Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (47-18) will attempt to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder (53-12) on Wednesday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 140-127 in their last contest. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest having earned a 47.0% field goal percentage (47 of 100) and made 19 out of their 47 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder buried 14 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled a total of 37 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 29 assists for the contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 60.5% from the floor on 52 out of 86 shooting. Denver doled out 32 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In addition, Denver grabbed 43 boards (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Denver shot 90.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 20 attempts. They also made 18 of their 32 attempts from long range. Regarding fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 16 and the Nuggets finished the game with 18 fouls.

Luguentz Dort is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He accounted for 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played 34 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. Dort finished 56.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Oklahoma City enters this one with a record of 53-12 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is snagging 44.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,744 assists so far this season, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are hitting 36.7% on shots from downtown (932 of 2,539) and 82.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 119.7 points per contest (4th in the league) while connecting on 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are able to force 17.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They concede 33.6% from beyond the arc while they are 2nd in basketball in opponents points per game (107.1). The Thunder defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (2,453 of 5,627) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,588 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 114-108 against the Jazz. The Celtics pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 47 in the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Jazz had 13 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. In the matter of three-point shots, Boston made 18 out of their 53 attempts (34.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics went 40 for 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.0%. The Celtics allowed the Jazz to convert 43 of 95 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.3% in this contest. They shot 34.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 38 and ended up going 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Boston allowed Utah to collect 48 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Sam Hauser was important for the Celtics in this game. Hauser racked up 33 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He buried 11 of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 47-18 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is 18th in basketball. Boston has scored 7,599 pts on the year (116.9 per contest) and they average 45.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.8 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.8% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.2. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (3rd in the league). The Boston defense allows 34.8% on shots from distance (826 of 2,374) and opponents are making 79.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.1 dimes and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 14th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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