The New York Knicks will try to close out their best of seven series for the third time as they face the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their NBA playoff with a pro basketball contest on Friday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The NBA odds from Game 6 has the road team New York Knicks favored by -1 ½ points with an over under line of 181 ½ points. The odds have not moved in this NBA playoff game since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The Boston Celtics staved off elimination for the second straight time as they post the92-86 road victory in Game 5 against the New York Knicks as a +9 point underdog. The total landed under 182 ½ points.
The Knicks had their worst shooting game of the series making just 39.5% from the field and 5 of 22 from three point distance. They did a good job at the free throw line making 17 of 20 and had just nine turnovers. New York had two less turnovers than the undersized Celtics. Carmelo Anthony had 22 points on 8 of 24 shooting and 0 of 5 from three point distance. Raymond Felton chipped in with 21 points and six boards as he made 10 of his 19 shots. In the two road games for the Knicks in this series they were held to 90 points in each game in a win in Game 3 and a defeat in Game 4. New York lives and dies from three as they rank fourth in the league from beyond the arc as they make 37.6% of them. The team is seventh in the NBA in scoring defense by giving up just 95.7 points a game.
The Celtics shot 45.7% in the Game 5 win and made 11 of 22 from three point land. They were perfect from the line by making 17 of 17 free throws. Boston survived 17 turnovers. Jeff Green led the Celtics with 17 points and four assists as he made 5 of 8 from the floor. Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 18 rebounds making 5 of 9 shots. In their two straight wins the Celtics managed to get to 92 points or better. In the first three games Boston were held to 78 or fewer points. Their issue all season has been with rebounds as the team ranks 29th and second to last.
