Vitals, Game Time, How To Watch, Betting Odds And Game 1 Prediction For Boston Celtics at Miami Heat
Game time: 8:30 p.m., ET
Where: FTX Arena
TV: ESPN
Betting lines:
According to Betonline.ag: Heat -1.5
According to Covers.com: Heat -2
VITALS: The Heat and Celtics met three times this regular season with Boston winning the series, 2-1. The Heat are 51-78 all-time versus the Celtics during the regular season, including 29-37 in home games and 22-41 in road games. It marks the third time Miami will face Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals (2012, 2020, 2022), with the Heat winning the previous two meetings. Additionally, it is the fourth time overall that the Heat and Celtics will meet in the postseason after also facing each other in the 2010 First Round...... For the Heat, Kyle Lowry (Left Hamstring Strain) is out and Caleb Martin (ankle) Sprain Questionable Max Strus (hamstring), P.J. Tucker (calf) and Gabe Vincent (hamstring) are questionable. For the Celtics, Sam Hauser (shoulder), Marcus Smart (foot) and Al Horford (health and safety protocols) are out.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Max Strus
G Gabe Vincent
C Bam Adebayo
F P.J Tucker
F Jimmy Butler
CELTICS
F Jayson Tatum
F Grant Williams
C TBD
G Jaylen Brown
G TBD
QUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on the series: "Pat's [Riley] probably is going to enjoy this. This is like a throwback series. If both teams are really on top of their games, this should be a series where neither team is scoring 130 points. Both teams hang their hats on rock-solid team defense, and making multiple efforts and being disciplined to schemes. So it will be a lot of plays and things in the margins. That's what you expect. Really, we were the two best teams in the East most of the season and it's fitting that we're moving into the conference finals."
Here's the prediction Tuesday's game from Moses The Hamster. He picks the Heat. Moses' record during the postseason is 7-4.
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