Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/25/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (47-24) will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (56-15) on Wednesday.

The Thunder played the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 132-111 in their last game. Oklahoma City finished having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (50 out of 93) and made 11 out of their 30 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 21 of 30 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 27 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the field on 41 of 91 shooting. Washington earned 19 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. Furthermore, Washington snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Washington finished shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 18 shots. They converted 16 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 27 while the Wizards accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He scored 40 points on 17 of 27 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and pulled down 3 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander finished shooting 63.0% from the field and also dished out 7 assists.

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Oklahoma City will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 56-15 for the season. They are averaging 118.7 points per outing (5th in the league) while connecting on 48.1% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 36.0% on 3-point shots (962 of 2,674) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is snagging 44.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,808 assists on the season, which ranks 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing 16.9 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are 5th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,760 conceded on the campaign. The Thunder defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (2,721 of 6,263) and they concede 45.4 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 36.5% on shots from distance while they are 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (107.5).

In their last game, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 102-92 against the Timberwolves. The Celtics snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Timberwolves earned 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to shots from downtown, Boston made 9 of their 33 tries (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics went 34 out of 95 from the field which had them shooting 35.8%. The Celtics permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 39 out of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 36.4% from three-point range via 12 out of 33 and finished the game at 12 out of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In reference to rebounding, Boston allowed Minnesota to grab 45 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in the game. Brown tallied 29 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this contest. He made 9 of 26 for the contest for a field goal rate of 34.6%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 47-24 on the year. The Celtics are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls every game while shooting 80.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.4 times per game (29th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 8,103 points this season (114.1 per game) and they collect 46.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the NBA.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.0. They have forced 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Boston defense allows 35.7% on 3-point attempts (990 of 2,775) and their opposition knocks down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.8 assists and 41.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 7th and 6th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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