The Celtics should easily win this contest even if both of those players sit out, so long as (per usual), they take their opponent seriously.

What do you get when you combine the Celtics' thinnest roster of the season with one of Jayson Tatum's shakiest showings of 2024-25? Evidently, an easy Boston victory.

He finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists on 33.3 percent shooting and 25 percent from three-point range. Not only is his three-point shooting abysmal up to this point, but he has regressed in his mid-range shots and in the paint.

As the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics Monday night, they look to break their current two-game losing streak Wednesday as they face the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the Heat missed star Jimmy Butler in the defeat as he gets the latest injury update provided by the team itself for the upcoming outing.

Heat star Jimmy Butler is out Monday vs. the Celtics with knee soreness and is considered day-to-day moving forward.