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04/08 01:03 CDT New York plays Boston, seeks 6th straight home win
New York plays Boston, seeks 6th straight home win
By The Associated Press
Boston Celtics (54-25, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks
(51-28, third in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts Boston aiming to prolong its five-game home winning
streak.
The Knicks are 33-16 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York ranks
eighth in the Eastern Conference with 15.2 fast break points per game led by
Mikal Bridges averaging 3.2.
The Celtics have gone 35-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston has a
5-7 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Knicks' 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.2 more made
shots on average than the 14.1 per game the Celtics allow. The Celtics are
shooting 46.7% from the field, 0.8% higher than the 45.9% the Knicks' opponents
have shot this season.
The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Knicks won 111-89 in
the last meeting on Feb. 8. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 31 points, and
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 26 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20.1 points and 11.9 rebounds
for the Knicks. Brunson is averaging 18.9 points over the last 10 games.
Brown is averaging 28.8 points, seven rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Celtics.
Payton Pritchard is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 7-3, averaging 116.6 points, 44.6 rebounds, 28.3
assists, 8.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 108.7 points per game.
Celtics: 8-2, averaging 116.1 points, 47.7 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 5.8 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 106.9 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: None listed.
Celtics: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
