Los Angeles Clippers (11-7, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (14-3, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -9.5; over/under is 216.5
BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to extend its five-game win streak with a victory against Los Angeles.
The Celtics are 6-2 on their home court. Boston is second in the Eastern Conference scoring 119.9 points while shooting 45.8% from the field.
The Clippers are 4-3 in road games. Los Angeles is 5-2 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Celtics average 18.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 6.2 more made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Clippers give up. The Clippers are shooting 46.5% from the field, 0.1% lower than the 46.6% the Celtics' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Brown is scoring 25.6 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the Celtics.
Norman Powell is shooting 49.0% and averaging 23.3 points for the Clippers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 117.2 points, 42.4 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.4 points per game.
Clippers: 7-3, averaging 109.8 points, 46.7 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.5 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: out (foot), Luke Kornet: day to day (hamstring).
Clippers: Kawhi Leonard: out (knee), P.J. Tucker: out (personal), Norman Powell: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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