Boston Celtics (0-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (1-0, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -6.5; over/under is 227.5
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes New York and Boston meet.
New York went 51-31 overall and 34-18 in Eastern Conference action a season ago. The Knicks gave up 111.7 points per game while committing 17.2 fouls last season.
Boston went 61-21 overall, 14-2 in Atlantic Division action and 33-8 on the road last season. The Celtics averaged 7.2 steals, 5.5 blocks and 11.4 turnovers per game last season.
INJURIES: Knicks: Josh Hart: day to day (back).
Celtics: Luka Garza: day to day (concussion protocol), Jayson Tatum: out (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
