Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors (28-27) will play the Dallas Mavericks (30-26) on Sunday.

The Mavericks faced the Heat and earned the victory with a final of 118-113 in their last contest. Dallas ended the contest with a 51.1% FG percentage (46 of 90) and converted 13 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 13 of 16 tries for a rate of 81.3%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 47.3% from the floor on 43 out of 91 shooting. Miami totaled 23 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. Additionally, Miami pulled down 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Miami shot 65.4% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 26 attempts. They also buried 10 out of their 36 tries from long range. Concerning fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 17 while the Heat finished the game with 14 fouls.

Dante Exum is a guy who was a factor for the contest. Exum finished the game shooting 84.6% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He played 24 mins played and also pulled down 3 boards. He ended up with 27 points on 11 of 13 shooting.

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Dallas comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 30-26 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Dallas is pulling down 44.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,414 assists on the year, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.2% on three-point shots (733 of 1,970) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 115.7 points per outing (11th in basketball) while going 47.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They surrender 36.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 17th in the league in PPG allowed (113.5). The Mavericks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.9% (2,350 of 5,121) and they concede 44.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,492 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Warriors got the win with a final of 105-98 when they played the Rockets. The Warriors were able to pull down 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 42 for this contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 13 steals for the contest. The Rockets were called for 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to convert 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.9%. With respect to three-point attempts, Golden State knocked down 11 out of 41 attempts (26.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors ended up going 35 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. The Warriors allowed the Rockets to convert 38 out of their 93 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% in the game. They went 33.3% from distance by going 12 out of 36 and ended up going 10 of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). When discussing rebounding, Golden State allowed Houston to grab 52 in all (15 offensive).

Stephen Curry ended up being a factor for the Warriors in the game. He converted 7 of 17 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Curry earned 27 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Golden State has a record of 28-27 on the season. The Warriors are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game and they go 73.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.6 times per game (9th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest. Golden State has totaled 6,156 points for the season (111.9 per contest) and they grab 46.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Warriors are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA.

The Golden State defense allows 35.9% on 3-point shots (735 of 2,049) and their opposition knocks down 77.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.2 dimes and 44.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 11th and 20th in the league. The Warriors are ranked 9th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 111.6. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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