Time, tv, odds and notes

When he came out of a commanding victory over Knicks on Saturday, Celtics is facing another East Rival on the road Monday in Miami.

The heat, with the Jimmy Butler saga, which was finally resolved after treating their star to the Golden State, has played .500 basketball all season and has never gone more than three games above or under a smooth record.

Boston has been the best road team in the league this season with a 21-6 record away from home. Celtics was dominant in Madison Square Garden this weekend, partly thanks to strong performances from secondary players such as Luke Kornet (14 points, 12 rebounds), Payton Pritchard (25 points) and Neemias Queta (11 points, eight rebounds).

“When that happens, it just gives other guys an opportunity to step up,” said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. “So that’s a good thing about the dressing room is guys are always ready. Luke ready to start, NeEmy, (Xavier Tillman), all together. So for me it’s just about the team’s connectivity, and similar things happen, the next guy should be ready to go and do his job and they did a good job with it. “

Boston won the first matchup against Miami this season on December 2nd.

Here’s your preview.

When: Monday at. 7.30 pm

Where: Kaseya Center, Miami

TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5

Line: Boston -6.5. O/u: 219.0.

Celtics

Seasonal record: 37-16. vs. spread: 22-31. Over/below: 25-27, 1 push

Last 10 games: 7-3. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/below: 7-3

HEAT

Seasonal record: 25-25. vs. spread: 21-29. Over/below: 27-23

Last 10 games: 5-5. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/below: 5-5

Team statistics

Points per Match: Boston 117.5, Miami 110.5

Points allowed per Match: Boston 108.7, Miami 110.6

Field target percentage: Boston .460, Miami .456

Opposing field target percentage: Boston .452, Miami .460

3-point percentage: Boston .369, Miami .365

Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .354, Miami .358

Today’s State: Celtics has won eight of their last nine against the heat going back to the start of last season.

Notes: Boston is a NBA-Best 21-6 in road games this season and enters Monday’s Matchup with a five-match winner. This stretch includes victories over Dallas, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Cleveland and New York. … Miami will have another look this time after trading Jimmy Butler for Golden State Warriors last week. Miami acquired Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson in the Butler trade, which involved five teams. All three players rehearsed with the heat for the first time Sunday and is expected to debut for their new team on Monday. … After scoring a maximum of 10 points in 10 of its 16 games in January, Pritchard has now surpassed the 20-point mark in his last two games. He threw 21 points during Thursday’s 127-120 losses to Dallas.

Amin Touri can be reached at [email protected].