Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (21-36) will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (46-11) on Wednesday.

The Thunder faced off with the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 131-128 in their last game. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game having earned a 42.5% field goal percentage (45 of 106) and made 15 out of their 49 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 23 of their 29 shots for a rate of 79.3%. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 53 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to defending, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 45.4% from the field on 44 out of 97 shooting. Minnesota totaled 29 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In addition, Minnesota totaled 54 boards (11 offensive, 43 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Minnesota went 87.2% at the free throw line by making 34 of their 39 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 32 attempts from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 30 and the Timberwolves finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a factor for the game. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game shooting 55.0% from the floor and recorded 8 assists. He played 42 mins played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He notched 39 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will take the court with a record of 46-11 for the year. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 44.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,509 dimes for the season, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are shooting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (803 of 2,219) and 82.2% from the free throw line. They average 118.4 points per outing (4th in the league) on 47.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunder have forced 17.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 4th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,384 surrendered on the campaign. The Thunder are allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (2,110 of 4,885) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 33.1% on shots from downtown and they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (105.7).

When they last played, the Nets took a loss by a score of 107-99 when they faced the Wizards. In regard to attacking the glass, Brooklyn permitted Washington to get 37 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 41.9% from downtown by going 13 out of 31 and ended up going 24 of 25 from the free throw line (96.0%). The Nets allowed the Wizards to convert 35 of their 70 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Nets ended up shooting 33 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Brooklyn made 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 79.2%. The Wizards earned 26 fouls in this contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 16 steals in the matchup. The Nets snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this contest.

Ziaire Williams was important for the Nets in this game. Williams accumulated 19 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 6 of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 21-36 for the campaign. The Nets are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls every game and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.7 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.5 times per contest. Brooklyn has accumulated 5,972 points so far this season (104.8 per game) and they pull in 41.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 27th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (746 of 2,036) and their opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.5 dimes and 42.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 14th and 6th in the league. The Nets defensively are ranked 8th in the league in PPG given up with 110.8. They are able to force 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (27th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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