The All-Star Break can’t get here fast enough for the Boston Celtics as they take a four-game losing streak into their final game before the break and it’s a doozy: at Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 8.5-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA basketball odds and there is live play-by-play betting available.

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It’s a good news/bad news deal for Boston tonight. Point guard Rajon Rondo will miss his second and final game due to suspension. But forward/center Kevin Garnett, who has missed the last three games because of an illness in his family, is expected to play. The C’s need him against the OKC frontline ofKendrick Perkins, the former Celtic, and Serge Ibaka because Boston power forward Brandon Bass remains out with an injury. And both Paul Pierce and Ray Allen have struggled to get open looks in the past three games Garnett has missed. Pierce is 19-of-40 shooting, while Allen is 15-of-39. In this four-game skid, Boston has lost three by double digits and the other by 9.

The Thunder are rolling right along. They have won three in a row and five of six and are tied with the Miami Heat for the NBA’s best record. OKC enters off a 101-93 win over New Orleans on Monday to improve to 13-1 at home and win its 10th straight there. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrookeach had 31 against the Hornets, one night after Durant had a career-high 51 and Westbrook had 40 in an overtime win over Denver.

The Thunder and Celtics met Jan. 16 in Boston, with Oklahoma City winning 97-88 behind a combined 54 from Durant and Westbrook. Pierce led Boston with 24, while Rondo nearly had a triple-double with 12 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

The Celtics are 0-5 ATS in their past five road games. OKC is 1-4 ATS in past five after a win. The road team has covered the past five in this series.

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