MIAMI @ BOSTON (BOS -14.5, 203.5)
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HEAT VS. CELTICS 4/24/24
When the teams play Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series tonight, the visiting Miami Heat will try to even the score against the Boston Celtics. In Game 1 on Sunday, Jayson Tatum scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists to lead the top-seeded Celtics to a 114-94 victory. Tatum was among the six players from Boston who scored in double digits.
How successfully Miami defends the 3-point line on Wednesday might decide the team's outcome. In the first game, Boston made 22 out of 49 attempts from beyond the arc. Derrick White, Sam Hauser, and Kristaps Porzingis each made four three-pointers. Hauser came off the bench and only played 12 minutes.
The Celtics led 91-59 going into the fourth quarter after outscoring the Heat 31-14 in the third. Boston’s lead grew to 34 points before the eighth-seeded Heat came as close as 14 points in the closing minutes of the game.
Miami, which was without Jimmy Butler for the second straight game due to a right knee injury he sustained during the play-in round, was led by Bam Adebayo's 24 points and Delon Wright's 17. Terry Rozier missed the game as well with a neck injury.
Jrue Holiday of Boston was one of the players who played a solid defensive game against Tyler Herro, who finished with 11 points in 34 minutes on 4-of-13 shots from the field. During the regular season, Herro and Butler each averaged a team-high 20.8 points per game.
Boston now has a 4-0 season record against Miami thanks to their victory on Sunday. In the regular season and postseason, the Celtics have won 38 of their 42 home games. They are 16-1 SU in their last 17 games at home.
Miami is now 1-7 SU in its last eight games against Boston. If there is one thing the Heat have been able to do consistently against the Celtics, it’s cover the spread. Miami is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games against Boston.
Tonight’s total is 203.5 Game 1 went way Under 210. For Miami, the Over has cashed in 10 of their last 13 games. Boston, the No. 2 scoring team in the NBA, has seen the total go Over in 11 of its last 15.
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FREE PICK: JAYSON TATUM OVER 33.5 PTS + REBS
Tatum played 41 minutes in Game 1 and ended up 23 points and 10 rebounds. Tonight’s spread is 14.5 once again. Oddsmakers are expecting a blowout, but they did reduce the total by seven points. Still, Boston is going to put up points and many of them will come from Tatum. In his last five games in which he played at least 39 minutes, Tatum has easily gone Over this prop. In those five games, Tatum’s average PTS + REBS is 39. Tatum has gone Over this number in three of the four games he’s played against Miami this season. He’ll hit it again tonight.
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