ShotQuality Wire

PREVIEW: The Denver Nuggets (10-3) travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans (2-12) on Wednesday, with the Western Conference's second-place squad taking on the conference basement dwellers. Denver brings elite perimeter defense that forces low-quality three-point attempts and efficient offensive execution, ranking second in three-point shooting and free-throw accuracy. Both teams seek redemption after recent setbacks, with the Nuggets coming off a narrow 130-127 loss to Chicago while New Orleans fell 126-109 to Oklahoma City. The Nuggets dominated their first meeting this season with a 122-88 blowout victory, setting the stage for another potential mismatch on the road. The Pelicans present...

PREVIEW: The Golden State Warriors, sitting eighth in the West with a 9-7 record, travel to face the Miami Heat, who hold the seventh seed in the East at 8-6. Golden State brings elite three-point shooting prowess, ranking first in high-frequency attempts at 50.5 percent, while maintaining fourth-ranked free throw efficiency at 82.9 percent. The Heat counter with league-leading pace, ranking first in quick tempo, and boast third-ranked passing ability to facilitate their offensive flow. However, Miami's defensive vulnerabilities are glaring—they rank 29th in three-point attempts allowed and dead last in offensive rebounding at 21.0 percent, weaknesses the Warriors' high-volume...

PREVIEW: The Sacramento Kings (3-11) travel to Paycom Center to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-1) , pitting two teams heading in dramatically different directions. The Kings have lost 10 of their last 12 games , while the Thunder have won 18 of their last 19 regular season games. Sacramento struggles with midrange efficiency at rank 1st in that category, but their weak defensive rebounding and poor spacing create fundamental problems on both ends of the floor, particularly their rank 27th defense against shots attacking the rim. The Kings average 113.2 points on 46.7% shooting while surrendering 124.5 points, a...