New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The New Orleans Pelicans (47-32) are traveling to Chase Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Golden State Warriors (44-35).

The Pelicans faced off with the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 110-100 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans left the arena with 9 while the Trail Blazers totaled 19 fouls. They buried 13 out of their 38 shots from three-point range. Portland finished 87.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 8 shots. Moreover, Portland collected 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Portland recorded 28 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In terms of the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 40 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 27 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 93.1%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (36 of 87) and converted 11 out of their 36 3-point attempts.

Trey Murphy III is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He recorded 31 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played 38 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. Murphy walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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New Orleans will take the court with a mark of 47-32 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 42.1 boards per contest and has totaled 2,125 dimes this season, which ranks 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are shooting 37.8% from downtown (966 of 2,558) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.9 points per game (13th in the NBA) while shooting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They surrender 34.8% from 3-point land while they are 8th in the league in PPG allowed (110.4). The Pelicans defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (3,183 of 6,898) and they relinquish 40.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 13th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,111 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Warriors took home the win by a final score of 134-120 when they faced the Lakers. The Warriors collected 38 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Lakers were called for 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 14 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Golden State made 26 of their 41 tries (63.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 47 for 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.8%. The Warriors allowed the Lakers to convert 44 of 96 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.8% for this contest. They finished shooting 34.3% from distance via 12 out of 35 and finished the game at 20 out of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to get 40 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Klay Thompson pitched in for the Warriors in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, but finished without a board. Thompson earned 27 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes for this contest.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 44-35 this year. The Warriors are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 29.3 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Golden State has totaled 9,325 pts for the year (118.0 per game) and they average 42.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is 13th in the NBA.

The Golden State defense allows 35.8% on 3-point shots (1,046 of 2,924) and their opposition makes 79.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.8 assists and 38.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 17th and 8th in the league. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the league in points allowed per game with 115.5. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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