Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (43-18) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (28-34) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 119-102 in their last contest. Portland ended the game with a 48.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 99) and made 11 of 35 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 12 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 61 with 22 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 26 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to defending, Portland let their opponent shoot 43.2% from the field on 41 of 95 shooting. Philadelphia recorded 27 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Philadelphia had 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Philadelphia finished 69.2% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of their 13 shots. They also knocked down 11 of 35 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 13 while the 76ers accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Anfernee Simons is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 34 points on 13 of 26 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Simons ended up going 50.0% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Portland will take the court with a record of 28-34 on the season. They are averaging 110.7 points per contest (22nd in the league) on 45.4% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (776 of 2,241) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling down 44.0 boards per contest and has totaled 1,482 dimes so far this year, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 16.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are ranked 20th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,621 conceded this season. The Trail Blazers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (2,573 of 5,472) and they concede 44.1 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.9% on shots from distance and they are 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.2).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics got the win with a final of 110-103 when they played the Nuggets. The Celtics recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Nuggets were called for 18 fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of them for a rate of 81.5%. In reference to 3-point shots, Boston buried 14 of 34 tries (41.2%). Overall, the Celtics shot 37 for 78 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. The Celtics allowed the Nuggets to knock down 41 out of 86 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.7% for the matchup. They went 34.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 of 35 and ended up shooting 9 out of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). In the matter of rebounding, Boston permitted Denver to get 38 in total (8 offensive).

Jaylen Brown ended up having an impact for the Celtics for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Brown earned 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists for the game.

Boston has a record of 43-18 on the campaign. The Celtics are committing 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.8 times per game (18th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Boston has totaled 7,123 pts on the year (116.8 per contest) and they grab 44.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 17th in the league.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 108.2. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Boston defense allows 34.6% on shots from distance (768 of 2,217) and opponents are making 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 24.1 dimes and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which is 3rd and 15th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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