Two long-suffering NBA franchises can secure conference title spots with Game 5 wins Wednesday, although only Minnesota is favored.

As we get closer to the end of the second round of the 2024-2025 playoffs, we’ll be breaking down the game six matchup between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. Without any further preamble, let’s dive right into our SGP for this contest.

SportsLine's model simulated New York vs. Boston 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's Game 5 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup, as the Celtics will be without leading scorer Jays