Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 5/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+8)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in Game 5 of their series. The series is tied 2-2. Philadelphia opens this game as 8-point dogs. The over/under is 214.5.

The 76ers went home with a win by a final score of 116-115 in overtime of Game 4. When talking about personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 23 and the Celtics accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also converted 17 of 44 tries from 3-point range. Boston ended up shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Boston pulled down 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Boston earned 25 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 41 of 87 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 19 of 22 tries for a rate of 86.4%. Philadelphia finished the game with a 46.2% FG percentage (42 of 91) and made 13 of their 34 three-point shots.

James Harden is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He accounted for 42 points on 16 out of 23 shooting. He played for 47 minutes played and also totaled 8 boards. Harden ended up going 69.6% from the field and distributed 9 dimes.

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Philadelphia enters this game with a record of 54-28 so far this season. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a group they commit 20.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,063 assists on the season, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 38.7% on 3-point shots (1,035 of 2,675) and 83.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.2 pts per contest (14th in the NBA) while going 48.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the 76ers have forced 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% from beyond the arc and they are 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (110.9). The 76ers are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (3,312 of 7,005) and they surrender 41.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 6th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,986 relinquished so far this year.

Concerning how they attacked the glass in Game 4, Boston allowed Philadelphia to snag 44 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 38.2% from three-point range by going 13 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). The Celtics allowed the 76ers to convert 42 of their 91 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.2% in the game. Overall, the Celtics went 41 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. With regard to shots from downtown, Boston buried 17 of their 44 tries (38.6%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a clip of 72.7%. The 76ers committed 23 personal fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Celtics were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this contest.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for this game. He knocked down 9 of 20 for the game giving him a rate of 45.0%, and accounted for 18 rebounds. Tatum accumulated 24 points in his 47 mins on the hardwood and tallied 6 assists for the matchup.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 57-25 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in basketball. Boston has totaled 9,671 pts for the season (117.9 per contest) and they collect 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.7 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per game. The Celtics are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 81.2% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense allows 34.5% on shots from distance (954 of 2,763) and their opposition makes 76.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.1 dimes and 44.0 boards every game, ranking them 2nd and 18th in the league. The Celtics on defense are ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.4. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (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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