The timing of this most recent 2-game win streak couldn’t be more perfect for the New York Knicks who remained in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference standings. With 3 games remaining they still don’t know who their first round opponent will be. The Cavaliers, Magic and Pacers could all end up finishing in 6th, we are witnessing one of the tighter finishes to the regular season in years. The Knicks have a tough task against the Celtics tonight, at least on paper as Boston is 4-0 SU in the 4 meetings so far this season. However, the Cs are just coming off a tough loss at Milwaukee and it’s very likely that players will get nights off as the best record in the league is theirs. That definitely works in the favor of the Knicks who are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games at TD Garden.
It was a very unusual game for the Celtics on Tuesday in Milwaukee as they became the first team in NBA regular season history to finish a game without attempting a single free-throw. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. The Celtics put up a total of 93 shots, including 52 threes as they fell on the road 104-91. A performance like that sends out a clear message that this team is just coasting the rest of the regular season, avoiding any contact wherever possible in order to avoid injuries and go as healthy as possible into the postseason. That type of approach has many people confused whether or not to bet on the Celtics, if you ask me I would avoid doing so personally. For tonight’s game a total of 6 players are on the injury report, so we have no clue who will even suit up here.
