Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (49-19) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (23-45) at TD Garden on Tuesday.

The Nets took the court against the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 122-114 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished with a 47.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 90) and made 17 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Nets buried 19 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 40 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 33 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defending, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the field on 42 out of 90 shooting. Atlanta doled out 27 assists and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Atlanta collected 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Atlanta shot 79.2% at the free throw line by burying 19 of their 24 tries. They buried 11 out of their 37 tries from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Nets finished with 18 while the Hawks finished the game with 17 fouls.

Cameron Johnson is a guy who was a factor in the game. Johnson walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished with 28 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Brooklyn will enter this game with a mark of 23-45 for the season. They currently have an average of 105.6 pts per contest (29th in the league) while shooting 44.0% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (916 of 2,637) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 41.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,711 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 15.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,825 conceded on the year. The Nets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (2,741 of 5,724) and they relinquish 42.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.7).

In their last game, the Celtics got the win with a final of 115-113 against the Nets. When discussing rebounds, Boston permitted Brooklyn to grab 45 in all (18 on the offensive glass). They went 43.5% from 3-point land by going 20 out of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Celtics permitted the Nets to make 42 out of 90 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.7% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics finished shooting 44 out of 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.4%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Boston converted 13 out of 38 tries (34.2%). They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 73.7%. The Nets were called for 21 fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 19 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Celtics earned 25 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the matchup.

Kristaps Porzingis pitched in for the Celtics in the matchup. Porzingis accumulated 24 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 9 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 49-19 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which is 18th in basketball. Boston has earned 7,929 points on the year (116.6 per contest) and they average 44.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.8 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. The Celtics commit 16.3 fouls per game while shooting 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense concedes 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (872 of 2,491) and opponents are making 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 24.1 dimes and 44.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 3rd and 14th in basketball. The Celtics defensively are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 108.2. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% 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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