Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (33-22) are welcoming the Boston Celtics (43-12) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Celtics faced off with the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 136-86 in their last game. Boston finished the contest having earned a 57.1% FG percentage (52 out of 91) and knocked down 22 of 45 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Celtics converted 10 of 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 51 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 32 assists for the game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the floor on 31 out of 81 shooting. Brooklyn totaled 27 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Brooklyn grabbed 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Brooklyn finished the contest at 93.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 15 tries. They converted 10 out of their 31 tries from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Celtics finished with 13 and the Nets accumulated 12 fouls.

Payton Pritchard is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. Pritchard went 68.8% from the field and distributed 3 dimes. He played 32 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished with 28 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

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Boston will enter this game with a win-loss record of 43-12 on the season. They are averaging 120.7 pts per game (5th in the league) while connecting on 48.1% from the field. The Celtics are connecting on 38.0% on shots from distance (893 of 2,347) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston is collecting 47.3 rebounds per contest and has 1,442 assists this season, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,374 relinquished for the campaign. The Celtics defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.8% (2,281 of 5,089) and they concede 43.9 boards per game as a group. They surrender 35.1% on three-point shots and they rank 5th in the league in points per game allowed (110.6).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 118-100 when they played the Magic. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, New York allowed Orlando to snag 34 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 46.2% from downtown by shooting 12 of 26 and ended up shooting 10 of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Knicks permitted the Magic to bury 48 of 76 tries from the floor which had them shooting 63.2% for the matchup. In all, the Knicks went 35 for 84 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, New York made 11 out of 29 tries (37.9%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 79.2%. The Magic earned 22 fouls in this contest which took the Knicks to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Knicks collected 18 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game.

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks for the game. Brunson scored 33 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in this contest. He made 11 of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and had 1 rebound.

New York has a record of 33-22 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball. New York has totaled 6,297 points for the campaign (114.5 per contest) and they grab 45.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.7 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. The Knicks have committed 18.1 fouls per contest and they hit 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 36.9% on 3-point attempts (705 of 1,908) and opponents are converting on 76.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 40.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 10th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points given up per game with 109.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (16th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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