Preview, predictions, TV and injury report for tonight's Boston Celtics v New York Knicks game

On a Thursday day in the NBA where up to five games will be played, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will face each other in a duel where the locals, in principle, will rest almost all their stars. The stars of the game are expected to be Jalen Burnson and Derrick White.

The Knicks will serve as visitors in a game they come into in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with a 47-32 record, having won their last two games. New York has in hand to achieve its best regular season finish in many years. Although the 2nd place is already complicated, with Milwaukee Bucks with 49-31, behind them the Cleveland Cavaliers (4th with 47-33) are still tightening up.

The Celtics, meanwhile, continue to rest their main players after confirming the best record in the NBA more than a week ago. The Massachusetts franchise leads the competition with a 62-17 record, and now only awaits the arrival of the playoffs where it is one of the main favorites.

Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).

The main predictions for tonight's game place the New York Knicks as the clear favorite for the victory. The Big Apple franchise will take advantage of the fact that Boston Celtics will rest almost all their stars to get a vital win at TD Garden.

In addition, the potential lineups will be as follows:

Schedule and TV.

The game will be played at 7:30 PM ET, and will be broadcast on TNT.