2 times per game. The Rockets commit 20.5 fouls every game and they go 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 106.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (2nd in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (282 of 826) and their opponents are connecting on 75.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 21.8 assists and 44.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 1st and 18th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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