Miami Heat Using Same Starting Lineup Tonight In Game 4 Against Boston Celtics In Eastern Conference Finals

Up 3-0, the Miami Heat have a chance to close out the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of Eastern Conference finals

The Miami Heat are continuing with their same starting lineup tonight in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. 

The starters are: Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Max Strus, Kevin Love and Gabe Vincent. 

Here's the game preview: 

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

Where: Kaseya Center

TV: TNT

Betting line: Heat -1.5

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, Cody Zeller (head) is questionable and Victor Oladipo (knee) and Tyler Herro (hand) are out. For the Celtics, 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

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