Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 5/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+8)

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday in Game 7 of their series. Philadelphia opens this game as 8-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 202.

The 76ers ended up losing by a score of 95-86 in Game 6. When discussing personal fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 13 and the Celtics accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 15 of their 35 shots from long range. Boston finished the game shooting 87.5% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 16 shots. In addition, Boston totaled 50 rebounds (6 offensive, 44 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Boston distributed 22 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Philadelphia allowed 42.3% from the floor on 33 of 78 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 18 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 94.7%. Philadelphia wrapped up the contest having earned a 36.1% field goal percentage (30 of 83) and made 8 out of their 34 shots from distance.

Joel Embiid is a player who came through for the game. Embiid ended up shooting 47.4% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played 41 mins played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 26 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Philadelphia heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 54-28 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.4 fouls every game. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling down 40.9 boards per game and has racked up 2,063 dimes so far this season, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are hitting 38.7% on 3-point shots (1,035 of 2,675) and 83.5% from the charity stripe. They average 115.2 points per contest (14th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 fouls. They relinquish 34.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (110.9). The 76ers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (3,312 of 7,005) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,986 relinquished on the season.

In Game 6, the Celtics were able to collect 44 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in this matchup. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The 76ers were called for 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to 3-pointers, Boston buried 15 out of 35 tries (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Celtics ended up going 33 out of 78 from the floor which had them shooting 42.3%. The Celtics permitted the 76ers to knock down 30 of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.1% in this game. They shot 23.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 19 from the free throw line (94.7%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Boston allowed Philadelphia to snag 38 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Marcus Smart ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for this contest. Smart scored 22 points in his 42 mins of playing time and had 7 assists in the game. He made 8 of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 57-25 for the campaign. The Celtics are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per game and they connect on 81.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.7 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. Boston has scored 9,671 pts so far this season (117.9 per contest) and they average 45.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which is 14th in basketball.

The Boston defense allows 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (954 of 2,763) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 23.1 assists and 44.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 2nd and 18th in the NBA. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 5th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 111.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+8)

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