Celtics vs Heat
Fri, Dec 19
Final
Celtics
Celtics
(15 - 11)
129
-
116
Heat
Heat
(15 - 12)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtics | 30 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 129 |
| Heat | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 116 |
Venue: TD Garden
GAME LEADERS
PTS
REB
AST
Jaylen Brown
BOS | #7 | G/F
30
9
7
Kel'el Ware
MIA | #7 | C
24
14
2
Smart Game Analysis
Boston Celtics has a 68% chance of winning the game
Boston's elite defense and dominant head-to-head history give them the edge at home, even without Jayson Tatum, against a slumping Heat team missing key offensive weapons.
Key Analysis
- • Boston star Jayson Tatum is OUT (Achilles), placing the entire offensive burden on Jaylen Brown, who is averaging 34.0 points over his last 10 games.
- • Miami is missing vital scoring punch with Tyler Herro (toe) and Nikola Jovic (elbow) ruled out, leaving them thin on perimeter creation.
- • The Celtics possess the NBA's 2nd-ranked defense (allowing 110.8 PPG), which poses a difficult challenge for a Heat offense ranked 18th in efficiency.
- • Boston has dominated this rivalry recently, winning 8 of the last 10 regular-season matchups against Miami.
- • The Heat enter in poor form, having lost 5 of their last 6 games, and hold a weak 4-8 record on the road this season.
- • Boston makes 15.7 three-pointers per game (2nd in NBA), creating a significant math advantage that Miami is ill-equipped to counter without Herro.
