Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder (50-22) will play the Phoenix Suns (43-30) at Paycom Center on Friday.

The Suns faced the Nuggets and went home with a win by a final score of 104-97 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Suns walked away with 13 while the Nuggets finished the game with 13 fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. Denver shot 91.7% at the free throw line by burying 11 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, Denver collected 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Denver doled out 24 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Phoenix allowed 43.2% from the field on 38 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 51 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns converted 10 of 11 shots for a rate of 90.9%. Phoenix ended with a 47.0% FG percentage (39 out of 83) and buried 16 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Kevin Durant is someone who was a major factor in this game. Durant finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and pulled down 13 rebounds. He accounted for 30 points on 12 out of 20 shooting.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 43-30 for the year. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls every game. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 44.3 boards per game and has racked up 1,973 dimes this year, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are connecting on 38.2% on three-point shots (894 of 2,339) and 80.4% from the free throw line. They average 116.9 pts per contest (10th in the NBA) while hitting 49.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.2% from beyond the arc while they are 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.9). The Suns defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.3% (3,080 of 6,656) and they concede 41.3 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 13th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,917 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Thunder took a loss by a final score of 132-126 against the Rockets. When talking about cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Houston to pull down 50 overall (16 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 34.9% from distance by connecting on 15 of 43 and ended up shooting 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Thunder allowed the Rockets to bury 50 of 104 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.1% in this matchup. In all, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 47 for 96 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Oklahoma City made 14 of their 38 tries (36.8%). They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. The Rockets were called for 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Thunder were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 49 in this matchup.

Josh Giddey ended up having an impact for the Thunder in the game. Giddey earned 31 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 dimes for this game. He converted 12 out of 20 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 50-22 on the campaign. The Thunder commit 19.2 fouls every game and they shoot 82.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Oklahoma City has 8,669 pts this season (120.4 per game) and they snag 41.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Thunder are hitting on 49.9% from the floor, which is 2nd in the NBA.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (964 of 2,656) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 27.0 assists and 44.8 rebounds every game, which is 18th and 24th in the league. The Thunder are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG allowed with 113.2. They are able to force 15.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (3rd in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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