Miami Heat's Gabe Vincent Listed As Questionable For Game 5 Against Boston Celtics

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent is a game-time decision for Thursday because of a sprained ankle

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent is listed as questionable for Thursday's Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. 

He is dealing with a sprained ankle so is a game-time decision. 

Here's the game preview: 

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

Where: TD Garden

TV: TNT

Betting line: Celtics -8

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, Gabe Vincent (ankle) 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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