Jaylen Brown's Status For Celtics-Heat Game
On Sunday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Florida to face off against the Miami Heat for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
For the game, they will have their All-Star forward in the starting lineup, as Jaylen Brown is listed as available on the injury report.
NBA's official injury report
Brown has been exceptional during the 2023 NBA Playoffs with averages of 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest while shooting 51.6% from the field and 42.2% from the three-point range.
That said, the Celtics find themselves in a tough spot after losing the first two games of the series on their home floor in Boston.
They will now have to play both Games 3 and 4 on the road and get at least one victory to avoid getting swept.
In addition, Brown has struggled shooting the ball from deep through the first two games of the series (he has shot just 2/13 from the three-point range).
The Celtics are the second seed in the Eastern Conference and have defeated the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers through the first two rounds.
Last year, they made the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2010 season and the franchise has also been to the Conference Finals five times in the last seven seasons.
As for the Heat, they are the eighth seed but have an extremely talented roster.
They defeated the Milwaukee Bucks (who were the first seed) in the first round and the New York Knicks in the second round.
