Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FDSOH

The Washington Wizards (3-19) are headed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday where they will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-4).

The Wizards played the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 140-112 in their last contest. Washington finished the game having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (43 of 100) and made 6 of 32 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 20 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 52 with 20 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of defending, Washington let their opponent shoot 52.1% from the field on 50 of 96 shooting. Memphis earned 34 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Memphis grabbed 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Memphis finished the game at 79.3% at the free throw line by burying 23 of their 29 shots. They also converted 17 of 43 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 25 while the Grizzlies finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Marvin Bagley III is a player who was a contributor in this game. He notched 20 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 25 minutes played and pulled down 7 rebounds. Bagley walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Washington steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 3-19 for the year. They turn the ball over 16.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has 536 assists for the campaign, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Wizards are hitting 31.2% on three-point attempts (246 of 789) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 107.6 points per game (26th in basketball) while shooting 44.0% from the field.

On defense, the Wizards have forced 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 30th in basketball in PPG allowed (123.8). The Wizards defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.5% (978 of 2,015) and they relinquish 48.0 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 620 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 122-113 when they played the Heat. When talking about attacking the glass, Cleveland permitted Miami to pull down 47 overall (10 offensive). They finished shooting 43.2% from distance by connecting on 16 out of 37 and ended up going 24 out of 26 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Cavaliers permitted the Heat to convert 41 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 41 for 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Cleveland converted 14 of their 33 tries (42.4%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 94.4%. The Heat committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Cavaliers were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Darius Garland ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the game. Garland accumulated 23 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 5 assists for the contest. He buried 9 of 19 for the matchup giving him a rate of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 21-4 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 50.7% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the league. Cleveland has accumulated 3,035 pts this year (121.4 per game) and they average 43.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 28.1 times per contest (7th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Cavaliers have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense concedes 37.0% from downtown (340 of 918) and their opponents are making 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.4 assists and 43.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 12th in the league. The Cavaliers are ranked 11th in the league in PPG given up with 111.5. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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