New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The New York Knicks are traveling to TD Garden on Thursday where they will go up against the Boston Celtics.

The Knicks faced off with the Cavaliers and earned the victory with a final of 105-103 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 18 and the Cavaliers recorded 19 personal fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 33 attempts from downtown. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the free throw line by converting 11 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Cleveland distributed 29 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the field on 40 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks made 14 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. New York walked away from the game having earned a 49.3% FG percentage (37 of 75) and converted 17 of their 33 shots from distance.

Julius Randle is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished with 36 points on 11 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and snagged 13 rebounds. Randle ended up shooting 52.4% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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New York heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 26-23 this season. They have an average of 114.1 points per game (14th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 34.5% on 3-point shots (588 of 1,705) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling down 47.3 boards per game and has racked up 1,106 assists for the campaign, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.6 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 9th in the league in PPG allowed (112.1). The Knicks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,973 of 4,362) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 16th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,210 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 98-95 against the Heat. With respect to cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Miami to snag 51 overall (14 offensive). They shot 36.4% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 33 and finished the game at 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Celtics allowed the Heat to convert 34 of 94 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 36.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Celtics finished 32 for 74 from the floor which had them shooting 43.2%. With regard to three-point attempts, Boston made 10 out of their 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. The Heat were called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Celtics were able to collect 39 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the game.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in this contest. He converted 9 out of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Tatum totaled 31 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and added 7 dimes in the game.

Boston has a win-loss record of 35-14 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Celtics are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the league. Boston has earned 5,764 pts for the season (117.6 per contest) and they collect 44.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.6 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. The Celtics are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 82.9% from the free throw line.

The Celtics are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 112.0. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (10th in basketball). The Boston defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (569 of 1,592) and opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 22.7 assists and 43.7 rebounds every game, which is 1st and 16th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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