New York Knicks0-1atBoston Celtics0-1

Fri, Oct 23, 7:00 PM EDTTD Garden, Boston, MAPrime Video

Brunson draws the national spotlight as two 0-1 teams try to shake off opening-night nerves.

76/ 100

House Special1st of 12 tonight

What the model saw — 76

Competitive+18

Star power+10

National TV+8

Team quality+0

Base + 4076

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Where to watch

National: streamingPrime Video
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: NYK880 ESPN New YorkBOS98.5 The Sports HubSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Travel tax: BOSNational TV

BOS is carrying the heavier travel load at 612 mi from its previous stop.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
Star duel: Paul George vs Jalen Brunson.

The lineBOS −2.5 · 223.5

The line

Pregame odds

SpreadBOS −2.5

MoneylineNYK +114 · BOS −135

TotalO/U 223.5

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Who's in, who's out

NYK

Clean report

No players listed on the injury report. Everyone on the roster is expected to be available.

BOS

1 out

OutDevin CarterGIllness · targeting Nov 8

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Projected starters

NYK

Starters from Oct 20 at PHI

OG AnunobyF · #8
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #32
Josh HartG · #3
Mikal BridgesG · #25
Jalen BrunsonG · #11

BOS

Starters from Oct 20 at DET

Projected from each team's most recent starting five, adjusted for the latest injury report. We flag who is at risk rather than guess a replacement.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	NYK	BOS
Record	0-1	0-1
Days rest	2 days	2 days
Hours rest	72h	76h
Rest swing	-4h	+4h
Travel in	188 mi edge	612 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 1 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	1	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

NYK carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 1 vs. BOS's 0.

How each side got here188 mi vs 612 mi

How each side got here

NYK

188 mi

New York, NYBoston, MA

NYK came from New York, NY with 188 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

New York, NY to Boston, MA

BOS

612 mi

Detroit, MIBoston, MA

BOS came from Detroit, MI with 612 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Detroit, MI to Boston, MA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 1 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

NYK

Road trip

NYK is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles188 mi

BOS

Homestand

BOS is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi