A pair of familiar foes will meet in the opening round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs when the top-seeded Celtics play the Heat.
Boston and Miami have played against one another in the postseason four times in the last five years The series is also a rematch of the last two Eastern Conference finals.
Miami knocked off the Bulls, 112-91, in a Play-In Tournament elimination game to reach the first-round series. Tyler Herro had 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, while rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points.
The Heat will face a tougher test against Boston without six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler, who is out for the entire series with a knee injury.
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However, Miami is in a familiar position. Last season, the Heat became the sixth No. 8 seed to beat the No. 1 seed in the first round of the playoffs after eliminating the Bucks in five games.
The Celtics finished the regular season with the league’s best record and is poised for a title run. Boston is led by All-Star Jayson Tatum, who averaged 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists in the the regular season.
Defensively, Boston is stout with Jrue Holiday, who recently signed a four-year, $135 million contract extension. In his first season in Boston, Holiday was the starting point guard, taking the place of Marcus Smart, and averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists.
Celtics vs. Heat schedule, scores, results
Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 will be played in Boston while Games 3, 4 and 6 will be played in Miami.
The complete schedule for Celtics vs. Heat is below.
| Date | Game/Result | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| April 21 | Celtics 114, Heat 94 | — | — |
| April 24 | Heat 111, Celtics 101 | — | — |
| April 27 | Celtics 104, Heat 84 | — | — |
| April 29 | Celtics 102, Heat 88 | — | — |
| May 1 | Celtics 118, Heat 84 | — | — |
How to watch Celtics vs. Heat
- TV channel: ABC, TNT
- Live streaming: Sling
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