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Boston starts season at home against New York

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Boston starts season at home against New York

Associated Press

New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics

Boston; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -5; over/under is 222.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks in the season opener.

Boston went 64-18 overall, 15-2 in Atlantic Division action and 37-4 at home last season. The Celtics averaged 6.8 steals, 6.6 blocks and 11.3 turnovers per game last season.

New York went 50-32 overall, 12-5 in Atlantic Division games and 23-18 on the road last season. The Knicks averaged 16.7 points off of turnovers, 16.3 second-chance points and 28.4 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: out (foot).

Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.


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