Heat vs. Celtics: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NBA start time

who plays

Boston@Miami

Current records: Boston 1-0; Miami 0-1

What you should know

The Boston Celtics take on the Miami Heat on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET at FTX Arena after taking a few days off. Boston will stumble in on a win while Miami will stumble in on a loss.

On Tuesday, the Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers were tied 63-63 at halftime, but Boston improved in the second half to a 126-117 win. Boston can credit much of its success to Jayson Tatum, who hit a double-double with 35 points and 12 rebounds.

Meanwhile, the score was 59-59 at halftime, but Miami wasn’t quite level with the Chicago Bulls in the second half when they met on Wednesday. The Heat notched a 116-108 hit in the losing column. They didn’t live up to their potential, falling short of the 7.5-point lead oddsmakers thought the game was going to be. One thing that held Miami back was the mediocre play of Bam Adebayo, who didn’t have his best game, catching four fouls and turning the ball five times en route to a 5-on-15 12-point finish.

The Celtics prevailed against Miami in a thrilling duel when the two teams met earlier in May, slipping by 100-96. Will Boston repeat its success or does Miami have a better game plan this time? We’ll find out soon enough.

how to see

• When: Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: FTX Arena – Miami, Florida
• TV: ESPN
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Consequences: CBS Sports App
• Ticket cost: $55.00

opportunities

The Celtics are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Heat, according to the latest NBA odds.

The odds makers were squarely in line with the betting community in this instance as the game opened with a 2.5 point spread and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -112

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series history

Boston has won 22 of their last 36 games against Miami.

• May 29, 2022 – Boston 100 vs. Miami 96
• May 27, 2022 – Miami 111 vs. Boston 103
• May 25, 2022 – Boston 93 vs. Miami 80
• May 23, 2022 – Boston 102 vs. Miami 82
• May 21, 2022 – Miami 109 vs. Boston 103
• May 19, 2022 – Boston 127 vs. Miami 102
• May 17, 2022 – Miami 118 vs. Boston 107
• March 30, 2022 – Miami 106 vs. Boston 98
• January 31, 2022 – Boston 122 vs. Miami 92
• 11/04/2021 – Boston 95 vs. Miami 78
• May 11, 2021 – Miami 129 vs. Boston 121
• May 09, 2021 – Miami 130 vs. Boston 124
• January 06, 2021 – Boston 107 vs. Miami 105
• September 27, 2020 – Miami 125 vs. Boston 113
• September 25, 2020 – Boston 121 vs. Miami 108
• September 23, 2020 – Miami 112 vs. Boston 109
• September 19, 2020 – Boston 117 vs. Miami 106
• September 17, 2020 – Miami 106 vs. Boston 101
• September 15, 2020 – Miami 117 vs. Boston 114
• 8/4/2020 – Miami 112 vs. Boston 106
• January 28, 2020 – Boston 109 vs. Miami 101
• 12/04/2019 – Boston 112 vs. Miami 93
• 4/3/2019 – Boston 112 vs. Miami 102
• 04/01/2019 – Boston 110 vs. Miami 105
• January 21, 2019 – Boston 107 vs. Miami 99
• January 10, 2019 – Miami 115 vs. Boston 99
• December 20, 2017 – Miami 90 vs. Boston 89
• November 22, 2017 – Miami 104 vs. Boston 98
• Oct 28, 2017 – Boston 96 vs Miami 90
• March 26, 2017 – Boston 112 vs. Miami 108
• December 30, 2016 – Boston 117 vs. Miami 114
• December 18, 2016 – Boston 105 vs. Miami 95
• November 28, 2016 – Boston 112 vs. Miami 104
• April 13, 2016 – Boston 98 vs. Miami 88
• February 27, 2016 – Boston 101 vs. Miami 89
• November 30, 2015 – Boston 105 vs. Miami 95