Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (23-17) are welcoming the Houston Rockets (19-20) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Rockets took the court against the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 124-115 in their last game. Houston ended the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 of 88) and made 8 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 19 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 59.4%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 16 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 48.2% from the field on 40 of 83 shooting. Philadelphia totaled 25 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Philadelphia collected 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 9 blocks. Philadelphia finished the game shooting 85.3% at the charity stripe by making 29 of their 34 tries. They knocked down 15 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 23 and the 76ers finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Jalen Green is a guy who had an impact in the game. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. Green finished shooting 43.8% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Houston enters this one with a win-loss record of 19-20 for the year. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a group are committing 21.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Houston is snagging 45.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 964 assists for the year, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are connecting on 35.8% on shots from distance (475 of 1,326) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They average 112.7 pts per game (22nd in the NBA) while going 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 948 surrendered this year. The Rockets are giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (1,548 of 3,392) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 10th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.8).

When they last played, the Knicks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-94 against the Magic. The Knicks recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Magic earned 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 68.2%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, New York buried 13 out of 40 attempts (32.5%). When all was said and done, the Knicks shot 33 for 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8%. The Knicks permitted the Magic to make 38 out of 85 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 27.6% from three-point range by going 8 of 29 and ended up going 14 of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounds, New York allowed Orlando to pull down 46 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Miles McBride ended up having an impact for the Knicks in the game. He made 8 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and totaled 2 rebounds. McBride totaled 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for this game.

New York has a mark of 23-17 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the NBA. New York has accounted for 4,604 points for the year (115.1 per contest) and they pull in 45.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 18.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 8th in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.3. They are forcing 13.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (16th in basketball). The New York defense surrenders 36.7% from downtown (519 of 1,416) and their opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 25.9 assists and 40.7 total boards per game, which ranks 13th and 1st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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