Boston (2-3) at New York (3-2)
When: Friday, May 16th 2025
Where: Madison Square Garden,
New York, NY
Time: 8:00 ET | TV: ESPN
Opening Odds: New York -2.5/209
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Celtics vs Knicks Recent Meetings
| Date | Home/Away | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/25 | BOS (127) - NY (102) | -5.5/208 | BOS/O |
| 5/12/25 | NY (121) - BOS (113) | 6/209.5 | NY/O |
| 5/10/25 | NY (93) - BOS (115) | 5.5/209 | BOS/U |
| 5/7/25 | BOS (90) - NY (91) | -10/211.5 | NY/U |
| 5/5/25 | BOS (105) - NY (108) (OT) | -9/212.5 | NY/O |
| 4/8/25 | NY (117) - BOS (119) (OT) | 2.5/223.5 | NY/O |
| 2/23/25 | BOS (118) - NY (105) | -7.5/231 | BOS/U |
| 2/8/25 | NY (104) - BOS (131) | 3/230.5 | BOS/O |
| 10/22/24 | BOS (132) - NY (109) | -6/222 | BOS/O |
| 4/11/24 | BOS (109) - NY (118) | -3/221.5 | NY/O |
Boston Celtics L10 Games
| Date | vs | Score | Line | ATS | Mar | BOS FG | Opp FG | Reb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/25 | NY | 127-102 (W) | -5.5/208 | WO | 19.5 | 44/84 | 29/81 | 44-40 |
| 5/12/25 | @NY | 113-121 (L) | -6/209.5 | LO | -14.0 | 38/79 | 50/92 | 31-43 |
| 5/10/25 | @NY | 115-93 (W) | -5.5/209 | WU | 16.5 | 40/83 | 32/80 | 42-43 |
| 5/7/25 | NY | 90-91 (L) | -10/211.5 | LU | -11.0 | 34/94 | 37/86 | 51-46 |
| 5/5/25 | NY | 105-108 (L) (OT) | -9/212.5 | LO | -12.0 | 34/97 | 37/87 | 59-49 |
| 4/29/25 | ORL | 120-89 (W) | -11.5/198.5 | WO | 19.5 | 43/76 | 33/88 | 38-44 |
| 4/27/25 | @ORL | 107-98 (W) | -7.5/199.5 | WO | 1.5 | 34/78 | 38/88 | 46-38 |
| 4/25/25 | @ORL | 93-95 (L) | -5.5/200.5 | LU | -7.5 | 33/74 | 34/83 | 39-42 |
| 4/23/25 | ORL | 109-100 (W) | -10/196 | LO | -1.0 | 36/80 | 39/82 | 46-34 |
| 4/20/25 | ORL | 103-86 (W) | -12/205.5 | WU | 5.0 | 37/82 | 34/81 | 42-41 |
New York Knicks L10 Games
| Date | vs | Score | Line | ATS | Mar | NY FG | Opp FG | Reb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/25 | @BOS | 102-127 (L) | 5.5/208 | LO | -19.5 | 29/81 | 44/84 | 40-44 |
| 5/12/25 | BOS | 121-113 (W) | 6/209.5 | WO | 14.0 | 50/92 | 38/79 | 43-31 |
| 5/10/25 | BOS | 93-115 (L) | 5.5/209 | LU | -16.5 | 32/80 | 40/83 | 43-42 |
| 5/7/25 | @BOS | 91-90 (W) | 10/211.5 | WU | 11.0 | 37/86 | 34/94 | 46-51 |
| 5/5/25 | @BOS | 108-105 (W) (OT) | 9/212.5 | WO | 12.0 | 37/87 | 34/97 | 49-59 |
| 5/1/25 | @DET | 116-113 (W) | 1.5/212.5 | WO | 4.5 | 41/86 | 38/81 | 43-36 |
| 4/29/25 | DET | 103-106 (L) | -5.5/215 | LU | -8.5 | 39/90 | 36/85 | 49-45 |
| 4/27/25 | @DET | 94-93 (W) | 2.5/217 | WU | 3.5 | 34/91 | 36/84 | 38-54 |
| 4/24/25 | @DET | 118-116 (W) | -1.5/215.5 | WO | 0.5 | 40/86 | 39/86 | 40-43 |
| 4/21/25 | DET | 94-100 (L) | -6.5/221 | LU | -12.5 | 34/81 | 33/74 | 34-48 |
Prediction
Boston posted their second win of the playoffs without Tatum and now have a lot of confidence heading back to New York. The Knicks really haven’t played well this postseason. Boston has just played terrible, but had their best effort on Wednesday. The Celtics are also 10-2 this season without Tatum and I think they steal a road win here and force a Game 7.
Pick: Celtics +2.5
