The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, who met in the Eastern Conference finals last year, will square off on Thursday in a bid to snap a four-game losing run.

Miami lost to the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Wednesday, 105-96.

The Heat were playing their first game since they sent Terry Rozier—who played his first four NBA seasons with the Celtics—to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Kyle Lowry.

Rozier scored nine points against Memphis while shooting three of nine from the bench.

“We know things are not going to be perfect right away,” Rozier stated. “You see the team’s evaluation and the state of affairs.

However, I think I fit in with the Heat mentality, so I’m coming in to start off strong defensively and let the rest fall into place.

We will work it out because we are all basketball players.”

For the second time this season, Miami has lost four games in a row

despite Tyler Herro’s 18 points. With 15 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 blocks, Bam Adebayo had an impressive final line.

Rozier, 29, played in 30 games with the Hornets this season, averaging 23.2 points and 6.6 assists, both career highs.

Erik Spoelstra, the coach of Miami, stated, “(Rozier) has a lot of qualities that we respect and impact winning.”

“He is interested in winning. He is considerate about our uniform.

Not everyone wants to play for us, but he genuinely wanted to be here. That is important.

On a three-game road trip, the Celtics are scheduled to make their last stop.

Boston defeated the Houston Rockets 116-107 on Sunday to start the trip, and on Monday they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 119-110.

“Our guys just bring it every single night,” Boston’s coach Joe Mazzulla remarked after the most current triumph.

“Our men are always prepared to play regardless of the schedule,

but that doesn’t mean we’re going to win every time or that you’re going to play flawlessly.

Every night, you have an opportunity to play defense if your best players desire to do so.

One of the things that has persisted since I joined the Celtics is that our best players commit to defense each and every night,

which gives us a chance every single night.”

Against the Mavericks, Jayson Tatum scored 39 points, while Jaylen Brown finished with 34.

Tatum leads Boston in both scoring (27.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.4 boards/game).

With 23.1 points per game, Brown leads the club in scoring.

Starting center Kristaps Porzingis (right knee irritation) and backup forward Oshae Brissett (lower back strain) were both out for the Celtics’ game in Dallas.

“We would love to have everybody every single night, but that’s just not how it’s going to be,” Tatum stated.

“We have the next-man-up mentality.”

Due to a groin ailment, rookie Jaime Jaquez has missed Miami’s last five games.

This season, Jaquez is averaging 14.0 points in 30.2 minutes per game.

The Celtics and Heat will play one other twice this season on Thursday. On October 27,

Derrick White scored 28 points and drained five 3-pointers as Boston defeated Miami 119-111 at home.

The Celtics defeated the Heat 32–23 in the fourth quarter thanks to 14 points by White.

Adebayo finished with 27 points and seven rebounds for Miami, while Herro scored a team-high 28 points.

The teams will play one another in Miami on February 11.