The Boston Celtics will host the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon.

The Celtics (35-32) are coming off one of their worst performances of the season Friday, as they suffered a huge 121-99 road loss against the Chicago Bulls. Kemba Walker was the leading scorer for the Celtics and at times carried the team on his own offensively -- he finished with 33 points The only other player who scored at least 15 points was Evan Fournier, who ended with 17 points. Jayson Tatum only had nine points (3-15 FG). Tristan Thompson ended with eight points. That said, the Celtics were woeful on both ends of the court and are in dire need of a bounceback performance. This is a key game for the Celtics as well, as they sit one game behind the Heat in the Eastern Conference standings with only a few contests left in the schedule. Boston could be confident in its chances to come away with the win since the Celtics own a 21-13 mark at home in 2020-21.

The Heat (36-31) are coming off a 121-112 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves the last time out, and that win means Miami has now won four of its last five games. Tyler Herro paced the Heat with 27 points, supplementing them with four assists and three rebounds. Jimmy Butler supplied 25 points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals. Goran Dragic delivered 23 points, four boards and three assists. Bam Adebayo finished with 15 points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kendrick Nunn poured in 12 points. Miami will try to avenge the 107-105 loss it suffered against Boston earlier this season, and if the Heat is going to pull the upset, they have the track record to believe in their chances -- they've gone 16-16 on the road this season.