New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (62-17) will play the New York Knicks (47-32) at TD Garden on Thursday.

The Knicks faced off with the Bulls and went home with a win by a final score of 128-117 in their last contest. New York finished having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (46 of 83) and buried 17 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks made 19 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 95.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 31 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defending, New York allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the floor on 47 of 88 shooting. Chicago earned 20 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Chicago grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Chicago finished the game shooting 68.4% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 28 tries from distance. With respect to fouls, the Knicks walked away with 15 while the Bulls accumulated 18 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is one player who was a major factor for this contest. Brunson ended up going 54.2% from the field and totaled 8 dimes. He played for 42 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He racked up 45 points on 13 out of 24 shooting.

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New York heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 47-32 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is grabbing 41.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,926 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 36.8% on three-point attempts (1,043 of 2,838) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 112.7 pts per game (20th in the NBA) while shooting 46.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They give up 36.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 2nd in the NBA in opponents points per game (108.1). The Knicks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (3,174 of 6,757) and they relinquish 36.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,026 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 104-91 when they faced the Bucks. Regarding rebounding, Boston allowed Milwaukee to get 49 in all (10 offensive). They went 47.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 17 of 36 and finished the game at 1 out of 2 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Celtics permitted the Bucks to make 43 out of 81 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics finished the game shooting 37 out of 93 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.8%. When discussing shots from downtown, Boston converted 17 of their 52 tries (32.7%). They were able to convert 1 of them for a rate of 50.0%. The Bucks committed 4 fouls for the game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 2 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Celtics snagged 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup.

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics in this contest. Tatum tallied 22 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 6 assists in the matchup. He converted 9 of 19 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 62-17 so far this season. The Celtics commit 16.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. Boston has tallied 9,515 points on the season (120.4 per contest) and they average 44.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Celtics are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the league.

The Boston defense allows 35.0% on three-point shots (1,016 of 2,899) and their opposition makes 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.9 assists and 41.1 total boards per game, which is 5th and 18th in basketball. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 109.1. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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