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

NBA

Boston Celtics

Final

102:82

Miami Heat

Highlights and Stats

Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will flex muscles tonight at the TD Garden with the tip off scheduled for 08:30 PM EDT. The Heat are currently leading 2-1 in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, after defeating the Celtics in the latest meeting.

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-21-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boston Celtics	18	29	25	31	103
Miami Heat	39	23	25	22	109

The latest clash between those two opponents was held on May 21st, when the Miami Heat recorded a 109-103 victory on the road. Bam Adebayo had a great game and finished with a double-double to his name, scoring 31 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and providing 6 assists. Jaylen Brown had the leading role for the Boston Celtics, ending the game with 40 pts, 1 assist and 9 rebounds, but obviously his exploits were not enough to secure the win. Miami Heat are having the upper hand across the most recent five games against Boston Celtics enjoying 3 triumphs whereas coming up short two times. These five match-ups finished with an average of 216.8 pts.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Boston Celtics Form

*Last 10 Boston Celtics Games - 5:5

05-21-2022	05-19-2022	05-17-2022	05-15-2022	05-13-2022	05-11-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022	05-03-2022	05-01-2022
103:109vs Miami Heat	102:127@ Miami Heat	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

Boston Celtics' last game was on Saturday, 21st of May against the Miami Heat at home when losing 103-109. Jaylen Brown dropped 40 points, delivered 1 assist and grabbed 9 boards, but despite his antics Boston Celtics eventually lost. The team had a fairly good 48.6% of their field goals hitting the basket, shot 76.7% from the free throw line and a decent 37.5% from distance. Boston Celtics are currenly on a L1 streak, winning and losing 5 of the last ten games. The team was performing on a great level at the TD Garden with 28-13 home record across the regular NBA season but were defeated three times for the last five playoff meetings there. Game 5 of the West Finals is set for 05-25-2022.

Boston Celtics Averages this Season

• Points For
  111.80
• Points Against
  104.50
• Assits
  24.70
• Rebounds
  45.52
• Steals
  7.16
• Turnovers
  13.81
• Blocks
  5.90
• Points Difference
  7.30

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Boston Celtics Standout Performer

• Jayson Tatum

  Despite being injured as of 05/22, Jayson Tatum has taken the mantle as the team's top performer this post-season, averaging 26.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.8 rebounds for 40.7 minutes on the floor.

Boston Celtics Missing Players

• Sam Hauser

  Shoulder
• Marcus Smart

  Ankle

Miami Heat Form

*Last 10 Miami Heat Games - 7:3

05-21-2022	05-19-2022	05-17-2022	05-12-2022	05-10-2022	05-08-2022	05-06-2022	05-04-2022	05-02-2022	04-26-2022
103:109@ Boston Celtics	102:127vs Boston Celtics	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

Miami Heat’s previous game was on 05/21 when coming up against Boston Celtics and finished in a 103-109 on away court. Bam Adebayo was the leading scorer of the Heat roster, dropping 31 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and delivering the final pass on 6 occasions. He was the engine driving his team to victory. 46.7% of his team’s field goal attempts hit the basket. Miami also averaged 85.7% free throws and were below median with 33.3% 3-pts shooting on the night. The team won 7 of their last 10 meetings, while losing 3 for the period and right now are on a W1 streak. The Heat were on an average level when visiting in the regular campaign with a road balance of 24-17.

Miami Heat Averages This Season

• Points For
  110.00
• Points Against
  105.60
• Assits
  24.95
• Rebounds
  43.51
• Steals
  7.62
• Turnovers
  14.51
• Blocks
  3.40
• Points Difference
  4.40

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Miami Heat Standout Performer

• Jimmy Butler

  Jimmy Butler has been the Miami Heat main weapon this season, averaging 28.1 points, 4.9 assists and 7.2 rebounds for 36.0 minutes of playing time, but the organization has been stripped off his services, as he has been unavailable for selection since 05/21.

Miami Heat Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boston Celtics	29	28	19	26	102
Miami Heat	11	22	19	30	82

Boston CelticsMiami Heat

• Score

  102

  82

• Field Goals Made

  31

  30

• Field Goals Attempts

  78

  90

• 3 pts Made

  8

  14

• 3 pts Attempts

  34

  36

• Free Throws Made

  32

  8

• Free Throws Attempts

  38

  14

• Rebounds Total

  60

  39

• Rebounds Offence

  14

  10

• Rebounds Defence

  46

  29

• Assists

  21

  22

• Steals

  4

  4

• Blocks

  11

  2

• Turnovers

  11

  9

• Personal Fouls

  15

  26

Player Ratings

Boston Celtics

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Derrick White	41	4	14	28.6	1	8	12.5	4	6	66.7	0	8	8	6	3	1	3	0	13	+15
Grant Williams	37	1	8	12.5	1	5	20.0	4	4	100.0	2	3	5	2	0	0	1	2	7	-1
Jayson Tatum	34	8	16	50.0	1	7	14.3	14	16	87.5	1	7	8	5	0	2	3	2	31	+37
Al Horford	33	1	2	50.0	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	2	11	13	3	0	4	0	2	5	+33
Jaylen Brown	29	5	20	25.0	1	6	16.7	1	2	50.0	2	5	7	2	0	0	1	5	12	+23
Payton Pritchard	25	5	8	62.5	3	6	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	2	2	3	1	1	1	4	14	-6
Robert Williams	19	4	5	80.0	0	0	0	4	4	100.0	5	4	9	0	0	2	0	0	12	+15
Aaron Nesmith	9	1	2	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	-11
Daniel Theis	9	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	-11
Malik Fitts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Juwan Morgan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Nik Stauskas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2

Miami Heat

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Victor Oladipo	30	7	16	43.8	4	7	57.1	5	8	62.5	1	3	4	6	0	0	1	3	23	+4
Bam Adebayo	28	3	5	60.0	0	0	0	3	5	60.0	1	5	6	2	0	0	3	4	9	-16
Gabe Vincent	27	2	10	20.0	2	5	40.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	1	0	0	1	6	+7
Jimmy Butler	27	3	14	21.4	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	3	4	7	1	0	0	1	2	6	-30
Caleb Martin	25	5	10	50.0	2	5	40.0	0	1	0.0	2	4	6	1	0	0	0	2	12	+9
Duncan Robinson	23	5	11	45.5	4	8	50.0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	2	0	0	3	14	+9
P.J. Tucker	21	0	4	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	-30
Kyle Lowry	21	1	6	16.7	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	0	2	2	2	3	-27
Max Strus	15	0	7	0.0	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-33
Dewayne Dedmon	11	3	4	75.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	7	-1
Omer Yurtseven	5	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	+4
Haywood Highsmith	5	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4