Reigning NBA champions Boston Celtics host Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder at the TD Garden on Thursday morning in what promises to be an exciting clash of two of NBA's best teams. The Celtics are on a 5-game winning streak and are the slight favorites of the bookmakers against the OKC Thunder, who surprisingly lost to the Denver Nuggets last time out to end an eight-match winning run. OKC Thunder ran out of comfortable winners at the previous meeting on January 5 of this year. NBA experts and fans will be keenly watching this matchup, which could turn out to be a preview of the NBA finals.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: ESPN
Venue: TD Garden, Boston
Date: 13.03.2025 02:30
Boston Celtics
The defending champions Boston Celtics (47-18, second in the Eastern Conference) enter this contest on the back of a 5-game streak and an 8-2 run from their last ten. In the middle of a six-game home stand, the Celtics have won all five games so far and are in pole position to avenge a January loss to the Thunder.. In that game, Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 26 points and 10 rebounds as they lost 105-92. Despite starting well and leading by halftime, Boston lost the game at Oklahoma, with a 29-12 fourth-quarter collapse doing most of the damage. Kristaps Porzingis, who finished with 19 points in that game, is out, while Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are to be assessed day-to-day.
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Western Conference leading Oklahoma City Thunder (53-12) were beaten at home by a Nikola Jokic inspired Denver Nuggets who snapped the Thunder's 7-game winning streak earlier in the week. The game also saw Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams injured in the second quarter and ruled out of the visit to Boston. The Thunder beat the Celtics in January to win a 15th straight victory, an NBA record. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who continues to lead the Western conference team with 32.7 PPG, led the scoring with 33 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. In their loss to the Nuggets, Luguentz Dort led OKC Thunder with 26 points, Gilgeous-Alexander added 25, and Jalen Williams finished with 12 points after 14 minutes of play-time.
Betting Odds
Oklahoma City Thunder are 2.40 underdogs on Betway, with Boston Celtics closing the (-1.5) handicap at 1.62 odds. On 1xbet, over 227.5 is 1.93 odds, with under 227 at 2.007. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is priced to score over 33.5 points at 1.86 on Bet365, with Jayson Tatum at 1.83 odds to hit over 27.5 points. Read more here.
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