Miami Heat Use 28th Starting Lineup Against Celtics Due To Jimmy Butler Injury
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With Jimmy Butler out because of personal reasons, the Miami Heat had to turn to their 28th starting lineup of the season.
Butler was replaced by rookie Jaime Jaquez.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 2pm., ET
Where: Kaseya Center, Miami
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat + 8
VITALS: The Heat and Celtics meet for the third and final matchup this regular season. Last season, the teams split the series, 2-2. The Heat are 53-82 all-time versus Boston during the regular season, including 30-39 in home games and 23-43 in road games. Miami has started 27 different lineups in their 52 games this season, with 16 different players registering at least one start.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Terry Rozier
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Caleb Martin
F Jimmy Butler
CELTICS
F Jayson Tatum
F Jaylen Brown
C Kristaps Porzingis
G Jrue Holiday
G Derrick White
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Dru Smith: Out - Right Knee Surgery
Haywood Highsmith: Questionable - Personal reasons
Jimmy Butler: Out - Personal reasons
CELTICS
Xavier Tillman: Out - Knee
Jaden Springer: Questionable - Ankle
QUOTABLEHeat coach Erik Spoelstra on the developing chemistry between Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier: "I think you're going to see Tyler and Terry build an even better connection with more minutes, games, shootarounds, film sessions and a few practices that we'll have the opportunity to partake in. But you see the speed, quickness and skill that they each have."
Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.
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