Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (20-27) will go up against the Phoenix Suns (28-20) at State Farm Arena on Friday.

The Suns took the court against the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 136-120 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 12 and the Nets accumulated 24 fouls. They buried 16 of 39 shots from three-point range. Brooklyn finished the contest at 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of 13 shots. In addition, Brooklyn collected 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Brooklyn totaled 28 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. With regard to the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 47 of 94 shooting. They also dished out 35 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 42 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Suns knocked down 24 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 62.0% FG percentage (49 of 79) and made 14 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Kevin Durant is one guy who was a contributor in this game. Durant ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and also dished out 8 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He scored 33 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Phoenix comes into this one with a record of 28-20 on the campaign. They are averaging 116.8 pts per game (12th in the league) while hitting 49.5% from the field. The Suns are hitting 37.9% on three-point attempts (573 of 1,513) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 43.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,270 assists for the year, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a group they commit 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Suns are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They rank 13th in the league in giving up assists with 1,246 surrendered for the campaign. The Suns defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (2,019 of 4,321) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 37.1% from 3-point land and they are 15th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (114.4).

When they last played, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 138-122 against the Lakers. The Hawks were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Lakers were called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta made 16 of 38 attempts (42.1%). In all, the Hawks shot 53 for 101 from the floor which had them shooting 52.5%. The Hawks allowed the Lakers to knock down 48 of their 90 tries from the field which had them sitting at 53.3% for the contest. They went 36.4% from distance by going 12 out of 33 and finished the game at 14 out of 25 from the free throw line (56.0%). When talking about rebounding, Atlanta allowed Los Angeles to pull down 37 in all (7 offensive).

Trae Young ended up being a factor for the Hawks for this contest. He buried 9 out of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Young earned 26 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 13 assists in this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 20-27 for the year. The Hawks are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they shoot 81.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per game (19th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. Atlanta has totaled 5,668 points for the campaign (120.6 per contest) and they collect 44.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is 23rd in the league.

The Atlanta defense allows 38.8% from downtown (645 of 1,662) and their opponents are converting on 78.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 28.7 assists and 44.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 28th and 21st in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 123.3. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.3% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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