Miami Heat Use 28th Starting Lineup Against Celtics Due To Jimmy Butler Injury

With Jimmy Butler out because of personal reasons, the Miami Heat had to turn to their 28th starting lineup of the season.

Butler was replaced by rookie Jaime Jaquez.

Here's the game preview:

Game time: 2pm., ET

Where: Kaseya Center, Miami

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat + 8

VITALS: The Heat and Celtics meet for the third and final matchup this regular season. Last season, the teams split the series, 2-2. The Heat are 53-82 all-time versus Boston during the regular season, including 30-39 in home games and 23-43 in road games. Miami has started 27 different lineups in their 52 games this season, with 16 different players registering at least one start.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Terry Rozier

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Caleb Martin

F Jimmy Butler

CELTICS

F Jayson Tatum

F Jaylen Brown

C Kristaps Porzingis

G Jrue Holiday

G Derrick White

INJUY REPORT

HEAT
Dru Smith: Out - Right Knee Surgery

Haywood Highsmith: Questionable - Personal reasons

Jimmy Butler: Out - Personal reasons

CELTICS

Xavier Tillman: Out - Knee

Jaden Springer: Questionable - Ankle

QUOTABLEHeat coach Erik Spoelstra on the developing chemistry between Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier: "I think you're going to see Tyler and Terry build an even better connection with more minutes, games, shootarounds, film sessions and a few practices that we'll have the opportunity to partake in. But you see the speed, quickness and skill that they each have."

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