Boston Celtics NBA Playoffs Game Tonight: Celtics vs Heat Injury Report, Starting Lineup, Predictions, TV Channel for May 25
The Boston Celtics look to stay alive in Game 5 at the TD Garden on May 25 when they take on Miami with a 3-1 series deficit — though it comes at a great time, following the first time during the entire Eastern Conference Finals that the Cs looked like themselves.
Boston smoked the Heat on their home floor to the tune of a 40% (18/45) performance from beyond the 3-point line in Game 4. They also won the turnover battle for the first time during the Eastern Conference Finals.
Will this translate to covering a massive spread against a Miami squad that suddenly seems to be running short of confidence? Or is an offseason of severe roster turnover imminent with Boston going down in five?
110. 18. Celtics -8. 8:30 PM ET. 44-38. TNT. Thursday, March 25. 57-25
Miami Heat: 25th (ORtg), 9th (DRtg), 29th (Pace), 21st (NRtg)
Boston Celtics: 2nd (ORtg), 2nd (DRtg), 20th (Pace), 1st (NRtg)
Boston Celtics Projected Starting Lineup
PG –Marcus Smart, SG – Derrick White, SF – Jaylen Brown, PF – Al Horford, C – Robert Williams III
Miami Heat Projected Starting Lineup
PG – Kyle Lowry, SG – Max Strus, SF – Jimmy Butler, PF – Kevin Love, C – Bam Adebayo
Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Injury Report
Celtics PF Danilo Gallinari (ACL) – Out
Heat PG Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) – Out
Heat SG Tyler Herro (hand) – Out
Heat SG Victor Oladipo (patellar tendon) – Out
Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction
Thus far, the Houdini is 0/4 in Eastern Conference Finals predictions. The one time the Cs were faded around these parts, Boston flipped the switch, looked like the team that was a game off of the best record in the Association and got the job done. Hmmm…
Miami slipped up in Game 4, suddenly looking like a poor shooting team — the opposite of the identity that got the Heat just one win away from the 2023 NBA Finals. That won’t happen again.
*winks*
Celtics 92 Heat 114