Boston faces Miami, looks for 5th straight home win

Dec 2, 2024, 07:04 am

Miami Heat (9-9, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (16-4, second in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

Celtics -10.5; over/under is 221

BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts Miami trying to prolong its four-game home winning streak.

The Celtics are 14-3 against conference opponents. Boston scores 120.7 points and has outscored opponents by 9.9 points per game.

The Heat are 7-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami scores 111.3 points while outscoring opponents by 1.4 points per game.

The Celtics average 19.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 5.4 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Heat allow. The Heat average 14.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 more made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Celtics give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jayson Tatum is averaging 29 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Celtics.

Jimmy Butler is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 5.1 rebounds for the Heat.

LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 120.4 points, 43.2 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.7 points per game.

Heat: 6-4, averaging 111.7 points, 43.0 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points.

INJURIES: Celtics: Jaylen Brown: out (illness), Derrick White: out (foot).

Heat: Josh Richardson: out (head), Nikola Jovic: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.