Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Philadelphia 76ers (21-40) are en route to TD Garden on Thursday where they will take on the Boston Celtics (43-18).

The 76ers faced off with the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-112 in their last game. Philadelphia wrapped up the contest with a 48.8% field goal percentage (42 out of 86) and made 9 of their 32 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 19 of 27 tries for a percentage of 70.4%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 56.8% from the floor on 46 of 81 shooting. Minnesota doled out 29 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In addition, Minnesota pulled down 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Minnesota finished shooting 94.1% from the free throw line by burying 16 of their 17 tries. They also made 18 of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the 76ers ended up with 16 while the Timberwolves had 21 fouls.

Quentin Grimes is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Grimes ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 39 mins played and collected 3 boards. He left the arena with 30 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 21-40 on the season. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 39.2 boards per game and has totaled 1,402 dimes for the season, which ranks 29th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are connecting on 34.5% on 3-point shots (764 of 2,215) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 109.1 points per contest (26th in the NBA) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

On defense, the 76ers have forced 16.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,681 surrendered for the year. The 76ers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (2,532 of 5,188) and they surrender 44.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 17th in the NBA in opponents points per game (113.8).

When they last played, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 110-103 when they played the Nuggets. The Celtics were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this game. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Nuggets committed 18 fouls in the game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 27 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.5%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Boston made 14 of 34 attempts (41.2%). When the game finished, the Celtics ended up shooting 37 for 78 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. The Celtics permitted the Nuggets to convert 41 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% in this contest. They went 34.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). When talking about how they rebounded, Boston allowed Denver to collect 38 in total (8 offensive).

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and added 5 rebounds. Brown accumulated 22 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 8 assists in the matchup.

Boston has a mark of 43-18 on the campaign. The Celtics are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.8 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. Boston has scored 7,123 pts this year (116.8 per contest) and they snag 44.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 18th in basketball.

The Celtics are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 108.2. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (3rd in basketball). The Boston defense concedes 34.6% on 3-point attempts (768 of 2,217) and their opponents are making 79.3% of their foul shots. They concede 24.1 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 3rd and 16th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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