The Boston Celtics have won four of their last five games following a 122-92 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night at TD Garden to move to 27-25 on the season.
Boston entered the matchup as a six-point favorite with Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler both sidelined for Miami. However, the Heat have found plenty of success this season from other players. They entered with the best record in the Eastern Conference (32-18).
Much of Boston's success this season has hinged on the performances of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics lack enough scoring outside of those two, so it was imperative they had a solid performance against a Heat squad that still boasts a talented trio of Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson.