Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (36-32) will take on the Indiana Pacers (39-31) at Chase Center on Friday.

The Pacers took the court against the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 122-103 in their last game. Indiana ended the contest having earned a 56.8% field goal percentage (50 of 88) and buried 11 of 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Pacers made 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 38 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 13 steals. With regard to the defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 41.1% from the floor on 37 out of 90 shooting. Detroit totaled 23 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Moreover, Detroit pulled down 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Detroit shot 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 24 of their 30 attempts. They converted 5 of their 23 shots from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Pacers finished with 16 while the Pistons totaled 14 fouls.

Pascal Siakam is one player who was a factor in this matchup. Siakam ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and totaled 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this matchup with a mark of 39-31 this season. They average 122.8 points per outing (1st in the league) while hitting 50.5% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (918 of 2,469) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 41.4 rebounds per game and has 2,141 assists for the season, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a team they commit 21.4 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,729 relinquished on the campaign. The Pacers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.9% (3,130 of 6,275) and they relinquish 43.3 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 37.1% on shots from downtown while they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (120.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Warriors got the win with a final of 137-116 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Warriors snagged 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 6 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Grizzlies committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 6 tries. They were able to knock down 2 of the free throws for a rate of 33.3%. In relation to three-point attempts, Golden State made 19 of their 39 attempts (48.7%). Overall, the Warriors ended up going 58 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.0%. The Warriors permitted the Grizzlies to make 42 of their 96 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8% in this game. They finished the game shooting 36.7% from downtown by going 18 out of 49 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). With respect to attacking the glass, Golden State permitted Memphis to get 45 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

Jonathan Kuminga ended up being a factor for the Warriors for this contest. Kuminga scored 26 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for the contest. He made 12 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Golden State has a record of 36-32 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA. Golden State has accumulated 8,063 pts for the campaign (118.6 per contest) and they snag 46.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 29.3 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. The Warriors are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point shots (897 of 2,510) and their opposition makes 79.4% of their foul shots. They allow 26.8 assists and 43.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 17th and 14th in the NBA. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the league in points allowed per contest with 116.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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