Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (9-3) are en route to Paycom Center on Friday where they will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder (10-2).

The Suns faced off with the Kings and took a loss by a final of 127-104 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the contest with a 37.1% FG percentage (36 of 97) and converted 13 of 43 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Suns knocked down 19 of 26 shots for a rate of 73.1%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 23 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Pertaining to defending, Phoenix allowed 64.1% from the floor on 50 of 78 shooting. Sacramento earned 38 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Sacramento grabbed 45 rebounds (6 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Sacramento ended up going 70.6% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 17 attempts. They also converted 15 of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Suns left the arena with 12 while the Kings racked up 20 personal fouls.

Josh Okogie is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away with 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He played 28 minutes and also collected 8 boards. Okogie finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Phoenix comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-3 for the campaign. They are averaging 114.3 points per contest (13th in the NBA) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Suns are connecting on 37.4% on three-point attempts (185 of 494) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 43.9 boards per game and has 318 assists this season, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Suns have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.9 fouls. They concede 37.4% from 3-point land and they rank 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.8). The Suns are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.5% (506 of 1,089) and they surrender 45.4 boards per contest as a team. They are 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 316 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Thunder walked away with a victory by a final of 106-88 against the Pelicans. The Thunder were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 16 steals for this contest. The Pelicans had 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.3%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Oklahoma City made 15 of 39 attempts (38.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder went 39 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. The Thunder permitted the Pelicans to bury 34 out of 86 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.5% in this game. They shot 24.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 37 and ended up shooting 11 of 17 at the charity stripe (64.7%). In relation to rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted New Orleans to snag 58 in all (21 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Williams pitched in for the Thunder in the game. Williams scored 31 points in his 31 mins on the court and earned 7 assists for the matchup. He buried 10 out of 18 for the game for a rate of 55.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 10-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Thunder are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA. Oklahoma City has accumulated 1,397 points on the year (116.4 per contest) and they grab 42.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.5 times per game (16th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Thunder commit 21.0 fouls every game and they go 81.4% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.0% from downtown (152 of 447) and opponents are making 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.7 assists and 50.0 rebounds every game, which is 13th and 30th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 103.8. They are forcing 20.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (1st in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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