Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 4/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (38-37) will meet the Golden State Warriors (41-34) on Thursday.

The Warriors took the court against the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 104-100 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Warriors ended up walking away with 18 while the Mavericks had 14 personal fouls. They made 15 of 40 attempts from downtown. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 63.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 11 attempts. Furthermore, Dallas collected 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Dallas earned 27 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 39 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 52 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Warriors made 7 of 7 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Golden State finished the game with a 45.6% field goal percentage (41 of 90) and buried 15 of their 32 shots from distance.

Andrew Wiggins is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. Wiggins ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He played for 33 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Golden State will enter this contest with a mark of 41-34 so far this year. They are averaging 117.8 points per game (8th in the league) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 37.6% on 3-point shots (1,103 of 2,933) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 46.1 boards per game and has accounted for 2,191 assists so far this year, which is 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Warriors have forced 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 35.8% on three-point shots while they are 17th in the league in points per game allowed (115.6). The Warriors defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (3,171 of 6,790) and they surrender 42.7 boards per game as a group. They rank 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,014 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 113-106 against the Timberwolves. The Rockets were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 37 in this contest. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Timberwolves had 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. When talking about three-point attempts, Houston converted 14 out of 48 tries (29.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets finished 41 for 92 from the field which had them sitting at 44.6%. The Rockets allowed the Timberwolves to make 41 out of their 77 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 53.2% for the matchup. They finished shooting 42.3% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). When talking about attacking the glass, Houston allowed Minnesota to collect 39 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Green ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the game. Green racked up 26 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 6 assists for the contest. He knocked down 10 out of 22 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 38-37 on the season. As an offense, the Rockets are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA. Houston has accounted for 8,554 pts so far this year (114.1 per contest) and they snag 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Rockets commit 20.9 fouls every game and they go 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense surrenders 34.8% on 3-point shots (926 of 2,659) and opponents are making 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.4 assists and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 3rd and 23rd in the league. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in PPG surrendered with 112.6. They have forced 13.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (6th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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