Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, 5/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-6.0)

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (51-31) will take on the Boston Celtics (61-21) on Saturday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York has a 2 - 0 lead in the series. New York opens this matchup as -6-point dogs. The over/under is 206.

In Game 2, the Celtics faced off with the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 91-90. In regard to personal fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 17 and the Knicks finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. New York ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 10 shots. On top of that, New York snagged 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 5 rejections. New York recorded 19 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 43.0% from the field on 37 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 51 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Celtics made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Boston finished the contest with a 36.2% FG percentage (34 of 94) and knocked down 10 out of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaylen Brown is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He had 20 points on 8 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 41 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. Brown finished the contest at 34.8% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Boston will enter this game with a record of 61-21 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 45.3 rebounds per game and has 2,144 assists for the year, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Celtics are hitting 36.8% on shots from distance (1,457 of 3,955) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 116.3 pts per game (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They concede 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (107.2). The Celtics are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (3,302 of 7,331) and they relinquish 43.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,968 surrendered for the season.

In Game 2, the Knicks collected 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Celtics had 17 fouls for the game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. Concerning shots from downtown, New York converted 9 of their 31 tries (29.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 86 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.0%. The Knicks allowed the Celtics to knock down 34 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.2% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 40 and ended up going 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, New York allowed Boston to collect 51 in all (16 offensive).

Josh Hart ended up being important for the Knicks for the matchup. He made 9 of 15 for this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Hart recorded 23 points in his 43 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in this matchup.

New York has a win-loss record of 51-31 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Knicks are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which ranks them 5th in the league. New York has scored 9,494 points on the year (115.8 per contest) and they grab 42.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.5 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per game. The Knicks commit 17.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks are ranked 9th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 111.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (25th in basketball). The New York defense allows 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (1,072 of 2,924) and their opponents are making 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.2 dimes and 41.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 7th and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-6.0)

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