Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction NBA Picks 4/29/24

The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat collide in a crucial NBA playoffs Game 4 at the Kaseya Center on Monday night. Here’s a Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction.

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics will be aiming to take a commanding 3-1 series lead after making light work of the Heat in a 104-84 win in Game 3 on Saturday. Jayson Tatum led the team with 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Jaylen Brown added 22 points with eight rebounds and three assists on 11 of 20 shooting, Kristaps Porzingis tallied 18 points while Derrick White chipped in with 16 points. As a team, the Celtics shot 47 percent from the field and 11 of 37 from the 3-point line, but this game was set up by their defense as they restricted the Heat to just 12 points in the first quarter, before they exploded for 42 points in the second quarter to lead by as many as 29 points at one stage.

Miami Heat

Meanwhile, the Miami Heat would have been brimming with confidence following their surprising road win in Game 2, but it's back to the drawing board after getting run over by the Celtics in a tough loss on Saturday. Bam Adebayo led the team with 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists, Nikola Jovic and Tyler Herro scored 15 points each while Jaime Jacquez Jr chipped in with 12 points and five assists. As a team, the Heat shot just 41 percent from the field and nine of 28 from the 3-point line, but they were never in the contest after struggling in the early going to trail by 63-39 going into halftime. Kevin Love and Duncan Robinson both finished scoreless while Caleb Martin finished with just five points in 38 minutes of action.