Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Starting Tonight In Place Of Gabe Vincent For Game 5 Against Boston Celtics
Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry is starting tonight against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
He replaces the injured Gabe Vincent, who is out with a sprained ankle. The other starters are Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Max Strus and Kevin Love.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 8:30 p.m., ET
Where: TD Garden
TV: TNT
Betting line: Celtics -8
VITALS: The Miami Heat and Celtics met four times this regular season with the teams splitting the series, 2-2. Miami is 53-80 all-time versus Boston during the regular season, including 30-38 in home games and 23-42 in road games. The teams enter this postseason having faced each other five times in the playoffs, including three times in the East Finals (2012, 2020, 2022), once in the Semifinals (2011) and once in the First Round (2010). The HEAT has recorded a 3-2 playoff series record against the Celtics over that span. For the Heat, Gabe Vincent (ankle) is questionable and Victor Oladipo (knee) and Tyler Herro (hand) are out. For the Celtics, Danilo Gallinari (knee) is out.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Max Strus
G Gabe Vincent
C Bam Adebayo
F Kevin Love
F Jimmy Butler
CELTICS
F Jayson Tatum
F Al Horford
C Robert Williams III
G Jaylen Brown
G Marcus Smart
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