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Boston Celtics<\/a> (35-19, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors<\/a> (29-26, eighth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

San Francisco; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Celtics -3.5; over\/under is 217.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Boston travels to Golden State for a non-conference matchup.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are 18-10 on their home court. Golden State is sixth in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing just 113.7 points while holding opponents to 47.2% shooting.<\/p>\n

The Celtics are 17-10 in road games. Boston ranks last in the Eastern Conference recording just 23.9 assists per game led by Derrick White<\/a> averaging 5.6.<\/p>\n

The Warriors average 16.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 14.0 per game the Celtics give up. The Celtics are shooting 46.7% from the field, 0.5% lower than the 47.2% the Warriors’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandin Podziemski<\/a> is averaging 12 points and 3.5 assists for the Warriors. Moses Moody<\/a> is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Nikola Vucevic<\/a> is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown<\/a> is averaging 21.6 points and 6.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 4-6, averaging 109.4 points, 40.4 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 12.3 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.5 points per game.<\/p>\n

Celtics: 7-3, averaging 107.3 points, 47.2 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.2 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Warriors: Jimmy Butler III<\/a>: out for season (knee), Kristaps Porzingis<\/a>: out (achilles), LJ Cryer: day to day (hamstring), Will Richard<\/a>: day to day (knee), Stephen Curry<\/a>: out (knee), Seth Curry<\/a>: out (back).<\/p>\n

Celtics: Jayson Tatum<\/a>: out (achilles).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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