Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (15-11) will compete against the Miami Heat (14-12) on Friday.

The Heat took the court against the Raptors and took a loss by a score of 106-96 in their last contest. Miami wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 83) and converted 9 of their 31 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Heat buried 17 of 23 tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 dimes in the game as well as forcing 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the field on 42 out of 88 shooting. Toronto earned 33 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Moreover, Toronto collected 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Toronto finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 9 attempts. They also knocked down 16 out of their 40 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Heat left the arena with 14 while the Raptors finished the game with 20 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is someone who was a contributor in the game. He scored 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played for 33 mins and totaled 10 rebounds. Adebayo ended up going 53.8% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Miami will play this contest with a record of 14-12 for the campaign. They have an average of 120.7 points per contest (5th in the NBA) on 47.6% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (331 of 903) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling down 45.4 boards per game and has 756 dimes this season, which ranks 4th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They give up 33.7% from beyond the arc while they are 22nd in the league in PPG allowed (117.7). The Heat defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (1,112 of 2,486) and they concede 48.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists with 707 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 112-105 against the Pistons. In the matter of rebounds, Boston allowed Detroit to pull down 39 overall (12 offensive). They finished shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc by going 13 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 25 from the charity stripe (68.0%). The Celtics permitted the Pistons to convert 41 out of 89 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 46.1% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Celtics shot 38 out of 82 from the floor which had them shooting 46.3%. In reference to three-point attempts, Boston buried 10 of 39 tries (25.6%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 70.4%. The Pistons committed 20 fouls in the game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Celtics earned 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.

Jaylen Brown ended up being important for the Celtics for this game. He made 13 of 25 for the game for a rate of 52.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Brown racked up 34 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 7 dimes in the game.

Boston has a mark of 15-11 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 15th in basketball. Boston has earned 3,020 pts on the campaign (116.2 per game) and they grab 43.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per game (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 22.3 fouls per game and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 110.8. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (4th in the league). The Boston defense surrenders 37.2% on three-point shots (353 of 950) and their opposition knocks down 80.0% of their foul shots. They give up 24.6 assists and 42.8 rebounds per game, ranking them 5th and 11th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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