The Miami Heat (32-18) hit the road for a back-to-back set, with the first game against the Boston Celtics (26-25) tonight at 7:30pm.
The Celtics won the first meeting between the two teams this season 95-78 on Nov. 4 with Jaylen Brown scoring 17 points as one of six Boston players scoring in double-figures. The 78 points scored by Miami were a season low and according to the AP it was their “worst scoring night since managing only 74 at Oklahoma City on Jan. 17, 2016”. Jimmy Butler scored 20 points to lead Miami, with Duncan Robinson contributing 16 points and Bam Adebayo with 13.