Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat: How to watch, broadcast, lineups (12/02)

his time around, there will be no royal couple on the sidelines to serve as a distraction to either ball club — and perhaps the Heat will have their best player back from injury as well.

The 18-4 Boston Celtics host the 10-12 Miami Heat for the second time in three days at TD Garden for a rematch of Wednesday’s 134-121 Celtics home victory. This time around, there will be no royal couple on the sidelines to serve as a distraction to either ball club — and perhaps the Heat will have their best player back from injury as well.

If you happen to be looking for a way to watch the on-court action live on cable television or a local or national online streaming service, keep reading while we get you up to speed on everything else you need to know about the game.

Let’s begin with the players who are among those listed to be available to play in it.