Jaylen Brown has scored at least 30 points in five straight games, and he can make it six when the Celtics host the Heat Friday night.
Brown is averaging 29.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 25 contests this season, and despite his scoring efforts, Boston has dropped its past two games, first to the struggling Bucks last Thursday and then to the East-leading Pistons on Monday.
Miami, which enters Friday in seventh place in the East, is coming off a 106-95 win over Brooklyn that snapped the Heat’s five-game losing streak.
The game will tip off at 7 p.m. at TD Garden and on NBC Sports Boston. Here’s your preview.
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -6.5. O/U: 231.5.
HEAT
Season record: 15-12. vs. spread: 15-12. Over/under: 12-15
Last 10 games: 4-6. vs. spread: 3-7. Over/under: 2-8
CELTICS
Season record: 15-11. vs. spread: 14-12. Over/under: 12-14
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Last 10 games: 7-3. vs. spread: 8-2. Over/under: 6-4
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Miami 120.2, Boston 116.2
Points allowed per game: Miami 116.9, Boston 110.8
Field goal percentage: Miami .476, Boston .470
Opponent field goal percentage: Miami .445, Boston .451
3-point percentage: Miami .365, Boston .361
Opponent 3-point percentage: Miami .332, Boston .372
Stat of the day: Miami is 4-1 when Kel’el Ware is on the court for at least 30 minutes, as he was in the Heat’s win over Brooklyn.
Notes: Brown had a game-high 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists during Monday’s 112-105 home loss to Detroit. … Miami’s Tyler Herro didn’t play in Thursday’s win over the Nets because of a toe injury that has forced him to miss four of the Heat’s last five games. Kel’el Ware replaced Herro in the starting lineup and scored 22 to go with 12 rebounds and four blocks to help Miami end a five-game losing streak by beating Brooklyn 106-95 on Thursday. … Miami’s Norman Powell is listed as questionable for Friday’s game due to a calf strain but scored at least 20 points for the 17th time this season in the win over Brooklyn.
Emma Healy can be reached at emma.healy@globe.com or on X @ByEmmaHealy.
