Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
TV: Monumental Sports Network
The Washington Wizards (2-2) will compete against the Golden State Warriors (4-1) at Capital One Arena on Monday.
The Warriors took the court against the Pelicans and notched a win by a score of 104-89 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Warriors left the arena with 25 while the Pelicans finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 20 tries. Furthermore, New Orleans pulled down 42 rebounds (6 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. New Orleans recorded 31 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Golden State allowed 36.7% from the floor on 33 out of 90 shooting. They also distributed 37 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 54 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Warriors knocked down 9 of 13 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. Golden State wrapped up the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (41 of 87) and made 13 of their 38 three-point shots.
Buddy Hield is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. Hield finished 42.1% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He saw the court for 29 mins played and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 8 of 19 shooting.
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Golden State will enter this contest with a record of 4-1 this year. They are averaging 119.8 points per outing (3rd in the league) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Warriors are connecting on 39.1% on 3-point shots (88 of 225) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is snagging 48.0 boards per game and has racked up 158 assists for the year, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 23.2 fouls every game.
On the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing 19.4 turnovers every game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are surrendering 28.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (99.4). The Warriors are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.1% (180 of 438) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 15th in the NBA in giving up assists with 113 surrendered for the year.
When they last played, the Wizards went home victorious with a score of 133-120 when they played the Hawks. The Wizards earned 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the game. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Hawks were called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to bury 23 of those for a rate of 92.0%. With respect to three-point attempts, Washington buried 16 of their 38 tries (42.1%). Overall, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 47 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 53.4%. The Wizards allowed the Hawks to make 45 of their 95 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4% for this contest. They finished 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). In the matter of team rebounding, Washington allowed Atlanta to get 36 overall (6 on the offensive glass).
Bilal Coulibaly ended up being a major contributor for the Wizards for the matchup. Coulibaly recorded 27 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist in this game. He made 11 of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and had 9 rebounds.
Washington has a record of 2-2 on the year. As an offensive team, the Wizards are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which is 16th in the NBA. Washington has tallied 472 points on the season (118.0 per contest) and they collect 41.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.0 times per game (9th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 22.5 fouls per contest and they go 83.5% from the charity stripe.
The Wizards on defense are ranked 29th in the league in PPG surrendered with 124.0. They are able to force 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Washington defense allows 38.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (62 of 163) and their opponents are making 74.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.0 assists and 44.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 20th and 15th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State
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