New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 5/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5.0)

Down 1 - 3 in the series, the Boston Celtics (61-21) host the New York Knicks (51-31) at TD Garden on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York opens this contest as 5-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 209.

In Game 4, the Knicks faced off with the Celtics and went home with a win by a final score of 121-113. In relation to fouls, the Knicks ended up with 20 and the Celtics totaled 16 fouls. They made 18 of 48 tries from distance. Boston ended up shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 26 shots. On top of that, Boston collected 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Boston recorded 15 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, New York allowed 48.1% from the field on 38 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 9 of 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. New York walked away from the contest having earned a 54.3% FG percentage (50 of 92) and buried 12 out of their 34 shots from downtown.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who came through in this matchup. Brunson ended up shooting 56.0% from the field and also totaled 12 dimes. He was on the court for 40 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He had 39 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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New York will take the court with a mark of 51-31 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a team, New York is grabbing 42.6 boards per contest and has earned 2,254 assists on the season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 36.9% from downtown (1,031 of 2,794) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 115.8 points per contest (9th in the league) while shooting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,069 conceded this season. The Knicks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,411 of 7,192) and they concede 41.8 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 36.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (111.7).

In Game 4, the Celtics pulled down 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Knicks had 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Boston made 18 out of their 48 attempts (37.5%). Overall, the Celtics shot 38 for 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.1%. The Celtics allowed the Knicks to bury 50 of their 92 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 54.3% in the game. They finished the game shooting 35.3% from downtown via 12 out of 34 and ended up shooting 9 out of 12 from the charity stripe (75.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed New York to grab 43 in total (13 offensive).

Jayson Tatum ended up being important for the Celtics in this matchup. He made 16 out of 28 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Tatum tallied 42 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for this contest.

Boston has a mark of 61-21 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 46.2% from the field, which ranks 19th in the NBA. Boston has 9,534 pts for the year (116.3 per contest) and they pull down 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 26.1 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 15.9 fouls every game and they connect on 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense concedes 34.7% on shots from distance (1,055 of 3,041) and opponents are making 77.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.0 dimes and 43.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 3rd and 13th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the league in PPG allowed with 107.2. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (2nd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+5.0)

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