T.M. Selection: Miami Heat.

I like the Miami Heat to cover the spread in this game against the Boston Celtics on Sunday. The Heat really showed up in Boston in the previous game, they were on the brink of elimination and they managed to beat the Celtics by 8 points and send this to a game 7. The previous 3 games in this series have been really defensive and I think this will be the same but I expect the Heat to come with that same defensive effort that won them the previous game. Jimmy Butler had a huge influence on the offense in that game, putting up 47 points himself and even Kyle Lowry got himself involved in the scoring a lot more than he has been doing in this series. I expect them to continue playing great defense in this game like they have been all series but I also expect Butler and Lowry to have big games again and help their team put up the points to win this game. The Heat are on their home court here and they have looked great in home games all year, I don't think they are going to play any differently here. Tatum, Brown, and even Derrick White all had 20+ points for the Celtics in that previous game but their offensive effort wasn't enough to beat the Heat and I expect that same effort from the Heat to shut down these guys even more now that they are on their home court here. The Heat finished 1st place in the East and they were one of the best home teams all year, they aren't going to just go away easily in this game. I think this is a game the Heat can win, I like the Heat to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 99-94 Heat.