The Boston Celtics look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Miami Heat on Tuesday. The Celtics dropped to 30-15 overall following their 123-108 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. The Celtics were led in the loss by Kemba Walker with 35 points while Gordon Hayward scored 23 and Jaylen Brown added 20. Boston trails Toronto in the Atlantic division by 1 ½ games.
Kemba Walker leads Boston in scoring and assists with averages of 22.4 points and 5.0 assists per game. The leading rebounder for the Celtics is Enes Kanter with an average of 8.2 per game, while Jayson Tatum is the second-leading scorer with an average of 21.5 points per game.
Miami looks to rebound from a loss when hosting the Celtics on Tuesday. The Heat fell to 31-14 overall following a 122-117 loss at home to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 20 points, but had to leave the game in the fourth quarter after apparently turning his right ankle. Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynyk each scored 19 for the Heat.
Jimmy Butler is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Miami with averages of 20.3 points and 6.5 assists per game, while Bam Adebayo is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.4 per game. Miami has 7 players average in double-figures in scoring.
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Miami will be playing the back half of a back-to-back after hosting the Orlando Magic on Monday. The Heat have failed to cover 3 of their last 4 overall and 5 of their last 8, but is 20-2 straight up at home this season. Boston is coming off a 15-point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans and has been hurt by injuries to key players such as Jayson Tatum. Final Score Prediction, Miami Heat win and cover ATS 114-109.
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