Celtics vs Knicks Match Player Stats | Saturday, February 8th 2025

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Celtics vs Knicks Match Player Stats | Saturday, February 8th 2025

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Todays Saturday, February 8th Matchup Details

Saturday Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
Todays Game is on Saturday, February 8th 2025
08/02/25 20:30:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

The Boston Celtics are expected to get a boost in possessions in this game from facing the 5th-speediest tempo home offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Knicks).

The Celtics check in as the 8th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 25 games when playing away from home (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create additional chances for scoring and assists).

Al Horford has converted 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 11.1% more than he’s sunk in all games this year.

Karl-Anthony Towns has made a whopping 8.8 shots made from the field per game this year, a big improvement over his 7.5 mark last year.

Karl-Anthony Towns has been on the court for 33.5 minutes per game while at home this year, ranking him in the 91st percentile — ranking among the most used players in the league.

The Knicks have played at the 5th-quickest pace in the league over the last 5 games while on their home court.

Offensive rebounds continue possession and generate more chances for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks grade out 2nd-best in in the league while playing at home with 13.6 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.

Out of all players in the league, Karl-Anthony Towns registers in the 96th percentile for foul shots drained, compiling a monstrous 4.8 per game this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns ranks in the 85th percentile for three-point effectiveness when playing at home with a superb 42.0% rate this year.

Karl-Anthony Towns will likely see a rise in efficiency across the board as a result of controlling the home court advantage in this contest.

In contrast to last year’s 1.7 mark, Payton Pritchard’s three-point shots scored have spiked this year to 3.2 per game.

Compared to last season’s 21.6 rate, Payton Pritchard’s playing time has spiked this season to 27.6 minutes per game.

Jaylen Brown has converted 56.8% of his field goal attempts over the last 5 games, 10.2% more than he’s sunk over the course of the season.

Jaylen Brown has played 35.4 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the NBA: 95th percentile.

This year when they are away from home, opposing starting SGs have compiled 21.5 points per game (highest in the NBA) vs. the Knicks, marking this as a favorable matchup for offensive output.

Precious Achiuwa has sunk 50.0% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 10 games, 11.9% more than he’s converted from three over the course of the season.

Precious Achiuwa has tallied 29.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 8.5 more than he’s tallied in all games this year.

The matchup vs. Boston is a favorable one for three-point attempts; when the Celtics are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PFs have averaged the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.3).

Jalen Brunson has logged 24.3 points per game when playing at home this year, ranking him in the 96th percentile — among the league leaders in this category.

Jalen Brunson has converted 42.6% of his treys over the last 10 games at home, 9.0% higher than he’s made from beyond the arc in all games this year while playing at home.

Jalen Brunson has been on the court for 34.0 minutes per game while on his home court this year, putting him in the 92nd percentile — ranking among the most used players in the NBA.

This year, opposing starting PGs have tallied 3.0 3-pointers per game (highest in the NBA) vs. the Boston Celtics, designating this as a favorable matchup.

Out of all players in the NBA, Jalen Brunson measures in the 82nd percentile for shot attempts from downtown on his home court, posting 5.5 per game this year.

Jayson Tatum has made 44.6% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games, 8.8% higher than he’s converted from 3-point range over the course of the year.

Out of all players in the league, Jayson Tatum places in the 97th percentile for playing time, totaling an enormous 36.2 minutes per game when playing away from home this year.

Compared to last year’s 9.0 rate, Payton Pritchard’s points per game have surged this year to 13.9.

Derrick White has attempted 8.8 shots from downtown per game this season, a sizeable increase from his 7.1 mark last season.

Among all players in the NBA, Derrick White measures in the 86th percentile for playing time, totaling a massive 32.4 minutes per game when playing away from home this year.

The matchup against the New York Knicks is a positive one for getting to the foul line; the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted a colossal 4.3 foul shots per game this year (6th-most in the league).

Out of all players in the league, Mikal Bridges comes in at the 90th percentile for shots made, posting a whopping 7.5 per game this year.

Mikal Bridges has averaged 38.4 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 100th percentile.

Mikal Bridges has converted 91.7% of his free throws over the last 10 games, 18.2% higher than he’s converted overall this season.

Jaylen Brown has attempted 5.8 three-point shots per game without the home court advantage this year, placing him in the 86th percentile among all players in the league.

The matchup vs. New York is a favorable one for 3-point attempts; when the New York Knicks have the home court advantage, the other team’s starting SGs have totaled the most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (7.6).

Out of all players in the NBA, Derrick White places in the 81st percentile for three-point performance while on the road with an outstanding 39.6% rate this year.

Kristaps Porzingis has attempted 7.4 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games, 1.4 higher than he’s attempted in all games this year.

Kristaps Porzingis has sunk 90.0% of his foul shot attempts over the last 10 games, 8.2% more than he’s put through the hoop overall this season.

Josh Hart has converted 7.2 baskets per game over the last 5 games at home, 1.5 more than he’s made over the course of the season playing at home.

Among all players in the league, Josh Hart lands in the 99th percentile for playing time, totaling an enormous 36.7 minutes per game when playing at home this year.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied 6.7 three attempts per game (highest in the NBA) against the Boston Celtics, identifying this as a good matchup.

Precious Achiuwa has converted 5.0 baskets per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 higher than he’s made in all games this year.

Jayson Tatum has averaged 26.6 points per game this year, placing him among the best players in the NBA in this category: 98th percentile.

Josh Hart ought to see a spike in productivity for all stats considering possessing the home court advantage in this contest.

Among all players in the NBA, Kristaps Porzingis places in the 81st percentile for 3-point efficiency when playing on the road with a very good 39.6% rate this year.

Among all players in the NBA, Mikal Bridges slots into the 90th percentile for shot attempts from beyond the arc playing at home, totaling 6.7 per game this year.

The matchup against the Celtics is a positive one for three-point attempts; the other team’s starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most three attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games (7.0).

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

Al Horford has successfully made 39.4% of his shot attempts from the field this year, putting him in the 23rd percentile out of all players in the NBA.

The Boston Celtics check in as the 6th-least efficient shooting team in the NBA over the last 5 games without the home court advantage.

This year when they are the visiting team, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 18.6% on threes (worst in the league) against the New York Knicks, branding this as a hard matchup.

The 2nd-most lethargic tempo visiting offense in the league over the last 15 games has been the Celtics.

The matchup vs. New York is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting PFs have attempted just 2.6 free throws per game this year when the New York Knicks are on their home court (5th-least in the NBA).

Al Horford has failed to convert 3.1 shots from behind the three-point arc per game away from home this year, putting him among the worst players in the NBA in this category: 78th percentile for misses on the road.

Al Horford will not enjoy the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home court tends to decrease player performance across the board.

Karl-Anthony Towns has averaged 3.5 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the highest-fouling players in the NBA (100th percentile).

The New York Knicks check in as the 2nd-least aggressive offense in the NBA over the last 10 games as it relates to 3-point attempts.

The matchup against Kristaps Porzingis is a difficult one for three-pointers; when Porzingis is playing on the road and facing opposing starting Cs this year, they have converted a measly 18.8% of their attempts from downtown (7th percentile).

The Knicks will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions in this contest from being pitted against the 2nd-most lethargic tempo road offense in the NBA over the last 15 games (the Celtics).

Payton Pritchard ought to see a decline in performance across the board as a result of playing away from home in this contest.

Jaylen Brown has been called for 4.0 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.4 higher than he’s been called for in all games this year.

Over the last 10 games when they are away from home, the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted 1.9 foul shots per game (3rd-lowest in the NBA) against the Knicks, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.

Jaylen Brown should suffer a reduction in effectiveness for all stats on account of playing away from home in this matchup.

Out of all players in the NBA, Precious Achiuwa lands in the 17th percentile for shot attempts from downtown, tallying 0.7 per game this year.

Precious Achiuwa has committed 2.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.2 higher than he’s committed over the course of the season.

The matchup vs. the Boston Celtics is a tough one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted just 2.3 free throws per game this year (least in the league).

The matchup against New York is a hard one for threes; when the Knicks are playing at home, the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled the 6th-least three-pointers per game in the NBA this year (1.3).

Jayson Tatum ought to see a decline in productivity for all stats due to being on the road in this contest.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have tallied 4.8 three attempts per game (2nd-fewest in the league) against the Knicks, labeling this as a tough matchup.

Derrick White has sunk a lowly 81.8% of his free throw attempts this year, a sizeable decrease from his 90.7 mark last year.

Derrick White will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage usually lowers player performance in all facets of the game.

The matchup vs. Boston is a hard one for scoring; when the Celtics are away from home, the opposition’s starting SGs have posted the 4th-lowest FG% in the NBA this year (38.1%).

The matchup against the Celtics is a challenging one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted a measly 2.0 free throws per game this year (6th-least in the league).

Kristaps Porzingis has tallied 3.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 higher than he’s tallied overall this season.

The number of baskets sunk against Karl-Anthony Towns has been remarkably low (4.9 per game) when facing other starting Cs this year (20th percentile).

The matchup with Karl-Anthony Towns in terms of getting to the foul line registers in the 4th percentile for difficulty with opposing starting Cs attempting only 1.5 free throws per game this year when they are on the away squad.

Among all players in the league, Josh Hart places in the 88th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a whopping 2.6 fouls per game while playing at home this year.

Over the last 5 games when they have the home court advantage, the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted 1.5 free throws per game (5th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Boston Celtics, making it tough to draw fouls.

The matchup against the Boston Celtics is a challenging one; they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the NBA to opposing starting PFs this year (14.5).

This year when they are on their home court, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 3.1 foul shots per game (8th-lowest in the NBA) against the Boston Celtics, struggling to draw fouls.

This year when they are away from home, the opposing team’s starting SFs have shot 33.3% on shots from the field (weakest in the NBA) vs. the Knicks, marking this as a hard matchup.

Over the last 15 games, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 2.5 foul shots per game (9th-fewest in the NBA) against the Knicks, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.

The faceoff with Karl-Anthony Towns ranks in the 10th percentile with the other side’s starting Cs draining a mere 16.0% of their 3-pointers this year when they are away from home.

Kristaps Porzingis will not have the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage usually decreases stat production in all stat categories.

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