Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/27/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA
TV: NBC Sports Boston
The Philadelphia 76ers (33-24) are on their way to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Celtics (45-12).
The 76ers faced the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 119-98 in their last contest. Philadelphia ended the contest with a 37.1% FG percentage (36 of 97) and converted 16 out of their 46 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the 76ers converted 10 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about the defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the floor on 43 out of 79 shooting. Milwaukee earned 32 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. In addition, Milwaukee had 47 rebounds (7 offensive, 40 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Milwaukee ended up shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 18 shots. They converted 18 of their 37 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 18 while the Bucks had 13 fouls.
Tyrese Maxey is one guy who came through in this matchup. Maxey finished shooting 42.1% from the floor and dished out 7 assists. He played for 38 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.
Philadelphia comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 33-24 on the season. They average 117.3 pts per contest (12th in the NBA) while going 47.2% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 36.0% on shots from distance (650 of 1,808) and 82.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Philadelphia is collecting 43.2 boards per game and has 1,411 assists on the campaign, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on defense, the 76ers are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.3% on three-point shots and they rank 14th in the league in opponents PPG (113.7). The 76ers are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,354 of 4,976) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,515 surrendered so far this year.
In their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 116-102 when they played the Knicks. The Celtics corralled 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They gave up possession 7 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Knicks earned 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 12 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Boston buried 15 of their 35 tries (42.9%). In all, the Celtics finished the game shooting 46 for 81 from the floor which had them shooting 56.8%. The Celtics allowed the Knicks to make 37 of 82 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.1% for the matchup. They finished 34.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 13 of 38 and ended up shooting 15 of 16 at the free throw line (93.8%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed New York to snag 39 overall (15 offensive).
Jaylen Brown pitched in for the Celtics in the game. Brown had 30 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 3 assists for the matchup. He made 13 out of 24 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 54.2%, and tallied 8 rebounds.
Boston has a record of 45-12 this year. As an offense, the Celtics are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks 11th in the NBA. Boston has totaled 6,882 points so far this year (120.7 per game) and they average 46.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.2 times per game (19th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Celtics have committed 17.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.7% from the charity stripe.
The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 110.4. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (2nd in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (751 of 2,143) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.0 dimes and 43.9 total boards per game, which ranks 6th and 16th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia
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