Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics are hosting the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Heat faced off with the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 106-98 in their last game. Miami finished the game with a 48.8% FG percentage (40 of 82) and converted 9 of their 33 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Heat converted 17 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 28 dimes in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 39.8% from the floor on 35 out of 88 shooting. Atlanta distributed 24 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Atlanta went 94.7% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of 19 shots. They converted 10 of 36 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Heat walked away with 16 and the Hawks totaled 12 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished with 32 points on 13 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and collected 8 boards. Adebayo finished 65.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Miami will play this contest with a record of 10-11 for the year. They average 108.4 points per outing (28th in the league) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Heat are hitting 33.2% on shots from downtown (245 of 738) and 84.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is pulling in 41.2 boards per game and has totaled 505 assists on the year, which has them ranked 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Heat have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 23rd in basketball in giving up assists with 543 surrendered on the campaign. The Heat are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (850 of 1,810) and they concede 43.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the league in points per game allowed (108.9).

When they last played, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 140-105 against the Hornets. The Celtics were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Hornets committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Boston converted 24 out of 52 tries (46.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 55 for 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.1%. The Celtics allowed the Hornets to make 42 out of 86 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 37.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 29 and finished the game at 10 of 15 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Boston permitted Charlotte to collect 37 in total (13 offensive).

Marcus Smart ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in this game. Smart tallied 22 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 15 assists in this game. He buried 8 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 17-4 this year. The Celtics are committing 20.8 fouls per game while shooting 85.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. Boston has accounted for 2,547 points this year (121.3 per game) and they snag 41.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the league.

The Boston defense concedes 35.1% on shots from distance (235 of 670) and their opposition knocks down 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 22.4 assists and 43.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 2nd and 16th in the NBA. The Celtics are ranked 14th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.9. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (17th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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