New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 5/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+11.0)

Leading the series, 1 - 0, the New York Knicks (51-31) are on their way to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will take on the Boston Celtics (61-21) in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York opens as 11-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 212.

The Knicks took the court against the Celtics and walked away with a win by a score of 108-105 in Game 1. Regarding personal fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 19 and the Celtics totaled 22 personal fouls. They converted 15 of their 60 attempts from long range. Boston ended up going 84.6% at the free throw line by burying 22 of their 26 attempts. On top of that, Boston collected 59 boards (19 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Boston earned 18 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, New York allowed the other team to shoot 35.1% from the floor on 34 out of 97 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 49 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Knicks made 17 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 54.8%. New York finished with a 42.5% FG percentage (37 out of 87) and converted 17 of 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

OG Anunoby is a player who had an impact for the contest. Anunoby finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He played for 46 mins and also collected 4 boards. He racked up 29 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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New York heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 51-31 for the campaign. They average 115.8 points per contest (9th in the league) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Knicks are shooting 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (1,031 of 2,794) and 80.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is collecting 42.6 boards per game and has racked up 2,254 assists so far this season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.7% on three-point shots and they rank 9th in the league in PPG allowed (111.7). The Knicks are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,411 of 7,192) and they relinquish 41.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,069 surrendered this season.

In Game 1, the Celtics were able to collect 40 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards for a total of 59 for the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Knicks were called for 19 fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 84.6%. With respect to 3-pointers, Boston knocked down 15 out of their 60 tries (25.0%). In all, the Celtics finished shooting 34 for 97 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.1%. The Celtics allowed the Knicks to knock down 37 out of 87 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.5% for this game. They finished 45.9% from behind the 3-point line via 17 out of 37 and finished the game at 17 of 31 from the charity stripe (54.8%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Boston allowed New York to grab 49 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Brown pitched in for the Celtics in the game. Brown accumulated 23 points in his 45 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for this contest. He buried 7 out of 20 for this contest giving him a rate of 35.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 61-21 for the year. The Celtics are committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per contest (16th in the league) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per game. Boston has accumulated 9,534 pts for the season (116.3 per game) and they pull down 45.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA.

The Boston defense gives up 34.7% from downtown (1,055 of 3,041) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.0 dimes and 43.7 total boards per game, ranking them 3rd and 13th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per game with 107.2. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (2nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+11.0)

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