Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Prime Video

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (51-28) will meet the Boston Celtics (53-25) on Thursday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 115-101 in their last game. Boston finished the game with a 53.4% FG percentage (47 out of 88) and knocked down 8 of their 28 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Celtics converted 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 47.6% from the floor on 40 out of 84 shooting. Toronto recorded 31 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Additionally, Toronto collected 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Toronto finished the game shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 18 tries. They also buried 8 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 19 while the Raptors finished the game with 16 fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one guy who came through in this game. He left the arena with 26 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. Brown shot 55.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Boston heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 53-25 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Boston is grabbing 46.5 boards per contest and has earned 1,917 dimes so far this season, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are connecting on 36.4% on 3-pointers (1,187 of 3,262) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.6 points per outing (21st in the NBA) on 46.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Celtics have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,932 conceded for the campaign. The Celtics defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (2,984 of 6,760) and they relinquish 41.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 36.0% on 3-pointers while they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (107.0).

In their last game, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 108-105 when they played the Hawks. The Knicks collected 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the matchup. They also turned it over 17 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Hawks committed 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.5%. In reference to 3-point shots, New York made 11 of 33 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Knicks finished 42 for 84 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Knicks permitted the Hawks to make 38 out of their 95 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the matchup. They shot 38.1% from distance by connecting on 16 of 42 and ended up going 13 out of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, New York permitted Atlanta to pull down 48 in total (19 offensive).

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks for the matchup. He buried 11 of 26 for the game for a field goal percentage of 42.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Brunson recorded 30 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 13 dimes for this contest.

New York has a win-loss record of 51-28 this year. The Knicks commit 20.0 fouls per contest while shooting 79.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.5 times per contest (13th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per contest. New York has 9,229 pts this year (116.8 per contest) and they average 46.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is ranked 12th in basketball.

The Knicks on defense are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.4. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (5th in the league). The New York defense allows 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (1,093 of 3,025) and their opponents are converting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.0 assists and 40.6 rebounds per contest, which is 7th and 3rd in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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