The 56-19 Boston Celtics return to their home court of TD Garden on Wednesday, April 2 to play host to the visiting 34-41 Miami Heat after going undefeated in the longest road trip of their 2024-25 regular season schedule (and setting a team record while doing so).
Boston is heating up (pun intended) at exactly the right time with the 2025 NBA Playoffs inching closer by the hour, the team looking to extend their current 9-game win streak to double-digits. Meanwhile, the Heat are on a win streak of their own, looking to make it into a 6-game streak should Boston stumble at home. This should be a fairly easy win for Boston, so long as they take their opponent seriously (and aren't too dinged up with key players).
Let's take a look at player health for both teams, likely starters, and how to watch or stream the game.
Player injuries
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown (knee), Jrue Holiday (shoulder), are Kristaps Porzingis (reconditioning) are questionable, and Al Horford (toe) is doubtful.
For the Heat, Andrew Wiggins (hamstring), Kevin Love (personal reasons), Duncan Robinson (sacroiliac joint), Dru Smith (Achilles), and Nikola Jovic (hand) are out.
Probable starting lineups
Boston
- Derrick White
- Jrue Holiday
- Jaylen Brown
- Jayson Tatum
- Kristaps Porzingis
Miami
- Alec Burks
- Tyler Herro
- Pelle Larsson
- Kel'El Ware
- Bam Adebayo
How to watch or stream the game
Here's when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Boston
- Live Stream: Fubo (watch for free)
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics vs. Heat: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (4/2)
