The Boston Celtics will host the Charlotte Hornets for their 3rd and final meeting of the regular season. With a lot yet to clean in regards to seeding, tonight's match may not be the final time they matchup this year.

Let's leap 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 unbelievable this year. As it sits right now, the Hornets are being in 8th location, simply a half game back of the Toronto Raptors in 6th and two games back of the Atlanta Hawks in 5th.
  
  The Hornets are guaranteed a spot in this year's play-in competition, however could also quickly sneak out of it and into the 6th seed. The issue is the Hornets have the hardest remaining schedule in the NBA, finishing their year with video games against the Detroit Pistons and New york city Knicks following tonight's matchup.
  
  The Hornets have gone 35-14 this year with their entire beginning five . The lineup of Brandon Miller, LaMelo Ball, Kon Knueppel, Moussa Diabaté and Miles Bridges has been the very best in the NBA with a net ranking of +16.1 and offensive ranking of 130.0.
  
  Defensively, the Hornets have been simply as excellent. The team ranks 7th in challenger effective field goal percentage, sixth in points permitted and first in rebounds permitted.
  
  Jay Two Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have actually played 12 video games together this year, they've gone 10-2 and have no plans on slowing down. Both of the Jays have actually been putting up ridiculous stat lines and tonight versus Charlotte I'm expecting that extremely same energy.
  
  With both Jaylen and Jayson on the flooring this year, the Celtics protective ranking drops to 107.0. Albeit a little sample size, but the Celtics defense has been excellent given that Tatum's return and he's the greatest reason that.
  
  The Celtics' are enabling simply 107.0 points per game in their last 15 video games, majority of which were played with Tatum in the lineup. The group's simply dipping into a higher level as the routine season 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 actually been too excellent this year for me to pass this up. Brown's balancing 28.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.2 helps per video game; all profession highs. He's seen the greatest usage of his profession this year but he's also been incredibly efficient with that usage.
  
  Brown's shooting 47.6% from the field and 80% from the free toss line for the very first time in his profession. He leads the NBA in made basket 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 video games he's played alongside Tatum.
  
  Brown averages 18.9 shot attempts per game with Tatum back, he leads the group in usage and has gotten to the line for 8.8 totally free toss efforts per game. The Hornets have actually been great defensively but this line simply feels like an over-correction.
  
  Grant Williams 2+ 3s (+155)|Lucky Rebel
  
  Boston provides up a lots of large open 3s and Grant Williams has been great just recently. This will be the very first time he's playing his previous team considering that 2024 and he's cleared this line in 4 of his last 5.
  
  Varun Sharma 24 hr ago