Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/1/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (39-20) are hosting the Philadelphia 76ers (33-26) at TD Garden on Sunday.

The 76ers faced the Heat and took home the win by a score of 124-117 in their last game. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (45 of 94) and knocked down 17 of their 43 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the 76ers made 17 of 18 tries for a percentage of 94.4%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 49 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 26 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the field on 40 of 87 shooting. Miami doled out 25 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Miami pulled down 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Miami finished the contest at 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 26 attempts. They also made 17 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the 76ers finished with 22 and the Heat recorded 14 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up with 28 points on 9 of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. Maxey finished shooting 34.6% from the field and totaled 11 dimes.

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Philadelphia enters this contest with a win-loss record of 33-26 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,458 dimes this year, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 35.7% from downtown (755 of 2,116) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They average 116.7 pts per contest (11th in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 19th in basketball in opponents PPG (115.9). The 76ers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (2,468 of 5,254) and they surrender 44.8 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,622 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 148-111 when they played the Nets. The Celtics snagged 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Nets committed 25 fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of those for a rate of 81.5%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Boston converted 22 out of their 34 attempts (64.7%). In all, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 52 out of 78 from the field which had them sitting at 66.7%. The Celtics allowed the Nets to bury 43 of their 88 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.9% for this game. They finished 41.2% from distance by shooting 14 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Boston permitted Brooklyn to pull down 25 in total (9 offensive).

Jaylen Brown ended up being important for the Celtics for the matchup. Brown recorded 28 points in his 30 mins on the court and accounted for 9 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 39-20 this year. The Celtics have committed 19.5 fouls per contest and they go 79.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per contest (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. Boston has accumulated 6,785 pts this season (115.0 per contest) and they collect 45.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 17th in the NBA.

The Boston defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point attempts (824 of 2,290) and opponents are converting on 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.0 dimes and 41.9 boards every game, ranking them 6th and 6th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in points given up per game with 107.5. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (3rd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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