San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is where the Phoenix Suns (11-8) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (11-9) on Tuesday.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 127-125 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spurs walked away with 17 and the Kings finished the game with 23 fouls. They made 12 of their 32 tries from long range. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 24 shots. Additionally, Sacramento had 51 boards (21 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 9 rejections. Sacramento recorded 32 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 46.5% from the field on 47 of 101 shooting. They also dished out 32 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 20 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. San Antonio finished having earned a 51.2% FG percentage (42 of 82) and converted 23 out of their 46 shots from 3-point land.

Victor Wembanyama is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up with 34 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and pulled down 14 rebounds. Wembanyama went 64.7% from the field and also distributed 11 assists.

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San Antonio enters this one with a mark of 11-9 for the campaign. They cough up possession 15.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 44.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 563 dimes on the year, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (289 of 807) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.1 pts per game (20th in the league) while going 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Spurs have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 34.9% from beyond the arc while they are 8th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.8). The Spurs are allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (833 of 1,822) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 10th in the league in giving up assists with 495 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Suns got the win with a final of 113-105 when they faced the Warriors. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix permitted Golden State to snag 43 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 35.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 14 out of 40 and ended up shooting 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Suns permitted the Warriors to make 38 out of 92 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.3% in the game. In all, the Suns finished the game shooting 38 for 79 from the floor which had them at 48.1%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix converted 18 of their 35 attempts (51.4%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 86.4%. The Warriors committed 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Suns earned 39 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this contest.

Devin Booker pitched in for the Suns in this game. He converted 8 of 20 in this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Booker scored 27 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 9 assists in this matchup.

Phoenix has a record of 11-8 this season. As an offensive team, the Suns are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks 11th in basketball. Phoenix has totaled 2,150 points for the year (113.2 per contest) and they collect 43.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per game (12th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per game. The Suns commit 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.9. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Phoenix defense allows 37.2% from downtown (257 of 691) and their opposition makes 81.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.7 dimes and 43.7 boards per game, which ranks 22nd and 15th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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