Teams looking to rebound from Sunday night losses meet when the Miami Heat battle the Boston Celtics in an NBA Eastern Conference matchup on Monday. Miami dropped a 119-116 decision at Toronto, while Boston fell 115-111 at Cleveland. The Heat (9-9), who have won four of six, are 5-5 on the road this season. The Celtics (16-4), who had a seven-game winning streak snapped on Sunday, are 7-2 on their home court. Boston will be without Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and Al Horford, while Miami is down Jimmy Butler.
Tip-off from TD Garden in Boston is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Celtics are 8.5-point favorites in the latest Heat vs. Celtics odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 218. Boston is a -360 favorite on the money line (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page).
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