Celtics at Heat · Sat, Mar 27 · 8:00 PM ET
Boston at Miami. Here is where each team has the edge.
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Pregame win chance
The win-chance line starts at tip-off.
01Where the edges are
Celtics edges
No clear mismatch in Boston's favor.
Heat edges
- On offenseMiami's offense protects the ball (4th) against a Boston defense that rarely forces turnovers (26th).
Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.
02Tale of the tape
| BOS | Rank | Stat | Rank | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.7 | 2nd | Offensive rating | 13th | 117.5 |
| 113.5 | 4th | Defensive rating | 12th | 115.2 |
| +8.2 | 3rd | Net rating | 13th | +2.3 |
| 94.2 | 30th | Pace | 1st | 102.8 |
| 55.3 | 11th | Effective FG % | 17th | 54.2 |
| 10.5 | 1st | Turnover % | 4th | 11.2 |
| 29.2 | 6th | Offensive rebound % | 17th | 25.4 |
| 16.7 | 29th | Free throw rate | 14th | 21.2 |
| 52.3 | 4th | Opponent eFG % | 7th | 54.0 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 17th | 12.2 |
| 75.7 | 4th | Defensive rebound % | 8th | 74.9 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 9th | 19.3 |
Game plan
03Form and season series
Celtics
- L
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
Heat
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
