It was finally what all Boston Celtics fans expected heading into this series: a dominant performance early against the New York Knicks that led to a smooth victory rather than a massive collapse. They’ll be looking to do the same tonight before heading back to TD Garden, and we’ve got our best Celtics vs. Knicks predictions for Game 4.

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Celtics vs. Knicks Predictions For Tonight's NBA Playoffs Game 4, 5/12

Well, hopefully you followed our Celtics vs. Knicks predictions for Saturday afternoon. We took Jayson Tatum over 3.5 three-pointers made at plus-money odds, stating that his concerns were him in clutch time, but he could hit four threes in the first quarter and call it a day.

It ended up being the first half rather than the quarter, but regardless, he went 4-for-4 to provide the nice early pre-halftime cash. So, now it’s time to see if Boston can continue to close out leads or if the Knicks can go back to feeling like being down 20 points is right where they want the Celtics.

Thus far, all the talk regarding this series has been about the play from beyond the arc, and understandably so. However, the Karl-Anthony Towns hand injury is now something else to monitor. Given those two points, it’s the perfect transition into breaking down these teams to properly get into the best bet from our Celtics vs. Knicks predictions.
 

 

 

Boston Celtics: Finally, The Boston Three Party

The phrase Boston Three Party is one that’s been used by anyone and everyone, so let’s just get right into the numbers. After the Celtics set an NBA regular season record for MADE three-pointers, they set an NBA record for MISSED threes in a playoff game in Game 1 of this series with 45.

Their struggles in Game 2 also saw them go 25-for-100 from deep, so their 20-for-40 in Game 3 nearly matched that two-game total. En route to that performance was 86% from three in the first quarter and 63% from beyond the arc in the first half. That first quarter was their best all season, and their 20 made threes were the most in a playoff game for Boston so far.

 

 

 

New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns Injury Update

Following Game 2, we highlighted both Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges, as the duo was as dynamic as it gets down the stretch to help the Knicks take the 2-0 series lead. As expected, Brunson was still solid with a 27-point Game 3. However, rather than his clutch moments, most attention is on Karl-Anthony Towns right now.

He appeared to have quite a serious hand injury, especially when many have speculated that he said, “I broke it.” We certainly won’t pretend to be lip-readers; KAT was far from that open about it when directly asked. He left it at “It is what it is,” and “What happens in the locker room, stays in the locker room.” So, expect to be in the dark until closer to tip-off tonight.
 

 

 

Celtics vs. Knicks Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

Speaking of tip-off tonight, we’ve also got you covered with the latest Celtics vs. Knicks odds for Game 4 at DraftKings Sportsbook:

 

 

Celtics vs. Knicks Best Bet: OG Anunoby Over 14.5 Points (-125 At DraftKings Sportsbook)

As mentioned, Jayson Tatum was the one who came through for us in Game 3 with ease, but we aren’t going back to that superstar regarding our Celtics vs. Knicks predictions for Game 4. Despite being up 2-1 in the series, it feels like a must-win for New York.

When you consider that Boston has actually dominated most of the first three games of the series, it makes more sense than it does on paper. So, it also makes sense that those around Jalen Brunson need to step up, and in that respect, we have our eyes set on OG Anunoby for Game 4.

See this line dip below 15 points is as valuable as it gets, and it’s almost entirely because of back-to-back rough games. However, we aren’t going to overreact, especially when he started this series with an amazing 29–point game.

That was also no outlier; that was following 22 points to help close out the Detroit Pistons in the first round. To expand on that, Anunoby scored 22+ points in four of the six games against the Pistons.

Even if he doesn’t break that 20-point threshold, it’s just 15 that we need for the best bet from our Celtics vs. Knicks predictions of OG Anunoby over 14.5 points (-125 at DraftKings Sportsbook). 
 

 

 

Celtics vs. Knicks Injury Report & Starting Lineup

Of course, the biggest Celtics vs. Knicks injury news right now is the status of Karl-Anthony Towns and his hand injury. New York already had the players to monitor with Jalen Brunson’s ankle and Josh Hart’s seemingly everything, so it’s not the news fans in the Big Apple want.

However, until we get official word on the status of Karl-Anthony Towns, here are the Celtics vs. Knicks lineups for Game 4 tonight:

NY Knicks:

BOS Celtics:

 

 

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