The Celtics are coming off a blowout loss, so they'll definitely be focused tonight. In the first two meetings with Charlotte this season, Boston won by 21 and 26. Lay the points.

While the Hornets have been surprisingly competitive this season, things might be starting to come apart. They've lost five straight, with two of the setbacks coming against bad teams in Cleveland and Memphis. This is not a good opportunity for them to end the skid, considering the Celtics defeated them by at least 21 points in both of their previous meetings this season. Look for Boston to once again win by a wide margin, despite being without G Jaylen Brown (illness).