Tuesday night's matchup between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks at TD Garden will be a rematch of the Celtics' 114-107 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. This was the Celtics' second preseason game of the 2023–24 season.
The New York Knicks need to win to move their preseason record above.500. 10 of the New York Knicks' previous 12 preseason games have ended in victories. The New York Knicks score 113 points on average while shooting 46.6 percent from the field and surrender 114 points while shooting 46.7 percent. Immanuel Quickley averages 15 points and 0.5 rebounds, while R.J. Barrett averages 17.5 points and 2 rebounds. Miles McBride is pulling down two rebounds, while Evan Fournier is the third player with ten or more points. The New York Knicks are making 76.2 percent of their free throws and shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc. The New York Knicks are collecting 39.5 rebounds per game while only allowing 33.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
To open the preseason at 3-1, the Boston Celtics need a victory. The last 10 preseason games played by the Celtics have been divided. The Boston Celtics score 111 points on average while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and surrender 107 points while shooting 43 percent. In comparison to Jaylen Brown, who averages 19 points and 1 assist, Payton Pritchard averages 21.3 points and 2.2 rebounds. The third player with ten or more points is Svi Mykhailiuk, and Kristaps Porzingis has five rebounds. The Boston Celtics are making 80.3 percent of their free throws while shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Boston Celtics are collecting 48.7 rebounds per game while only allowing 33.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
However, this is a lot of points to lay in a preseason game, even though the Boston Celtics should be favorites in this situation, especially at home. In the majority of games, I don't want to lay more than four or five points. Last week, the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics as well. In that contest, they restricted Boston to sub 43 percent shooting and created 17 turnovers. With that many points, I would have to support the Knicks in this game.
