This will be a pivotal game number five in this first round playoff series between the eight seed Miami Heat and the one seed Boston Celtics. Miami will be fighting to keep their season alive after going down three games to one, as they have struggled without Jimmy Butler throughout this opening round series. Boston has been tough to beat at home this season and that is something Miami will need to overcome if they want to stay alive with a game five victory.
There was plenty of hype surrounding this postseason series after Miami knocked Boston out in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. Many people thought Miami would put up another fight against the Boston Celtics this time around, but they have had so much trouble without Jimmy Butler in the lineup and it almost seems insurmountable at this point without their superstar player. As Miami will need to win three consecutive games, two of them coming at TD Garden in Boston if they want to advance to the second round against the winner of the series between the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The last few games of this series haven’t been very close following Miami’s upset victory in the second game of the series. Boston has picked up a pair of back to back victories in game three and game four of the series. They will look to grab a third consecutive victory over the Miami Heat here on Wednesday night to officially advance to the second round of the postseason. Boston has controlled the pace of the last two games and they will look to replicate those performances throughout this game on Wednesday night at home against the Miami Heat.
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History Between These Two Teams After multiple meetings throughout the regular season and the opening four games of this playoff series, these two teams are very familiar with each other at this point. On top of that, they have met several times in the postseason throughout the last several years so Miami and Boston are no strangers to each other and no surprises will arise throughout the remainder of this series, whether it ends tonight or later on this week.
It was all Boston throughout the regular season as they picked up three consecutive victories over Miami and they have picked up three more in this first round postseason series as well. Bringing their total record against the Miami Heat this season to 6-1 in seven games, and they will look to make it seven and one and wrap up this series with a victory here on Wednesday night. With the way Boston has dominated this series throughout the last two games, it almost seems like a forgone conclusion at this point that they will finish off the Miami Heat here on Wednesday night at home.
Today’s Predictions I expect a similar result as we’ve seen in the last two games of this series as I look for the Boston Celtics to control the pace of this game and pick up a comfortable victory by the time the final buzzer sounds. Unfortunately for Miami I expect this to be the end of the road for them as they have hard but they don’t have enough without Jimmy Butler.
As I look for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to put up solid performances throughout this game on Wednesday night as they look to lead Boston to a series clinching victory at home. I could easily see the Boston Celtics winning this game by 20 or more points with the way the last couple games of this series has gone as they’ve absolutely smothered Miami on both ends of the floor and pulled away early on and games and cruised to a pair of couple of comfortable victories.
Not only do I look for the Boston Celtics to grab the victory in this game on Wednesday night at home I also expect them to cover the spread against the Miami Heat as well. Boston has built up a pretty wide margin of victory both against the Miami Heat throughout the season and at home this season and I look for them to flex their muscles and grab a comfortable double digit victory here on Wednesday night to officially advance to the next round of the playoffs.
Tips For Betting The Boston Celtics have been the best team at home in the NBA this season compiling an incredible record of 38-5 throughout the regular season and two home playoff games against the Miami Heat. They will look for their 39th victory at home this season with another dominant performance here on Wednesday night as they look to wrap up this series against Miami. Boston has picked up 66 victories in 83 opportunities as a betting favorite this season and they are favored once again in this game on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat. They will look to further prove both of those narratives to be true by adding a victory here in this one and wrapping up this first round series.
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