Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic Listed As Questionable Wednesday Versus Boston Celtics
Miami Heat rookie Nikola Jovic is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics.
The Heat say Jovic is dealing with a foot injury. He didn't play in Sunday's victory against the Atlanta Hawks.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: TD Garden
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: N/A
VITALS: The Heat and Celtics meet for the second of four matchups this regular season. Earlier this season, Boston recorded a 111-104 win in Miami. Last season, the Celtics won the series 2-1 after Miami won it the previous year. The Heat are 51-79 all-time versus Boston during the regular season, including 29-38 in home games and 22-41 in road games. For the Heat, Duncan Robinson (ankle) and Jimmy Butler (ankle) are questionable.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Tyler Herro
G Kyle Lowry
C Bam Adebayo
F Caleb Martin
F Max Strus
CELTICS
F Jaylen Brown
F Jayson Tatum
C Al Horford
G Marcus Smart
G Derrick White
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