New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (40-16) will try to beat the New York Knicks (37-18) at TD Garden on Sunday.

The Knicks took the court against the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 113-111 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 12 and the Bulls recorded 12 personal fouls. They also converted 19 of 48 shots from beyond the perimeter. Chicago finished the game at 83.3% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 12 shots. Moreover, Chicago collected 53 boards (11 offensive, 42 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Chicago recorded 24 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, New York allowed 39.8% from the field on 41 of 103 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 54 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Knicks knocked down 7 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. New York finished having earned a 43.0% FG percentage (46 out of 107) and knocked down 14 out of their 46 shots from downtown.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one player who played a role for the game. Towns finished shooting 46.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 43 mins and collected 18 rebounds. He notched 32 points on 14 of 30 shooting.

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New York steps onto the hardwood with a record of 37-18 for the season. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a group they commit 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling down 43.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,519 dimes on the season, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 37.4% from downtown (704 of 1,882) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.3 points per contest (4th in the NBA) while shooting 49.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 13th in the league in PPG allowed (112.5). The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (2,295 of 4,866) and they concede 41.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 11th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,421 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 124-104 against the 76ers. The Celtics collected 38 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 49 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The 76ers had 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 93.3%. Regarding 3-point shots, Boston made 24 of their 54 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics shot 43 out of 89 from the field which had them shooting 48.3%. The Celtics allowed the 76ers to make 40 of their 93 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.0% in this game. They finished 20.5% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 39 and finished the game at 16 out of 17 from the free throw line (94.1%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Boston permitted Philadelphia to pull down 44 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Payton Pritchard ended up having an impact for the Celtics in the game. He made 10 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, but wasn't able to grab a board. Pritchard totaled 28 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for the game.

Boston has a mark of 40-16 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 18th in basketball. Boston has accumulated 6,571 pts so far this season (117.3 per game) and they pull in 45.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per game (17th in the league) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Celtics commit 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (707 of 2,041) and their opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 24.0 dimes and 44.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 3rd and 15th in basketball. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 108.1. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (2nd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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