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May 5, 2025

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NEW YORK KNICKS @ BOSTON CELTICS

TD Garden, Boston, MA

East Semifinals – Game 1

Team & Totals Trends:

The Knicks have won the 1st quarter in their last 8 road games
The Celtics have won their last 9 playoff home games
6 of the last 7 playoff meetings between the Knicks and Celtics have gone under

WIN/LOSS

TEAM	W	L	HOME	ROAD
NY	51	31	27-14	24-17
BOS	61	21	28-13	33-8

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM	PPG	OPPG	DIFF	TOTAL
NY	115.8	111.7	+4.1	227.5
BOS	116.3	107.2	+9.1	223.5

SEASON SERIES

DATE	RESULT
Oct 25, 2024	OKC 102 @ DEN 87
Nov 7, 2024	OKC 122 @ DEN 124
Mar 10, 2025	DEN 103 @ OKC 127
Mar 11, 2025	DEN 140 @ OKC 127

SEASON SERIES

DATE	RESULT
Oct 23, 2024	NYK 109 @ BOS 132
Feb 9, 2025	BOS 131 @ NYK 104
Feb 24, 2025	NYK 105 @ BOS 118
Apr 9, 2025	BOS 119 @ NYK 117 (OT)

PICKS ATS

SPREAD	POINTS	RESULT
BOS	OVER
-9.5	212.5

NBA PLAYER PROP BETS - CLICK TO OPEN

Player Trends:

OG Anunoby has 2+ threes in 15 of his last 16 road games
Kristaps Porzingis has 2+ threes in his last 12 games vs. the Knicks
Jayson Tatum has 8+ assists in 3 of his last 4 home games
Mikal Bridges has 2+ assists in 10 straight after playing 40+ mins
Derrick White has 4+ assists in 21 of his last 22 games
Derrick White has 15+ points in the Celtics’ last 5 Game 1s
Jaylen Brown has 22+ points in his last 7 playoff home games vs. the Atlantic
Jayson Tatum has 35+ points in 3 straight games
Porzingis has 16+ points in 10 straight home games after a single-digit outing
Mikal Bridges has 15+ points in 5 straight games after logging 40+ mins
OG Anunoby has 22+ points in 6 of his last 7 road games
Tatum has 10+ rebounds in each of the Celtics’ last 5 Game 1s
Towns has 13+ rebounds in 5 straight road games vs. the Atlantic
Bridges has 4+ rebounds in 8 straight playoff road games
Holiday has 4+ rebounds in 8 straight home games vs. the Knicks
Jaylen Brown has 6+ rebounds in 10 of the Celtics’ last 11 Game 1s
OG Anunoby has 7+ rebounds in 6 of his last 7 playoff games vs. Boston
Al Horford has 6+ rebounds in 11 straight Game 1s of Eastern Semis
Derrick White has 4+ rebounds in the Celtics’ last 7 playoff home games vs. East teams
The Celtics have won the 1st half in 9 straight Eastern Semis road games for the Knicks
The Knicks have failed to cover in 4 straight at TD Garden with a rest disadvantage

The Knicks and Celtics will open their Eastern Semi-final series at TD Garden.

The longtime rivals last met in the playoffs during the 2012-13 season, when the Knicks took a six-game first round series. Historically, the postseason head-to-head is deadlocked at 7-7 across 14 series.

Boston dominated the regular season matchup, sweeping all four games by an average margin of 16.3 points. The Celtics’ perimeter shooting was a major factor, averaging 21.0 made threes per game compared to just 11.3 from New York. Jayson Tatum was outstanding in those meetings, putting up 33.5 points per game.

Tatum continued his stellar form in the first round, averaging 31.3 points and 11.3 rebounds as the Celtics ousted Orlando in five games. The Knicks, meanwhile, defeated Detroit in six behind Jalen Brunson’s 31.5 points and 8.2 assists per contest. Game 1 promises to reignite one of the league’s oldest rivalries with high stakes on the line.

PICK – OVER 212.5 TOTAL POINTS