Miami Heat Going With Same Starting Lineup, Caleb Martin Starts For Second Straight Game

The Miami Heat play the Boston Celtics in Game 7 with a berth in the NBA Finals on the line

The Miami Heat are once again starting Caleb Martin at power forward, meaning they are going with the lineup of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Gabe Vincent and Max Strus. 

Martin replaced Kevin Love, who did not play in Game 6. 

Here's the game preview: 

Game time: 8:30 p.m., ET

Where: TD Garden

TV: TNT

Betting line: Celtics +7.5

VITALS: The Miami Heat and Celtics met four times this regular season with the teams splitting the series, 2-2. Miami is 53-80 all-time versus Boston during the regular season, including 30-38 in home games and 23-42 in road games. The teams enter this postseason having faced each other five times in the playoffs, including three times in the East Finals (2012, 2020, 2022), once in the Semifinals (2011) and once in the First Round (2010). The HEAT has recorded a 3-2 playoff series record against the Celtics over that span. For the Heat, Victor Oladipo (knee) and Tyler Herro (hand) are out. For the Celtics, Malcolm Brogdon (forearm) and Danilo Gallinari (knee) is out.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Max Strus

G Gabe Vincent

C Bam Adebayo

F Kevin Love

F Jimmy Butler

CELTICS

F Jayson Tatum

F Al Horford

C Robert Williams III

G Jaylen Brown

G Marcus Smart

QUOTABLE

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Game 7: “I don’t know how we’re gonna get this done. But we’re gonna go up there and get it done.”

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