Knicks vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at TD Garden as the NBA playoffs heat up with a sizzling Eastern conference showdown! The undefeated New York Knicks are storming into Boston, ready to clash with the equally unblemished Celtics in what promises to be a nail-biter. With both teams fresh off commanding victories, they’re looking to keep their perfect records intact. Tipoff’s at 7:30 PM EST, so brace yourself for a high-stakes duel where every dribble and dunk could tip the scales. With the over/under teasing a score fest, fans are buzzing—will the Celtics weave their magic, or will the Knicks carve out a victory in Beantown? It’s time to find out if the Celtics can knit a win or if the Knicks will tailor a surprise in this tailor-made matchup!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 22, 2024 07:30PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	BOS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+180	-220	223.5	5.5/-5.5
Recent	+130	-170	223.0	5.5/-5.5
Difference	-50	+50	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

23W-18L

43.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

35W-4L

56.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/08/23	New York Knicks NYK	32	33	30	28	00	123	Over
12/08/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	41	35	24	00	133	Over
04/11/24	New York Knicks NYK	32	37	31	18	00	118	Over
04/11/24	Boston Celtics BOS	29	19	23	38	00	109	Over
02/24/24	Boston Celtics BOS	30	32	35	19	00	116	Under
02/24/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	32	26	18	00	102	Under
11/13/23	New York Knicks NYK	24	29	23	22	00	98	Under
11/13/23	Boston Celtics BOS	25	27	32	30	00	114	Under
10/25/23	Boston Celtics BOS	30	21	31	26	00	108	Under
10/25/23	New York Knicks NYK	18	28	27	31	00	104	Under
03/05/23	New York Knicks NYK	31	23	34	25	810	131	Over
03/05/23	Boston Celtics BOS	34	27	26	26	88	129	Over
02/27/23	Boston Celtics BOS	15	31	29	19	00	94	Under
02/27/23	New York Knicks NYK	27	33	28	21	00	109	Under
01/26/23	New York Knicks NYK	26	32	33	19	100	120	Over
01/26/23	Boston Celtics BOS	34	26	25	25	70	117	Over
11/05/22	Boston Celtics BOS	32	35	34	32	00	133	Over
11/05/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	37	30	22	00	118	Over
01/08/22	New York Knicks NYK	26	16	18	15	00	75	Under
01/08/22	Boston Celtics BOS	21	23	32	23	00	99	Under
01/06/22	Boston Celtics BOS	25	38	21	21	00	105	Under
01/06/22	New York Knicks NYK	18	29	30	31	00	108	Under
12/18/21	New York Knicks NYK	18	29	41	19	00	107	Under
12/18/21	Boston Celtics BOS	32	30	24	28	00	114	Under
10/20/21	Boston Celtics BOS	35	23	24	34	126	134	Over
10/20/21	New York Knicks NYK	29	25	32	30	1210	138	Over

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ BRO	111-107W	31	21	5	83
04/11	vs BOS	118-109W	52	24	12	99
04/09	vs CHI	128-117W	31	31	10	83
04/07	vs MIL	122-109W	41	25	5	92
04/05	vs CHI	100-108L	38	22	17	84
04/04	@ SAC	120-109W	39	34	11	80
04/02	vs MIA	99-109L	30	25	14	76
03/31	@ OKL	112-113L	46	24	10	92
03/29	vs SAS	126-132L	50	24	11	111
03/27	vs TOR	145-101W	42	37	11	94

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ CHA	131-98W	53	34	6	104
04/11	@ NYK	109-118L	36	25	12	86
04/09	vs MIL	91-104L	38	27	12	93
04/07	@ POR	124-107W	40	34	12	87
04/05	@ SAC	101-100W	51	25	7	90
04/03	@ OKL	135-100W	46	33	10	92
04/01	vs CHA	118-104W	51	28	10	89
03/30	vs NOP	104-92W	51	27	12	82
03/28	vs ATL	122-123L	43	28	12	94
03/25	vs ATL	118-120L	38	21	7	95

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	26.0	30.0	27.3	100%	26.6
Mikal Bridges SF	29.0	22.1	29.4	100%	29.8
Jalen Brunson PG	50.0	39.6	50.4	100%	50.7
Josh Hart SG	34.0	28.2	36.6	100%	37.0
Karl-Anthony Towns C	50.0	34.8	35.7	100%	36.0

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	39.0	42.8	39.9	100%	40.3
Jrue Holiday PG	27.0	36.0	28.4	100%	28.8
Al Horford C	26.0	36.0	24.6	70%	27.4
Jayson Tatum PF	52.0	56.5	48.1	100%	48.4
Derrick White SG	33.0	41.5	34.7	100%	35.1

Knicks Notable Injuries

Celtics Notable Injuries

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	21.5	26.7	+5.2	40%	40%	33%	33%	BOS	+0.7	#16
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Pts	27.5	30.8	+3.3	40%	70%	67%	67%	BOS	-1.3	#6
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	8.5	9.8	+1.3	40%	70%	67%	67%	BOS	+0.4	#23
Payton Pritchard	BOS	Reb	2.5	3.4	+0.9	0%	30%	40%	40%	NYK	-1.5	#3
Miles McBride	NYK	Ast	1.5	2.1	+0.6	60%	40%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.3	#12
Derrick White	BOS	Ast	4.5	4.9	+0.4	80%	60%	40%	40%	NYK	-0.1	#11

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#3	#20	#12	-2.2%
PF	#2	#3	#12	#4	-11.9%
PG	#18	#27	#10	#19	1.3%
SF	#15	#7	#5	#10	-3.6%
SG	#10	#7	#11	#10	-2.7%

Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#7	#12	#9	-7.1%
PF	#3	#10	#4	#3	-13.5%
PG	#14	#10	#16	#7	-5.1%
SF	#10	#23	#9	#12	-2.4%
SG	#6	#11	#8	#4	-7.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.6

120.0

Rebounds per Game

43.7

44.9

Assists per Game

24.7

28.2

Steals per Game

7.5

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.3

6.5

Shots per Game

88.9

90.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.2

16.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.4

58.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.4

39.4

Turnovers per Game

11.1

10.3

Fouls per Game

16.6

14.9

Recent Trends

OG Anunoby (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.6% to 24.9, 47.5 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 47.3% to 16.7, 11.3 min average previous 3 games.
Miles McBride (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.4% to 38.5, 27.0 min average previous 3 games.
Payton Pritchard (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 14.2, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.
Landry Shamet (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.6, 22.0 min average previous 3 games.