NBA Playoffs Pre-Gamin’: ECF Game 6 – Celtics at Heat (7:30 CT) — Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

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.

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

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