Boston Celtics at Miami Heat Preview & Picks
Boston are tipped to bounce back from the defeat to Oklahoma City.
The Celtics have been on a good run despite the loss to the Thunder, while Miami's form has cooled off over the past several days.
- Boston Celtics are 15-4 in their previous 19 games
- Boston Celtics are 9-1 in the previous 10 meetings with Miami
- Miami Heat are on a 3-game losing run
- The Under has cashed in 6 of the previous 8 meetings
Head To Head
- Boston Celtics lead the all-time series 106-74
- Boston Celtics won 103-85 when the two teams last met on February 10
Boston Celtics Form
Boston head to Miami looking to bounce back from a defeat to Oklahoma City that snapped a five-game win streak.
The Celtics enjoyed a six-game streak around the All-Star break, only to end February on a downer with defeats to Detroit, 117-97, and Cleveland, 123-116.
They bounced back at home though, as they downed Denver 110-103, and they backed that up by beating Portland 128-118 and Philadelphia 123-105.
Boston then beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 and Utah 114-108 to take their win streak to five games.
The Celtics were unable to make it six-in-a-row though, as they lost 118-112 to the Thunder on Wednesday night.
Miami Heat Form
Miami enter this matchup in desperate need of a win, having now lost five consecutive games.
Like the visitors, the Heat made a positive end to February as they followed up a 131-109 win over Atlanta with a125-120 victory against Indiana.
They failed to make it three-in-a-row as they began March with a 116-112 overtime loss to New York, only to bounce back immediately with a 106-90 success against Washington.
Miami have not won since though, beginning a five-game skid with the 117-112 defeat in Cleveland.
The Heat then returned home to lose 106-104 to Minnesota, 114-109 to Chicago, 105-102 to Charlotte and 119-104 to the LA Clippers.