Boston Celtics NBA Playoffs Game Tonight: Celtics vs Heat Injury Report, Starting Lineup, Predictions, TV Channel for May 27

There’s still a pulse when it comes to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals — and in Game 6, the Cs look to swing every ounce of momentum in the series back their way as they take on a depleted Heat team in Miami.

Boston has looked like a different team in the past two games than the first three, with the final score of each contest only telling a fraction of the story. Jimmy Butler, who nearly singlehandedly eliminated Milwaukee in the first round before leading the charge against the Knicks in the second round and Celtics for the first three games of the conference finals, has looked mortal in Games 3, 4, and 5. Ditto for Bam Adebayo. Couple that with the injury to Gabe Vincent, and the Heat no longer seem as menacing as they did earlier in the series.

Is the momentum squarely in the C’s favor? Or can Miami close the door on a series they seemingly had in their grasp?

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 – Jaylen Brown, SF – Jayson Tatum, PF – Al Horford, C – Robert Williams III

Miami Heat Projected Starting Lineup

PG – Gabe Vincent, 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

Celtics PG Malcolm Brogdon (forearm) – Out

Heat SG Tyler Herro (hand) – Out

Heat SG Victor Oladipo (patellar tendon) – Out

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction

The Houdini is now 0/5 in Eastern Conference Finals series predictions, so I guess Miami has Game 6 on lock and won’t keep the door open for the Celtics to take the series back up to Boston for the unlikeliest of Game 7’s.

*wink*

Celtics 108 Heat 113