ASA free play on UNDER 221.5 CELTICS @ WARRIORS - Boston is one of the slower paced teams in the NBA at 96.5 possessions per game which ranks them 24th. Golden State is 13th in pace of play at 98.5 possession per game. Since the All-Star Break both have played slower yet with the Warriors ranking 21st in pace and the Celtics 26th. Offensively both teams rank in the top half of the league in offensive efficiency with the Warriors 10th, Celtics 14th. But where both teams really excel is on the defensive end of the court where Golden State ranks 2nd in overall defensive efficiency allowing 1.063-points per possession and the Celtics 3rd at 1.064PPP. Boston has an answer for the Warriors defensively with the 2nd best FG% defense in the NBA allowing just 43.8% and the 4th best 3-point% defense allowing 33.8%. Boston and their opponents have totaled 220 or less points in 5 of their last eight games. Golden State is coming off two higher scoring games against the fast-paced Bucks and a Wizards team that doesn’t play defense. Prior to that they played two lower scoring games against Denver and the Clippers who are both similar to Boston. Boston is 9-14 Under when playing non-Conference games, Golden State is 11-14 Under in the same scenario.