The Boston Celtics have steadied themselves ahead of the trade deadline. After a very topsy-turvy January, they have been able to play some much better basketball in the last couple of weeks. Boston has now won six of their last seven games and finally look like the team pundits thought they would be.

Boston enters the game as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference standings with a 37-16 record while the Heat sit at No. 7 with a 25-25 record. Before the Celtics look to spark

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown will play in his fourth NBA All-Star game next month, after being named an Eastern Conference reserve on Thursday.