Kevin Durant returned to the Nets lineup against the Cavs and led his side to victory with 27 points in the 117-112 road win. The Nets have now won 3 in a row and six of their last seven games. There will be no Kyrie Irving in this rivalry matchup, which is always an intriguing storyline when these two teams play. Especially after the Nets swept the Celtics in the regular season last year and also beat them in the playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n Jaylen Brown made his return from injury in the Celtics comfortable 108-90 win over the lowly Rockets last time out. It was just the 4th time that Brown and Tatum were on the court together in November. So Boston will be looking to continue to build that chemistry once again. Another key piece returned against Houston in Robert Williams and he should enjoy a nice matchup against an undersized Nets frontcourt.<\/span><\/p>\n With Brown and Williams back for Boston, their offence is going to be much improved going forward. As a result, a high scoring affair does look like a good play in this one. The Over has saluted in 5 of the last 6 meetings at TD Garden and the Nets are 5-1 against the Over on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n Boston have won their last 5 at TD Garden. The Nets have a poor 3-9 record in Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n Brooklyn has owned the Celtics in the last 10 meetings with an 8-2 record.<\/span><\/p>\n Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n Over 216.5 points = $1.94<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Miami will be on a back to back after beating the Pistons 100-92 on Wednesday. Tyler Herro was outstanding in the victory with a season-high of 31 points and has become an impressive 6 man option for Miami. Adebayo added 15 points and 9 rebounds in the win. He’ll have an intriguing matchup with T-Wolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/span><\/p>\n The Timberwolves are starting to find form after 4 wins in a row and this will be a good challenge against the Heat. In the 4 game winning streak, they have played a few struggling teams like the Kings, Spurs and Pelicans. However, we can’t forget their 43 point win over the Grizzlies recently. One of the keys to this matchup will be Karl-Anthony Towns against Adebayo. KAT is averaging 23 points and 9 rebounds this season.<\/span><\/p>\n Minnesota has enjoyed playing Miami at home recently and their form at the moment is hard to back against an upset. Miami will also be coming off a back to back and could look to rest the likes of Butler \/ Adebayo during the game. So we’ll back the T-Wolves as home underdogs here.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n The Timberwolves have covered in 4 of their last 5 home games. Miami holds a respectable 9-4 record at this venue.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\nMiami Heat (12-6) at Minnesota Timberwolves (8-9)<\/b><\/h3>\n