Miami Heat And Boston Celtics Game 5 Injury Reports

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics have announced their injury reports.

Ben Stinar | May 1, 2024

Nov 16, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) makes his way up the court / Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

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On Wednesday evening, the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will play Game 5 of their first-round playoff series in Massachusetts.

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 4:30 Eastern Time).

The Heat have ruled out Jimmy Butler, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Josh Richardson and Terry Rozier.

Haywood Highsmith and Duncan Robinson are both listed as available.

Meanwhile, the Celtics will be without 2018 NBA All-Star Kristaps Porzingis, and no one else is on their injury report for the game.

NBA Injury Report / Heat-Celtics

The Celtics have a 3-1 in the lead, so they can end the series with a victory on Wednesday.

Most recently, they beat the Heat (in Game 4) by a score of 102-88.

Derrick White led the way with 38 points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks while shooting 15/26 from the field and 8/15 from the three-point range in 41 minutes of playing time.

Apr 27, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) / Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

The Heat are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and had a 46-36 record.

They have made the NBA Finals in two of the previous four seasons, and are coming off a year where they beat the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals (in seven games).

As for the Celtics, they are the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 64-18 record.