The top-seeded Boston Celtics meet the 8-seed Miami Heat in Game 4 of a best-of-7 Western Conference, 1st-round series Monday. The Celtics lead the series 2-1. Tip-off from Kaseya Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the'Celtics vs. Heat odds'and make our expert'NBA picks and predictions.
The Celtics bounced back from their Game 2 loss at home with a dominant 104-84 Game 3 victory over the Heat. F Jayson Tatum and G Jaylen Brown each had 22 points in the victory. Tatum also added 10 rebounds and 6 assists for Boston, which led Game 3 wire-to-wire and reclaimed the home-court edge.
C Bam Adebayo scored 20 or more points for the 3rd time this series, which is surprising given the fact that Boston outscored the Heat 42-36 in the paint. Miami also got 15 points each from G Tyler Herro and F Nikola Jovic in the loss.
The Heat need to protect the ball better and someone to help Adebayo on the offensive end or this series will end back in Boston in Game 5.