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Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics: preview and player stats

Regular season2:30 PM

Miami Heat at Boston Celtics

Miami Heat
Boston Celtics

TD Garden · Boston, MA

Head to head: Heat vs Celtics, series and next game

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Who wins?

MIA

Season leaders, per game

BOS
The teams side by side: Miami Heat and Boston Celtics compared, with league ranks
MIAStatBOS
5–6Record10–2
Offense
-4.1, 19th in the leagueNet rating1st in the league, 11.4(better)
110.1, 19th in the leagueOffensive rating6th in the league, 116.3(better)
104.2, 3rd in the leaguePace28th in the league, 97.6
53.7, 15th in the leagueeFG%11th in the league, 54.7(better)
12.4(better), 9th in the leagueTOV%14th in the league, 12.6
22.1, 29th in the leagueOREB%6th in the league, 30.2(better)
0.300(better), 7th in the leagueFT rate20th in the league, 0.272
Defense
114.1, 23rd in the leagueDefensive rating3rd in the league, 104.9(better)
57.9, 30th in the leagueOpp. eFG%4th in the league, 50.4(better)
14.2(better), 6th in the leagueOpp. TOV%7th in the league, 14.1
74.6(better), 8th in the leagueDREB%24th in the league, 71.3
0.248(better), 7th in the leagueOpp. FT rate11th in the league, 0.269

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Miami Heat

Nobody listed.

Boston Celtics

  • Paul GeorgeDay to day· back Nov 15Report updated ·
    Report note

    George (illness) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against Toronto, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports. George will sit out the second leg of this back-to-back set due to an illness, and his next opportunity to play will come Sunday against the Mavericks. With the veteran forward sidelined, Baylor Scheierman, Sam Hauser and Hugo Gonzalez are all candidates to see increased playing time.

Key players · MIA: Miami Heat key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Davion Mitchell35.816.52.08.4
Bam Adebayo33.217.88.43.3
Giannis Antetokounmpo32.627.712.55.2
Pelle Larsson29.511.43.53.5
Andrew Wiggins25.78.72.71.5
Key players · BOS: Boston Celtics key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBAST
Jayson Tatum33.926.36.17.5
Paul George30.122.05.23.8
Derrick White29.812.82.95.2
Payton Pritchard27.313.33.33.7
Neemias Queta22.69.26.81.8

Last five games

Miami Heat: Miami Heat: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 10 @ UTAWon 115–109−8.5, did not cover227.5, went under
Nov 8 @ SACWon 114–108−11.5, did not cover235.5, went under
Nov 5 @ GSWLost 100–120+3.5, did not cover238.5, went under
Nov 4 @ LACWon 117–116−6.5, did not cover233.5, went under
Nov 2 @ LALLost 117–138+2.5, did not cover237.5, went over
Boston Celtics: Boston Celtics: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Nov 11 @ TORWon 98–93−4.5, covered215.5, went under
Nov 10 @ PHIWon 123–101−1.5, covered217.5, went over
Nov 8 @ MILWon 117–97−13.5, covered222.5, went under
Nov 6 @ CHAWon 119–80−10.5, covered209.5, went under
Nov 4 vs MILWon 109–102−11.5, did not cover222.5, went under

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
Team
1BOS102.833–9-1
2PHI93.75017-3
3DET73.70027-3
6CLE66.50045-5
7TOR56.4554.54-6
8MIA56.4554.55-5
9CHA47.3645.53-7
10ORL47.3645.54-6
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Season series

MIA 0, BOS 0
  1. Dec 25 · this gameMiami Heat at Boston Celtics
  2. Mar 27Boston Celtics at Miami Heat
  3. Apr 2Miami Heat at Boston Celtics

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