The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors spar on Tuesday in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals, and we have you covered with our top Celtics vs. Warriors NBA player props based on the best NBA odds.
We only have four games on the NBA schedule on Tuesday, but the clear headliner is the nightcap between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals.
Tuesday's tilt won't bring out the same intensity as we saw in that postseason matchup, but it won't lack for star power from these NBA Finals contenders – even with Draymond Green watching from the sidelines amid his indefinite suspension.
Along with our Grizzlies vs. Pelicans NBA player props, here are our best Celtics vs. Warriors NBA player props and NBA picks (odds via our
best NBA betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Celtics vs. Warriors NBA player props
After a somewhat worrisome start to the season, Brown has reached a new level over the last three weeks. Since Boston's 17-point loss to the Orlando Magic on Nov. 24, the eighth-year star has averaged 23.8 points on 52.9% shooting alongside 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists to spark his team's current 8-1 run.
Brown put it all together Sunday in, fittingly, a 17-point win over the Magic. The All-NBA wing led his team in points (31) and assists (six) and made at least half his shots for the sixth consecutive contest. After the game, he proclaimed himself a “'do whatever our team needs' kind of guy,” which has been on full display for weeks now.
He should continue to find success Tuesday against the Warriors' undersized starting five, which is allowing 1 21.5 points per 100 possessions. That ranks in the bottom 25 of any five-man lineup this season (min. 35 minutes) and is even worse than the defensive rating for the 30th-ranked Wizards (121.4).
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Much like Brown, Thompson has enjoyed his best stretch of the season as of late. Yet I'd much rather sell high on the 33-year-old amid a career-worst campaign.
In three games with Green sidelined, Thompson has erupted for his three highest point totals of the season (30, 24, 28). That's coincided with his best 3-point shooting stretch of the year, as he's connected on 17 of his 31 attempts (54.8%) – his most triples in a three-game span since February.
Before that torrid run, Thompson was averaging just 15.4 point s – his fewest since his rookie year – while his shooting percentages from three (34.3%) and overall (39.7%) were the worst of his career. Just one week ago, he scored seven points and hit just one of his eight 3-point attempts.
There's an outside chance that Thompson, in the midst of his 13th year in the league, has undergone a fundamental change over the last week. There's a better chance he returns to his usual output against a Celtics lineup that ranks second in defensive rating (109.2) and features elite perimeter defenders and size along the wing.
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I'm less bullish on this play compared to the other two, mostly because this number is a full rebound higher than Tatum's season average (8.7). There's a reason it's dealing so high for Tuesday, though.
As mentioned before, the Warriors have pivoted to an uber-small lineup amid Green's suspension and Andrew Wiggins' struggles, and the results have been predictable. While Golden State is scoring at a much higher clip, the team is rebounding at a worse rate, especially on the defensive end.
Tatum has enjoyed his two best offensive rebounding performances of the year over his last three games, and he's grabbed double-digit boards in three of his last six games entering Tuesday's contest. This wager is dealing as short as -105 via bet365, so we'll gladly back this one at plus-money in a plus-matchup.
Celtics-Warriors NBA player props made 12/19/2023 at 1:45 p.m. ET.
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