Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Oklahoma City Thunder (13-4) are headed to Chase Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Golden State Warriors (12-5).

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 130-109 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 18 while the Kings racked up 22 fouls. They also made 8 of their 32 shots from distance. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 73.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Sacramento totaled 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Sacramento dished out 24 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 42 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 44 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Thunder made 20 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Oklahoma City finished the game with a 55.8% FG percentage (48 of 86) and knocked down 14 of 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who was a factor for this game. He recorded 37 points on 13 out of 20 shooting. He played 35 mins and also snagged 4 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 65.0% from the field and totaled 11 assists.

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Oklahoma City comes into this one with a record of 13-4 on the year. They are averaging 115.2 pts per contest (11th in the league) while going 46.2% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 34.9% on 3-point shots (233 of 668) and 82.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game and has 432 dimes this season, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.1 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing 19.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 417 relinquished on the season. The Thunder are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (617 of 1,452) and they concede 48.8 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.1% on 3-point shots while they are 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (103.9).

In their last game, the Warriors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-120 against the Nets. The Warriors pulled down 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Nets had 18 fouls for the game which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a clip of 64.7%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Golden State made 19 out of their 46 tries (41.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors shot 45 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. The Warriors permitted the Nets to convert 41 out of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% for the game. They finished 44.4% from three-point range by going 20 out of 45 and finished the contest at 26 of 30 at the charity stripe (86.7%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Golden State allowed Brooklyn to snag 42 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors for the matchup. He converted 8 of 17 for this game for a rate of 47.1%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Curry accumulated 28 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 7 dimes for this contest.

Golden State has a record of 12-5 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the league. Golden State has accounted for 2,001 points so far this year (117.7 per contest) and they grab 48.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 30.3 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.9. They have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the field (3rd in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 669) and their opposition makes 77.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.5 dimes and 46.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 12th and 26th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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