Who's Playing
Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
Regular Season Records: Boston 64-18, Miami 46-36
Current Series Standings: Boston 2, Miami 1How To Watch
- When: Monday, April 29, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Kaseya Center -- Miami, Florida
- TV: TNT
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $71.01
What to Know
The Celtics will be playing the full four quarters on Monday, but they're expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will fight it out against the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference playoff matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kaseya Center. The Celtics are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 120.6 points per game this season.
The Celtics are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week's over/under low at 205.5, but even that wound up being too high. They blew past the Heat 104-84. The squad ran away with 63 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
The Celtics are winning the series right now, leading the Heat 2-1. Check CBS Sports after the game to find out if the Celtics extend their lead or if the Heat can claw their way back.
Odds
Boston is a big 10.5-point favorite against Miami, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Celtics as a 10-point favorite.
The oddsmakers are predicting a defensive showdown and set the over/under low at 203.5 points.
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Series History
Boston has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Miami.
- Apr 27, 2024 - Boston 104 vs. Miami 84
- Apr 24, 2024 - Miami 111 vs. Boston 101
- Apr 21, 2024 - Boston 114 vs. Miami 94
- Feb 11, 2024 - Boston 110 vs. Miami 106
- Jan 25, 2024 - Boston 143 vs. Miami 110
- Oct 27, 2023 - Boston 119 vs. Miami 111
- May 29, 2023 - Miami 103 vs. Boston 84
- May 27, 2023 - Boston 104 vs. Miami 103
- May 25, 2023 - Boston 110 vs. Miami 97
- May 23, 2023 - Boston 116 vs. Miami 99
