The Knicks are winners of four consecutive games after defeating the Raptors and Bucks at home.
Derrick White (calf) and Neemias Quetta (ankle) are both likely to play Tuesday.
Tip-off at TD Garden and NBC and Peacock is set for 8 p.m. Here’s a preview.
When: Tuesday, 8 pm
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, Radio: NBC, Peacock, WROR-FM 105.7
Line: New York-1. O/U: 231.0.
nix
Season records: 13-6. Versus Spread: 12-7. over under: 10-9
Last 10 games: 7-3. Versus Spread: 6-4. over under: 4-6
celtics
Season records: 11-9. Versus Spread: 10-10. over under: 8-12
Last 10 games: 7-3. Versus Spread: 7-3. over under: 3-7
team statistics
Points per game: New York 120.4, Boston 114.9
Points allowed per game: New York 112.9, Boston 110.9
Field goal percentage: New York .470, Boston .461
Opponent field goal percentage: New York .466, Boston .442
3-Point Percentage: New York .371, Boston .356
Opponent 3-point percentage: New York .378, Boston .365
Status of the day: The Celtics are averaging a league-best 11.1 turnovers per game.
notes: Queta returned from an ankle injury and equaled his career high by scoring 19 points with a career-high 18 rebounds in Boston’s loss to Minnesota on Saturday. He was held out of Sunday’s game for precautionary reasons. He is expected to play on Tuesday. … Pritchard shot 15 of 22 from the floor and made six 3-pointers in the second 40-point performance of his career on Sunday. Jaylen Brown had a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. … Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is averaging 28.5 points per game this season. He ranks 10th in the NBA, one spot ahead of Brown. When the Knicks defeated the Celtics 105–95 in New York on October 24, Brunson scored a game-high 31 points. Brown led Boston with 23 points in the loss.
Amin Touri can be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.
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