The Miami Heat are on the brink of elimination tonight as they visit the Celtics in Boston, and they look like a team that has run out of gas in these playoffs. Boston can punch their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010 with a victory tonight.
GET UP IT’S GAMEDAY ☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/aq2tm74hB7
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 27, 2022
Broadcast Info & Game/Series Details
Tip: 7:30 PM (CT)
TV: ESPN
Location: TD Garden, Boston
Series: BOS leads 3-2
Odds: BOS -8.5, O/U 201
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)
Miami Heat
1. Gabe Vincent
2. Max Strus
3. Jimmy Butler
4. P.J. Tucker
5. Bam Adebayo
Injury Report: Tyler Herro DTD (groin), P.J. Tucker DTD (knee), Max Strus DTD (hamstring), Kyle Lowry DTD (hamstring), Gabe Vincent DTD (hamstring)
Pre-Game Reading
Ten years before they faced off in the Eastern Conference finals, Grant Williams and Bam Adebayo clashed in the North Carolina high school state championship. The matchup foretold a lot about their journeys to come.@seeratsohi: https://t.co/OFOiCi3GBG
— The Ringer (@ringer) May 27, 2022
At @ringer/@ringernba: I wrote about duct tape and bubblegum, drop coverage and juice differential, how a defense that induces panic makes it impossible to "remove the emotion from the misses," and Heat-Celtics, nearing its end (if not already there): https://t.co/I7YAhqTGkl
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) May 26, 2022
Boston Celtics & Brad Stevens Get High Marks For Al Horford Decision
https://t.co/zlJNFgnwQW— Forbes (@Forbes) May 27, 2022