Already very diminished, the Heat will try to save its skin in Boston on Wednesday without four players in the rotation. Deprived of Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier, and Josh Richardson since the start of the series, the 2023 finalists will play Game 5 without Jaime Jaquez Jr!
Starting in the absence of Butler, the Heat rookie injured his hip in the 4th round, and he will remain in care for elongation. “It's just my right hip. I felt that something was going wrong at the start of the third quarter while going for a rebound,” Jaquez explained after the defeat. “I tried to give everything I had. »
Even though Miami has achieved great feats over the past year, things are getting a little more complicated. Especially since Duncan Robinson hasn't been 100% since the start of the series, and he plays through gritted teeth. We wouldn't be surprised if Erik Spoelstra started Patty Mills alongside Tyler Herro.
On the Boston side, the team should be without Kristaps Porzingis injured in a calf.
