New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (23-29) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (33-20) on Monday.

The Knicks faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 125-111 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Knicks finished with 15 and the Pacers had 20 fouls. They converted 14 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. Indiana shot 57.9% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 19 shots. On top of that, Indiana snagged 41 boards (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Indiana totaled 30 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, New York allowed the other team to go 61.0% from the floor on 50 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes for this game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Knicks made 21 of 23 tries for a rate of 91.3%. New York walked away from the contest having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 out of 84) and converted 10 out of their 32 shots from downtown.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. Brunson finished 56.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 39 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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New York enters this contest with a mark of 33-20 so far this year. They have an average of 115.0 points per contest (15th in the league) on 46.8% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (690 of 1,871) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling in 46.0 boards per game and is sitting with 1,267 assists this season, which ranks 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They concede 36.8% on three-point shots and they are 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.9). The Knicks are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,165 of 4,600) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,382 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 122-113 when they faced the Hawks. In regard to attacking the glass, Houston allowed Atlanta to grab 41 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 34.1% from 3-point land by hitting 14 out of 41 and ended up going 28 of 37 from the free throw line (75.7%). The Rockets allowed the Hawks to convert 40 of 88 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 44 for 100 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Houston converted 13 out of their 43 tries (30.2%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 63.2%. The Hawks committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Rockets pulled down 42 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 58 in this matchup.

Jalen Green ended up being a factor for the Rockets for this game. Green scored 26 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 10 dimes in this game. He knocked down 10 out of 22 in the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and accounted for 14 rebounds.

Houston has a mark of 23-29 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks 24th in the NBA. Houston has accounted for 5,902 pts this season (113.5 per game) and they grab 45.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.0 times per game (24th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Rockets have committed 21.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 112.8. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (5th in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 34.6% on three-point shots (644 of 1,862) and opponents are converting on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.5 assists and 44.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 4th and 17th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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