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The Boston were the favourites to win Game 1 and the series, but it was Miami who drew first blood. Can the Heat do it again in Game 2?
GAME DETAILS
Celtics vs Heat, Game 2
Friday September 18, 9:00am AEST
Heat lead 1-0
ODDS
LAST TIME THEY MET
Celtics 114 – Heat 117
Wednesday September 16
HEAD TO HEAD RECORD THIS SEASON
2-2 (playoffs and regular season)
NOTABLE INJURIES
Gordon Hayward – Doubtful – Right ankle sprain
SOMETHING TO PONDER
The Miami Heat have carried themselves like a championship-level team all postseason. But one problem for Miami could be their inexperience. Three of their eight best players are either rookies or second-year players who’ve never been to playoffs before, let alone the Conference Finals.
The Celtics have a young team too, but this isn’t their first rodeo. Boston is a perennial playoff squad and went toe-to-toe with LeBron James in the Conference Finals just two years ago. And when it comes to the playoffs, experience matters. In terms of how much it matters, well, we’re about to find out.
Odds accurate at time of publication on September 17.