After Wednesday's loss to the Celtics, guard Derrick White spoke to reporters in the locker room and said he wouldn't be shocked if they faced the Heat in the playoffs this year. Since the start of this decade,

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference contest on Wednesday's NBA schedule as the Boston Celtics will host the Miami Heat. Boston is 56-19 overall and 24-12 at home, while Miami is 34-41 and 15-22 on the road.

Biggest takeaways from the Miami Heat's 124-103 win over the Boston Celtics, including Pelle Larsson, Kyle Anderson, Davion Mitchell, and the Heat's defense on Jayson Tatum.

The Celtics have been red hot lately, but as they entered this contest, their star guard, Jaylen Brown, was on the injury report. Brown landed on their injury report with a knee issue listed as questionable.

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This marked an off-night for Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who shot just 4-of-17 from the field (2-of-9 from three) en route to 16 points. He finished minus-11 on the evening. Boston also shot 27.9 percent from three. Jaylen Brown's 24 points paced the team.

Boston (56-19) is fresh off a 6-0 road trip that raised the team’s road record to 32-7. It marked the longest road trip without a loss in franchise history, topping a 5-0 stretch in February 1973.

A pair of teams that have gotten used to seeing each other in late April and May are likely playing their final game against each other this season on Wednesday, April 2 when the Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat at TD Garden in Boston.