Celtics @ Heat Stat Pack

*As of publishing of this stat pack, the Celtics are a 12-point underdog for this game.
–It is the Celtics’ largest line as an underdog in almost 6 years (April 15, 2007 at Orlando: 12.5 points).

*Without Paul Pierce on the floor, the Celtics are approximately 6 points worse per 100 possessions on the offensive end this season.

*In addition, they are almost 8 points worse per 100 defensive possessions when Garnett is not playing this season.

*Brandon Bass is showing signs of life down the stretch.
–He has scored 10+ points in all 5 games in April, his longest streak of scoring double-digit points this season.
–Bass is averaging 15 points per game and shooting 55 percent from the field with 1.6 blocks per game in those 5 games.
–In comparison, in his 137 career games in green, Bass has averaged 10 points per game on 48-percent shooting with 0.8 blocks per game.

*The Celtics are 2.7 points better per 100 offensive possessions when Jordon Crawford is on the floor.
–Their effective field goal percentage also increases by .025 when Crawford is on the court.
–The team’s total rebounding percentage increases by 1.7 percent with Crawford playing.

*Courtney Lee has scored fewer than 10 points in 5 consecutive games.
–He has had only 3 such streaks longer this one this season.
–Longest one this season: 7 games in November.

*Jason Terry’s field-goal percentage in April: .385 (5 games, 0 starts).
–His lowest in a month this season (minimum 2 games played): .374 in December (14 games, 11 starts).

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Heat
–The last time the Heat or a LeBron-led team won a regular season series against the Celtics was 2006-07.
–With a Heat victory, Miami will win the 2012-13 regular season series, 3-1.