Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (14-12) will go up against the Indiana Pacers (13-15) at Chase Center on Monday.

The Pacers faced off with the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 120-111 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the contest with a 43.8% FG percentage (39 of 89) and converted 16 of 41 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 26 of 31 attempts for a rate of 83.9%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 47 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 30 dimes in this game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. Phoenix earned 28 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix grabbed 44 rebounds (7 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 78.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 28 shots. They converted 9 out of their 30 shots from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 21 while the Suns accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Pascal Siakam is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He scored 25 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and collected 18 rebounds. Siakam walked away from this one shooting 40.9% from the field and distributed 3 dimes.

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Indiana enters this contest with a record of 13-15 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.2 fouls every game. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 40.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 775 assists for the campaign, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are connecting on 37.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (356 of 948) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.6 points per outing (11th in basketball) while hitting 48.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are ranked 21st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 727 relinquished for the season. The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (1,188 of 2,472) and they surrender 43.8 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 36.6% on 3-point shots while they are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.0).

In their last game, the Warriors took a loss by a score of 144-93 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Warriors pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. The Grizzlies were called for 19 fouls in this game which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 17 of those for a clip of 70.8%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Golden State converted 12 of their 36 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Warriors ended up shooting 32 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 35.6%. The Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to convert 53 of 98 attempts from the field which had them at 54.1% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 56.3% from 3-point land by going 27 of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). In relation to team rebounding, Golden State permitted Memphis to collect 60 overall (15 offensive).

Brandin Podziemski pitched in for the Warriors for the matchup. Podziemski racked up 21 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes in this game. He knocked down 9 of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 69.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a record of 14-12 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 24th in the league. Golden State has totaled 2,941 points on the campaign (113.1 per game) and they pull in 47.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 29.0 times per contest (5th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game. The Warriors commit 20.0 fouls every game and they hit 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense gives up 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (350 of 1,003) and their opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They concede 26.7 assists and 46.0 rebounds every game, which is 18th and 27th in the league. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (4th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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