Warriors vs Celtics Game Analysis
On Wednesday, March 18, the Golden State Warriors will visit Boston to take on a top-ranked team. The Celtics have been a strong contender all season, while the Warriors have been struggling with injuries, a grueling early schedule, and an aging core being blamed for much of their slide. Let’s see which team has the advantage in this Warriors vs Celtics prediction at PayPerHead.
If the Warriors get healthy soon, it might help them get a play-in position, but it won’t help them get past the Celtics. No one is wondering if the Warriors can beat the Celtics. They’re wondering how badly they’ll lose.
Stopped the Skid: Golden State Warriors Recent Scores
The Warriors stopped a 5-game skid by beating the Wizards in Washington on Monday night, 125-117. Unfortunately for the Wizards, that extended their losing streak to 12 games. The Warriors lost a close one to the Knicks just before that, 110-107, which could signal they are trying to make a late-season comeback.
Their recent losses were against the Timberwolves, Bulls, Jazz and Thunder, but they did win against the 4th-place Rockets, 115-113 on March 5 in overtime.
That gives them a record of 3 wins in 10 games, with 33 points, making them 9th in the Western Conference.
Comfortable Play: Boston Celtics Recent Scores
The Celtics have won their last 2 games against the Suns and Wizards. They narrowly lost to the Thunder on March 12, 104-102, and 2 days before that to the Spurs, 125-116. Both were away games. They had an easier schedule prior to that, winning most of those games, raising their record to 7 wins in their last 10.
TD Garden is gonna get LOUD tomorrow 🔊
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 17, 2026
Be there and bring the noise: https://t.co/onUdHi5qZJ pic.twitter.com/xEQIVXodoS
Warriors vs Celtics History
The only other matchup between these two teams this season was on February 19, when the Celtics visited Golden State to win 121-110. The Warriors play much better at home, winning 19 and losing 15. On the road, they’ve struggled with only 14 wins and 20 losses. That doesn’t give the Warriors a good chance of winning their upcoming game in Boston.
This road trip for the Warriors includes games against the Knicks, Wizards, Celtics, Pistons, Hawks and Mavericks (the only Western Conference team on this road trip).
This will be the last of a 3-game home stretch for Boston before they travel to Memphis to meet the Grizzlies on Friday, March 20.
So Much Pain: Warriors vs Celtics Prediction
The Warriors are showing signs of life late in the season, even with their extended injury list.
- Jimmy Butler III – torn ACL. Out for the season
- Stephen Curry – expected to miss 10 days after March 11.
- Moses Moody – missed the game against the Wizards. Considered day-to-day
- Al Horford – right calf strain. Will be re-evaluated in a week
- Quinten Post – missed the game against the Wizards. Considered day-to-day
- Seth Curry – mid left abductor strain. Will be re-evaluated in a week
- LJ Cryer – missed the game against the Wizards. Considered day-to-day
With Curry and Butler out of the lineup, it’ll be hard to watch the Warriors try to keep up with the Celtics. Their depleted offense will struggle to get 100 points against Boston’s top-tier defense.
The second half will see the Celtics pull away and never look back. We predict the Celtics will win and cover the 8-point spread. The predicted score will be 118-103.
