New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (37-28) will try to beat the New York Knicks (41-23) on Saturday.

The Knicks played the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 133-104 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 24 and the Kings had 20 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. Sacramento ended up shooting 84.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 26 shots. Moreover, Sacramento grabbed 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 1 block. Sacramento totaled 18 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 36 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists for the game in addition to creating 18 turnovers and having 13 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 21 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 80.8%. New York ended the contest having earned a 53.6% FG percentage (45 of 84) and converted 22 out of their 40 three-point attempts.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one player who was a contributor for this game. Towns finished 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 28 minutes played and also collected 9 boards. He totaled 26 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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New York will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 41-23 this year. They average 117.1 points per game (6th in basketball) while connecting on 48.9% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 36.9% on 3-pointers (811 of 2,197) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and has racked up 1,748 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Knicks are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,658 relinquished for the year. The Knicks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,678 of 5,666) and they concede 41.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 37.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 13th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.7).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 130-120 against the Trail Blazers. The Warriors recorded 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 16 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers earned 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 90.5%. When talking about shots from distance, Golden State made 21 out of 41 tries (51.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors shot 45 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. The Warriors permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 44 out of their 91 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.4% in this game. They shot 42.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 18 of 42 and finished the contest at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). With respect to rebounding, Golden State permitted Portland to snag 43 in total (15 offensive).

Gary Payton II was important for the Warriors in the game. He converted 11 of 16 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Payton recorded 26 points in his 28 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 37-28 for the campaign. The Warriors have committed 19.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 29.2 times per game (3rd in the league) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Golden State has scored 7,381 points on the year (113.6 per contest) and they grab 45.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which is 26th in the league.

The Golden State defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (857 of 2,385) and their opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.9 assists and 44.4 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 17th in the league. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 111.3. They have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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