Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics – East Finals Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Miami Heat

Final

102:127

Boston Celtics

Highlights and Stats

Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics on Thursday, 19th of May, 08:30 PM EDT at FTX Arena for game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat who currently leads 1-0, had to navigate their way past Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers, while the Celtics eliminated Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks more recently.

Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-17-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Miami Heat	25	29	39	25	118
Boston Celtics	28	34	14	31	107

Both teams last met on Tuesday, when Miami Heat recorded a 118-107 win over Boston Celtics on home floor. The Celtics failed to deal with the talent of Jimmy Butler and he concluded the game as his side’s MVP with 41 points, 5 assists and 9 boards. On the other half of the floor, Jayson Tatum was the top performer, concluding with an overall of 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. This was not enough for his team to steal the victory. Miami Heat are having the upper hand across the most recent five games against Boston Celtics enjoying 3 triumphs, while losing twice in the process. Those five match-ups ended with an average of 207.4 pts.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Miami Heat Form

*Last 10 Miami Heat Games - 7:3

05-17-2022	05-12-2022	05-10-2022	05-08-2022	05-06-2022	05-04-2022	05-02-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022
118:107vs Boston Celtics	90:99@ Philadelphia 76ers	120:85vs Philadelphia 76ers	116:108@ Philadelphia 76ers	99:79@ Philadelphia 76ers	119:103vs Philadelphia 76ers	106:92vs Philadelphia 76ers	97:94vs Atlanta Hawks	86:110@ Atlanta Hawks	111:110@ Atlanta Hawks

Miami Heat shared the court with Boston Celtics on Tuesday, 17th of May when ending on the winning side of a 118-107 score. Jimmy Butler was the Heat’s stand-out performer on the night and finished the game with a personal stats of 41 points, 5 dimes and 9 rebounds. Miami shot an average 48.8% from the floor, 88.2% from the free throw line and a poor 33.3% from beyond the arc. The 3rd quarter turned out to be decisive, as the Heat outscore the Celtics 39-14 to turn an 8 point half-time deficit into a 17 point lead. Miami holds a 7-3 balance across the last 10 meetings and at the moment are on a W3 run. The team was performing on a great level at the FTX Arena with 29-12 home record across the regular season. The series will move to Boston for game 3, as it is scheduled for Saturday, May 21st at the TD Garden.

It all changed at halftime.

Miami HEAT basketball was on full display after that. pic.twitter.com/FWHOIkw1ro

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 18, 2022

Miami Heat Averages this Season

• Points For
  110.00
• Points Against
  105.60
• Assits
  25.01
• Rebounds
  43.65
• Steals
  7.54
• Turnovers
  14.62
• Blocks
  3.41
• Points Difference
  4.40

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Miami Heat Standout Performer

• Jimmy Butler

  The Heat's main contributor in the post-season has been Jimmy Butler with 29.8 points, 5.4 assists and 7.7 boards for an average of 37.8 minutes on the court.

Miami Heat Missing Players

• Kyle Lowry

  Hamstring
• P.J. Tucker

  Knee

Boston Celtics Form

*Last 10 Boston Celtics Games - 6:4

05-17-2022	05-15-2022	05-13-2022	05-11-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022	05-03-2022	05-01-2022	04-25-2022	04-23-2022
118:107@ Miami Heat	109:81vs Milwaukee Bucks	95:108@ Milwaukee Bucks	107:110vs Milwaukee Bucks	108:116@ Milwaukee Bucks	103:101@ Milwaukee Bucks	109:86vs Milwaukee Bucks	89:101vs Milwaukee Bucks	112:116@ Brooklyn Nets	103:109@ Brooklyn Nets

On 05/17 Boston Celtics lost 118-107 when coming up against Miami Heat the road. Their most valuable player of the match was Jayson Tatum, who dropped 29 points, got 8 rebounds and provided 6 assists. This however did not prove enough for the win. The Celtics ended that meeting shooting an average 45.6% FG, 75.0% FT and 32.4% from the perimeter. The team is 6-4 in their last ten games and currently on a L1 run. The Boston franchise had a mediocre record of 23-18 when playing on enemy territory during the regular campaign.

After being in control during the first half, a third quarter collapse cost us the game against the Heat. pic.twitter.com/AbQyEVGfuL

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 18, 2022

Boston Celtics Averages This Season

• Points For
  111.80
• Points Against
  104.50
• Assits
  24.78
• Rebounds
  45.39
• Steals
  7.24
• Turnovers
  13.74
• Blocks
  5.84
• Points Difference
  7.30

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Boston Celtics Standout Performer

• Jayson Tatum

  Jayson Tatum stands above the rest of his teammates, contributing with 28.3 pts, 6.1 assists and 5.8 boards to the cause for an average of 41.4 spent of the floor.

Boston Celtics Missing Players

• Sam Hauser

  Shoulder

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Miami Heat	24	21	26	31	102
Boston Celtics	35	35	26	31	127

Miami HeatBoston Celtics

• Score

  102

  127

• Field Goals Made

  38

  43

• Field Goals Attempts

  86

  84

• 3 pts Made

  10

  20

• 3 pts Attempts

  34

  40

• Free Throws Made

  16

  21

• Free Throws Attempts

  22

  23

• Rebounds Total

  42

  41

• Rebounds Offence

  12

  8

• Rebounds Defence

  30

  33

• Assists

  21

  28

• Steals

  4

  8

• Blocks

  3

  5

• Turnovers

  15

  10

• Personal Fouls

  18

  21

Player Ratings

Miami Heat

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Jimmy Butler	33	11	18	61.1	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	5	1	6	3	1	0	3	3	29	-20
Bam Adebayo	29	3	6	50.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	3	6	9	2	0	0	1	3	6	-5
Max Strus	26	2	7	28.6	2	7	28.6	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	1	1	1	1	6	-5
Victor Oladipo	26	2	8	25.0	1	5	20.0	9	10	90.0	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	14	-15
Gabe Vincent	24	5	10	50.0	4	8	50.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	2	3	14	-3
Tyler Herro	24	5	11	45.5	0	3	0.0	1	1	100.0	0	1	1	3	0	1	2	2	11	-33
P.J. Tucker	22	2	6	33.3	1	1	100.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	4	1	0	0	2	2	5	-10
Caleb Martin	18	3	8	37.5	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	-13
Duncan Robinson	14	3	7	42.9	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	1	1	0	0	6	-6
Dewayne Dedmon	13	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	-27
Omer Yurtseven	6	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	+7
Haywood Highsmith	6	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	+5

Boston Celtics

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Marcus Smart	40	8	22	36.4	5	12	41.7	3	3	100.0	2	7	9	12	3	1	1	1	24	+31
Al Horford	33	4	4	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	1	1	3	1	10	+16
Jaylen Brown	33	9	17	52.9	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	2	6	8	3	0	0	1	4	24	+13
Jayson Tatum	32	8	13	61.5	4	6	66.7	7	7	100.0	0	5	5	5	1	0	3	2	27	+13
Grant Williams	32	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	7	8	87.5	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	5	19	+37
Payton Pritchard	23	4	8	50.0	2	6	33.3	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	10	+39
Robert Williams	20	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	3	4	0	1	3	1	3	5	+13
Aaron Nesmith	7	0	3	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-9
Daniel Theis	6	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-7
Juwan Morgan	5	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-9
Luke Kornet	5	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	-9
Nik Stauskas	4	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	-3