Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (44-29) will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (51-22) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Thunder faced the Suns and earned the victory with a final of 128-103 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest having earned a 56.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 87) and knocked down 16 of their 30 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 14 of 14 shots for a rate of 100.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 33 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed 44.8% from the field on 39 of 87 shooting. Phoenix earned 26 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Phoenix went 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 15 attempts. They also converted 13 out of their 41 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 13 while the Suns accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Josh Giddey is one guy who came through in this matchup. He had 23 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes played and also pulled down 7 boards. Giddey ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and dished out 9 assists.

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Oklahoma City will play this game with a record of 51-22 for the year. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 41.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,965 assists this season, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are connecting on 39.1% on 3-pointers (979 of 2,502) and 83.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 120.5 points per game (3rd in the NBA) on 49.9% from the field.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.0). The Thunder defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.6% (2,974 of 6,515) and they concede 44.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,971 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home defeated by a final of 130-126 when they played the Spurs. The Knicks earned 32 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Spurs committed 16 fouls in this game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In reference to three-point attempts, New York buried 14 out of their 37 tries (37.8%). In all, the Knicks shot 51 out of 110 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. The Knicks permitted the Spurs to convert 44 of 82 tries from the floor which had them shooting 53.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from downtown by going 16 out of 40 and finished the contest at 26 of 32 from the charity stripe (81.3%). In regard to rebounding, New York allowed San Antonio to grab 46 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the matchup. Brunson earned 61 points in his 43 mins on the court and accumulated 6 assists in the game. He converted 25 of 47 for this game giving him a rate of 53.2%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss mark of 44-29 for the year. The Knicks commit 17.7 fouls per game while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.2 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. New York has scored 8,219 pts on the year (112.6 per contest) and they pull in 45.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is 23rd in basketball.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 107.8. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (9th in basketball). The New York defense gives up 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (916 of 2,509) and opponents are making 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.7 dimes and 40.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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