The Boston Celtics will host the Charlotte Hornets for their third and final conference of the routine season. With so much yet to shake out in terms of seeding, tonight's match may not be the last time they matchup this year.

Let's jump directly into this one.

- Location: TD Garden; Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
• Tipoff: 8:10 PM EST
  
  - Brandon Miller (CHA): 30.3 MPG|20.2 PPG|5.0 RPG|3.4 APG
• Jaylen Brown (BOS): 34.4 MPG|28.7 PPG|7.0 RPG|5.2 APG
  
  Buzz City or Buzz Saw?
  
  The Hornets have been incredible this year. As it sits today, the Hornets are being in 8th location, simply a half game back of the Toronto Raptors in 6th and two video games back of the Atlanta Hawks in 5th.
  
  The Hornets are ensured a spot in this year's play-in competition, however could also easily slip out of it and into the sixth seed. The issue is the Hornets have the toughest staying schedule in the NBA, finishing their year with games against the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks following tonight's matchup.
  
  The Hornets have actually gone 35-14 this year with their entire starting 5 healthy. The lineup of Brandon Miller, LaMelo Ball, Kon Knueppel, Moussa Diabaté and Miles Bridges has actually been the very best in the NBA with a net rating of +16.1 and offensive score of 130.0.
  
  Defensively, the Hornets have been simply as good. The team ranks 7th in challenger effective field goal portion, 6th in points allowed and first in rebounds permitted.
  
  Jay ² Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have actually played 12 video games together this year, they have actually gone 10-2 and have no intend on decreasing. Both of the Jays have been installing insane stat lines and tonight against Charlotte I'm expecting that extremely exact same energy.
  
  With both Jaylen and Jayson on the floor this year, the Celtics defensive ranking drops to 107.0. Albeit a little sample size, however the Celtics defense has actually been stellar considering that Tatum's return and he's the most significant factor why.
  
  The Celtics' are allowing just 107.0 points per video game in their last 15 games, bulk of which were played with Tatum in the lineup. The team's simply playing at a greater level as the comes to a close and a win tonight would win them the Atlantic Division and lock them into the No. 2 seed in the East.
  
  Jaylen Brown o37.5 PRA (-107)|Lucky Rebel
  
  This line feels crazy which's why it's most likely a trap. I might care less, Jaylen Brown has been too excellent this year for me to pass this up. Brown's balancing 28.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game; all profession highs. He's seen the greatest usage of his profession this year but he's likewise been exceptionally effective with that usage.
  
  Brown's shooting 47.6% from the field and 80% from the complimentary throw line for the very first time in his profession. He leads the NBA in made field objectives this year and he's taken substantial strides as a playmaker.
  
  He's cleared this line in 15 of his last 20 games, consisting of 8 of the 12 games he's played alongside Tatum.
  
  Brown averages 18.9 shot attempts per game with Tatum back, he leads the team in usage and has gotten to the line for 8.8 totally free throw efforts per game. The Hornets have actually been terrific defensively however this line just feels like an over-correction.
  
  Grant Williams 2+ 3s (+155)|Lucky Rebel
  
  Boston provides up a heap of broad open 3s and Grant Williams has been great recently. This will be the very first time he's playing his previous team because 2024 and he's cleared this line in four of his last 5.
  
  Varun Sharma 24 hours back