New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5.5)

The New York Knicks (50-32 last season) are on their way to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Celtics (64-18 last year). Boston opens this matchup as 5.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 223.

The Knicks took the court against the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 130-109 in their last contest. New York walked away from the contest having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (36 of 85) and converted 13 of their 35 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 24 of 27 shots for a rate of 88.9%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 67.1% from the floor on 53 out of 79 shooting. Indiana doled out 33 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Indiana snagged 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Indiana finished the game shooting 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 attempts. They buried 13 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 17 and the Pacers finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Donte DiVincenzo is one player who came through for this contest. He totaled 39 points on 11 out of 21 shooting. He played for 41 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. DiVincenzo finished the game at 52.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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New York comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 50-32 last year. They had an average of 112.8 points per game (19th in the NBA) while going 46.5% from the field. The Knicks shot 36.9% on 3-point shots (1,083 of 2,936) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a basketball team, New York pulled down 45.2 rebounds per game and tallied 1,998 assists throughout last season, which ranked 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turned it over 13.2 times per contest and as a team committed 17.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Knicks were able to force their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and they drew 19.1 personal fouls. They surrendered 36.5% from 3-point land and they were ranked 2nd in basketball in opponents PPG (108.2). The Knicks defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 47.0% (3,304 of 7,026) and they surrendered 40.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,098 conceded throughout last year.

In their last game, the Celtics went home defeated by a final of 122-84 against the Mavericks. The Celtics recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. The Mavericks had 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 92.3%. When it comes to three-point shots, Boston converted 14 out of 41 tries (34.1%). Overall, the Celtics shot 29 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.3%. The Celtics allowed the Mavericks to convert 46 of 91 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.5% for this game. They finished 40.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 15 of 37 and ended up going 15 of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). When talking about team rebounding, Boston permitted Dallas to pull down 52 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics in this matchup. Tatum tallied 31 points in his 45 mins of playing time and tallied 11 assists for the contest. He buried 11 out of 24 for this contest for a field goal rate of 45.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Boston had a win-loss record of 64-18 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics hit 48.7% from the floor, which was ranked 8th in the league. Boston had 9,887 pts last year (120.6 per game) and they pulled down 46.3 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 26.9 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they turned it over 11.9 times per contest. The Celtics were responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they connected on 80.7% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics were ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per contest with 109.2. They were able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (2nd in the league). The Boston defense conceded 35.2% on shots from distance (1,059 of 3,008) and opponents converted on 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 24.9 dimes and 43.3 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 5th and 14th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+5.5)

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