The Boston Celtics (17-4, 10-1 Home), the NBA’s top scoring team, welcome the Miami Heat (10-11, 2-7 Away) on Wednesday. Miami beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-98 at State Farm Arena on Sunday, their third straight win. Bam Adebayo led the way with 32 points. The Heat are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Boston won their fourth in a row in impressive fashion on Monday at TD Garden, beating the Charlotte Hornets 140-105. Jayson Tatum led the team in scoring with 35 points. With 22 points and 15 assists, Marcus Smart also produced a strong performance. The Celtics are first in the Eastern Conference, 1.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. After winning the only previous season matchup against Miami 111-104 at FTX Arena on October 21, Boston will be pursuing a season sweep. Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points. Tyler Herro had 25 points in the loss. Adebayo is averaging 20.5 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Heat in scoring this season.
Adebayo also has grabbed 9.4 rebounds per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 6.2 assists. Tatum has supplied much of the Celts’ offense, averaging 30.8 points per game. He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Tatum also has averaged 7.7 rebounds per game, most in the league.
Smart has recorded 7.5 assists per game. The Celtics are the highest-scoring offense in the NBA with 121.3 points per game. The teams have split their last 10 meetings at TD Garden (5-5). Boston is looking for a 10th successive home win this season.
Miami is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.3 (108.9-108.6). Boston has a 9-1 record over the last 10, scoring 124.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 111.5 (+12.6 margin).
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Caleb Martin: 26.8 | 18.7 | +8.1
Orlando Robinson: 3.0 | 12.0 | -9.0
Points per game:
Caleb Martin: 17.8 | 11.4 | +6.5
Tyler Herro: 13.0 | 18.1 | -5.1
Assists per game:
Tyler Herro: 7.7 | 3.8 | +3.9
CELTICS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Al Horford: 4.3 | 6.3 | -2.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Boston Celtics -9.5 (-105)
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