NEWSLETTER
Despite trimming a 26-point Miami lead to just one late in Saturday night’s contest, the Celtics came up on the short side of a narrow contest and now trail the Miami Heat two games to one in the Eastern Conference Finals. The good news for the Celtics and fans hoping to see this series continue going back and forth until the end is that The Ringer‘s updated odds machine has the most likely outcome of the series (at 23 percent) as the Celtics win in seven games.
For what it’s worth, if Miami can steal another road victory tonight, the Celtics’ chances of winning the series will drop to just 17 percent per The Ringer‘s odds machine. Tonight’s contest will be a big one for both sides.
Bam helped the @MiamiHEAT take a 2-1 lead with 31 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL in Game 3.
The @celtics look to even it up 2-2 with a W tonight.
MIA/BOS GAME 4 – 8:30pm/et, ABC pic.twitter.com/ZnSyeeLkU5
— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2022
Broadcast Info & Game/Series Details
Tip: 7:30 PM (CT)
TV: ABC
Location: TD Garden, Boston
Series: MIA leads 2-1
Odds: MIA -7, O/U 206
Starting Lineups
Boston Celtics
1. Marcus Smart
2. Jaylen Brown
3. Jayson Tatum
4. Grant Williams
5. Robert Williams III
Injury Report: Sam Hauser OUT (shoulder), Marcus Smart DTD (ankle), Robert Williams III DTD (knee), Jayson Tatum DTD (neck)
Coach Udoka says Marcus Smart has some swelling around his ankle after suffering a "pretty bad sprain" last night. He’ll continue to get treatment and will be reassessed tomorrow.
Udoka adds that Jayson Tatum's shoulder is feeling fine and Rob Williams’ knee is improving.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 22, 2022
Miami Heat
1. Gabe Vincent
2. Max Strus
3. Jimmy Butler
4. P.J. Tucker
5. Bam Adebayo
Injury Report: Gabe Vincent DTD (hamstring), Max Strus DTD (hamstring), Kyle Lowry DTD (hamstring), Jimmy Butler DTD (knee), P.J. Tucker DTD (knee), Tyler Herro OUT (groin)
#MIAvsBOS INJURY UPDATE: Tyler Herro (groin) has been ruled out of tonight’s Game 4 vs the Celtics.
Jimmy Butler (knee), Kyle Lowry (hamstring), Max Strus (hamstring), Gabe Vincent (hamstring) & P.J. Tucker (knee) will all warm up with the intent to play.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 23, 2022
Pre-Game Reading
We had several controllable shortcomings in Game 3, which we’ll look to fix right out of the gate in Game 4.https://t.co/yhKZ61faIU
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 22, 2022
Our NBA odds machine has anointed a new title favorite 👀
Plus, odds for tonight’s Game 4 between Miami and Boston:https://t.co/XoNJegqpK3
— The Ringer (@ringer) May 23, 2022
Biggest game of the season thus far, in a hostile road environment, @Bam1of1 came out different 😤
How different? @CoupNBA breaks down Bam's dominant Game 3 performance ⬇️
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 22, 2022
