Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (42-19) will go up against the Phoenix Suns (35-26) at Ball Arena on Tuesday.

The Suns took the court against the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-110 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns walked away with 15 and the Thunder had 15 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of their 31 tries from distance. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 73.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 15 tries. In addition, Oklahoma City pulled down 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Oklahoma City distributed 21 dimes and had 16 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Phoenix allowed 48.0% from the field on 49 of 102 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 50 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Suns knocked down 16 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Phoenix ended the contest having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (40 of 91) and knocked down 14 of their 39 shots from distance.

Bradley Beal is one player who played a role in this game. Beal finished 71.4% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes. He played for 34 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He accumulated 31 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Phoenix will take the court with a win-loss record of 35-26 on the season. They cough up possession 15.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 43.9 boards per game and has earned 1,617 dimes so far this season, which is 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are connecting on 37.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (729 of 1,940) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 117.1 pts per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 49.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns have forced 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,583 conceded on the year. The Suns defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (2,578 of 5,561) and they surrender 41.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 16th in the league in PPG allowed (114.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 124-114 when they faced the Lakers. The Nuggets snagged 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the contest. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Lakers had 9 fouls for the contest which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for 7 shots. They were able to convert 5 of those for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about shots from downtown, Denver converted 11 of their 26 tries (42.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets went 54 for 92 from the field which had them sitting at 58.7%. The Nuggets permitted the Lakers to convert 47 of their 89 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.8% in the game. They finished 41.4% from three-point range by going 12 out of 29 and finished the game at 8 of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, Denver permitted Los Angeles to snag 31 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in the game. Jokic earned 35 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the contest. He knocked down 16 of 25 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.0%, and added 10 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 42-19 for the season. The Nuggets are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they hit 75.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.1 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Denver has accounted for 6,987 points on the campaign (114.5 per game) and they pull in 44.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which is 4th in the NBA.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 110.3. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (8th in the NBA). The Denver defense concedes 36.4% on 3-point attempts (694 of 1,909) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.7 dimes and 41.9 boards every game, which ranks 8th and 5th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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