Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, February 9, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (39-12) are welcoming the Washington Wizards (9-41) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Wizards took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-106 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up with 23 and the Cavaliers accumulated 11 personal fouls. They buried 12 of 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Cleveland ended up shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Cleveland totaled 46 boards (7 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Cleveland earned 25 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the field on 43 out of 88 shooting. They also distributed 27 dimes for the game while creating 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 6 of their 9 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Washington walked away from the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (42 of 94) and converted 16 of their 40 shots from downtown.

Kyle Kuzma is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Kuzma ended up shooting 45.8% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He played 32 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He accumulated 28 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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Washington comes into this game with a win-loss record of 9-41 on the campaign. They are averaging 114.5 points per game (18th in the league) while shooting 47.5% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (595 of 1,712) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is pulling in 40.6 boards per game and has 1,396 assists this year, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 37.4% on shots from downtown and they are 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (123.8). The Wizards are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.6% (2,313 of 4,659) and they surrender 49.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 29th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,491 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics got the win with a final of 125-117 when they faced the Hawks. Concerning cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Atlanta to snag 49 in all (13 offensive). They went 31.7% from downtown by going 13 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Celtics allowed the Hawks to convert 43 out of their 102 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.2% in the game. Overall, the Celtics shot 49 out of 93 from the field which had them sitting at 52.7%. When discussing three-point attempts, Boston knocked down 17 of their 49 tries (34.7%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. The Hawks had 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Celtics were able to collect 39 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this matchup.

Kristaps Porzingis was important for the Celtics in this game. He converted 13 of 19 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and added 3 rebounds. Porzingis tallied 31 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 39-12 for the season. The Celtics are responsible for committing 17.1 personal fouls every game and they go 80.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per game (20th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. Boston has scored 6,140 pts for the campaign (120.4 per game) and they pull in 47.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks 13th in the league.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.8. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (2nd in the league). The Boston defense concedes 34.8% on three-point shots (671 of 1,926) and their opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.8 assists and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 6th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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