New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC

The New York Knicks (12-6) are traveling to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will take on the Boston Celtics (10-9).

The Knicks played the Bucks and took home the win by a score of 118-109 in their last contest. New York finished the game having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (38 of 84) and knocked down 14 out of their 34 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 28 of 33 shots for a rate of 84.8%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 44 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 25 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 52.1% from the floor on 37 out of 71 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 24 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Milwaukee collected 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Milwaukee ended up going 68.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 25 attempts. They converted 18 of their 41 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 21 and the Bucks recorded 26 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. Brunson finished the game at 57.1% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He notched 37 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

Get all of our NBA Betting Picks

New York heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-6 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is grabbing 45.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 489 assists on the year, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Knicks are shooting 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (275 of 739) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 120.7 pts per contest (5th in the league) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.3 fouls. They are ranked 3rd in basketball in giving up assists with 465 surrendered this season. The Knicks are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (718 of 1,532) and they surrender 40.9 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 38.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 9th in the league in opponents PPG (114.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-115 when they faced the Timberwolves. In relation to rebounding, Boston allowed Minnesota to pull down 37 in total (5 on the offensive side). They shot 43.8% from beyond the arc by going 21 of 48 and finished the contest at 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Celtics permitted the Timberwolves to make 41 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Celtics shot 45 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.9%. In regard to three-point attempts, Boston buried 16 out of their 46 tries (34.8%). They were able to convert 9 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. The Timberwolves committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Celtics pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 43 in this contest.

Jaylen Brown ended up having an impact for the Celtics in the matchup. He buried 17 out of 32 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Brown totaled 41 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes in this contest.

Boston has a record of 10-9 on the campaign. The Celtics are responsible for committing 23.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.5 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. Boston has totaled 2,181 points this season (114.8 per contest) and they pull in 44.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in the league.

The Boston defense gives up 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (255 of 701) and their opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.1 dimes and 44.5 boards every game, which ranks 6th and 18th in basketball. The Celtics defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points given up per game with 110.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Get NBA picks on every single game, or if you want our very best bets by the experts, sign up for your free $60 account with a guarantee.