The Boston Celtics meet up with the New York Knicks for what Eastern Conference fans hope becomes a yearly tradition. After a grueling series that needed some Brunson magic to end, the Knicks once again are hobbling into a gauntlet of a series where, in reality, they don’t stand a chance.
Expect Tatum and White to carry the Cs offense tonight and win the second half with their depth and 3-point shooting. Check out our three top plays below. Good luck, folks!
OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges have both been elite for New York since entering postseason play. OG has championship experience in Toronto and can be a bucket-getter when needed. In the Pistons series, Anunoby went for 23/10/22/8/19/22 points for a 17.3 PPG average.
With a point of emphasis on tiring out Brown and Tatum on the defensive end, I expect OG to be aggressive from the get-go and put pressure on the Celtics defense from all three levels. The wingman has made 42% of his threes in 8 career Game 1s while averaging 13.8 PPG.
Talking about a guy who likes Game 1s, Derrick White has been a monster for Boston to open countless playoff series. The veteran guard has dropped 20/25/15/15/30 in his last five Game 1s, including hitting this PRA prop in 4 of 5.
With a hobbled Holiday, expect White to play around 35-40 minutes in this opening Eastern Conference Semis matchup with a point of emphasis on his 3-ball, which looked solid to open the series against Orlando. DWhite also averaged almost 10 rebounds & assists in that series.
I am anti-Thibs’ rotation. Brunson, OG, Hart, Towns, and Bridges cannot all play 40 minutes per game during this series. After getting beat up against the Pistons grueling youthful defense, I think New York will lose some steam down the stretch in this game.
]The Knicks lost all four of their games against Boston this season, but the telling stat? The Celtics were +16 total over the course of all second halves during this regular season series.
Hart and Brunson visibly lose steam down the stretch of ball games, while Towns has been getting into some serious foul trouble as of late (4.5 PF/G against Detroit). At less than -200 odds, I’m hammering Celtics second half ML in Game 1.
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