The Oklahoma City Thunder make the trip to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics in what is perhaps the biggest remaining tilt on either team’s schedule. The Thunder are exactly the sort of ball club that the Celtics have trouble with — athletic, long, and physical.
But Oklahoma City is still a slightly smaller ball club than Boston is at most positions, especially when it comes to their big men. Keep an eye on the boards — especially second-chance points off of offensive boards — but a mostly healthy Celtics roster should be able to win this one at home.
Especially if key OKC players sit, as was the case for their tilt the night before in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that saw the Thunder struggle to match Joel Embiid’s return.