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

NBA

Boston Celtics

Final

103:111

Miami Heat

Highlights and Stats

Boston Celtics will be motivated by the thought of reaching first NBA Final since 2010, when they come up against the Miami Heat tonight, at 08:30 PM EDT. The Celtics are 3-2 up in the best-of-7 series and will be fuelled to close it in front of the packed TD Garden.

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-25-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boston Celtics	17	20	32	24	93
Miami Heat	19	23	16	22	80

Boston Celtics were the winners of the previous showdown between the two organizations, triumphing with the score of 93-80 on 05/25/2022 on enemy territory. Jaylen Brown had a great game and finished with 25 points, catching 4 boards and delivering 1 assist. Bam Adebayo was the leading player on the other end. He replied with a double-double to his name, scoring 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and provided 1 assist. This however proved insufficient and his team eventually lost. The latest five match-ups between the organizations ended in 3 wins for the Boston Celtics and 2 for the Miami Heat. These five clashes finished with an average of 204.6 pts.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Boston Celtics Form

*Last 10 Boston Celtics Games - 6:4

05-25-2022	05-23-2022	05-21-2022	05-19-2022	05-17-2022	05-15-2022	05-13-2022	05-11-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022
80:93@ Miami Heat	102:82vs Miami Heat	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

Boston Celtics shared the court with Miami Heat on Wednesday, 25th of May when ending on the winning side of a 80-93 score. Jaylen Brown was the Celtics stand-out performer on the night and finished the game with 25 points, 1 dime and 4 rebounds. Boston shot an average 46.5% from the floor, 73.9% from the free throw line and a poor 30.3% from beyond the arc. Boston Celtics are currenly on a W2 streak, winning 6 of the last ten games, while losing 4 times for the period. The team was performing on a great level at the TD Garden with 28-13 home record across the regular season.

Our second-half push allowed us to overcome the Heat and take a 3-2 series lead with a 93-80 win in Game 5. pic.twitter.com/929MtIZliT

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 26, 2022

Boston Celtics Averages this Season

• Points For
  111.80
• Points Against
  104.50
• Assits
  24.67
• Rebounds
  45.42
• Steals
  7.17
• Turnovers
  13.86
• Blocks
  5.89
• Points Difference
  7.30

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Boston Celtics Standout Performer

• Jayson Tatum

  The franchise's best player in the playoff run has been Jayson Tatum. He is leading with 26.9 points, 6.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds per 40.5 minutes spent on the floor.

Boston Celtics Missing Players

NONE

Miami Heat Form

*Last 10 Miami Heat Games - 5:5

05-25-2022	05-23-2022	05-21-2022	05-19-2022	05-17-2022	05-12-2022	05-10-2022	05-08-2022	05-06-2022	05-04-2022
80:93vs Boston Celtics	102:82@ Boston Celtics	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

The previous meeting of Miami Heat was on Wednesday, 25th of May when coming up against the Boston Celtics at home and ended in a 80-93 loss. 18 points, 1 assist and 10 reboundss for 38 minute stay on the court were enough for Bam Adebayo to lead and be the Heat’s most valuable player. They averaged at a critical 31.9% field goal percentage, an abysmal 15.6% when shooting from distance and 92.9% at the free throws. The team has a 5-5 across their last ten showings and is currently on a L2 run. The Heat franchise finished the regular NBA campaign with a decent record of 24-17 when playing on enemy territory. If Miami win tonight and force game 7, then it will take place at FTX Arena on 05/29.

BIG MAN BAM pic.twitter.com/gNFaO6REww

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 26, 2022

Miami Heat Averages This Season

• Points For
  110.00
• Points Against
  105.60
• Assits
  24.85
• Rebounds
  43.50
• Steals
  7.64
• Turnovers
  14.53
• Blocks
  3.37
• Points Difference
  4.40

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Miami Heat Standout Performer

• Jimmy Butler

  The organization's best player this post-season has been Jimmy Butler, as he has aided the cause with 25.6 points, 4.6 dimes and 7.1 boards for an average of 35.7 minutes spent on court.

Miami Heat Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Boston Celtics	22	24	29	28	103
Miami Heat	29	19	34	29	111

Boston CelticsMiami Heat

• Score

  103

  111

• Field Goals Made

  32

  36

• Field Goals Attempts

  72

  78

• 3 pts Made

  11

  15

• 3 pts Attempts

  33

  35

• Free Throws Made

  28

  24

• Free Throws Attempts

  31

  25

• Rebounds Total

  34

  37

• Rebounds Offence

  6

  11

• Rebounds Defence

  28

  26

• Assists

  22

  25

• Steals

  10

  10

• Blocks

  4

  2

• Turnovers

  18

  19

• Personal Fouls

  28

  27

Player Ratings

Boston Celtics

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Jayson Tatum	45	9	12	75.0	4	7	57.1	8	8	100.0	1	8	9	4	2	1	7	4	30	-6
Jaylen Brown	41	6	13	46.2	1	3	33.3	7	9	77.8	2	4	6	5	3	0	4	6	20	-9
Marcus Smart	40	4	15	26.7	1	9	11.1	5	5	100.0	1	3	4	3	1	0	2	4	14	-12
Al Horford	33	1	8	12.5	1	6	16.7	0	0	0	2	7	9	5	0	0	3	4	3	-14
Derrick White	33	7	14	50.0	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	0	3	3	5	3	1	0	4	22	+5
Robert Williams	26	5	7	71.4	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	12	-7
Grant Williams	17	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	5	2	+4
Payton Pritchard	4	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
Aaron Nesmith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Miami Heat

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Jimmy Butler	46	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	3	6	9	8	4	1	1	1	47	+8
Bam Adebayo	41	3	6	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	9	2	1	0	4	1	6	+12
Kyle Lowry	37	5	14	35.7	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	0	4	4	10	1	1	2	6	18	+2
Max Strus	34	5	12	41.7	3	8	37.5	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	4	6	13	+9
P.J. Tucker	25	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	3	4	75.0	2	3	5	1	2	0	1	5	11	+9
Victor Oladipo	22	2	6	33.3	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	1	4	5	0	1	0	1	0	9	+12
Gabe Vincent	17	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	2	+3
Caleb Martin	12	2	4	50.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	3	3	5	-9
Duncan Robinson	5	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-6