The Bostons Celtics they did everything to avoid the sweep against Miami Heat and they got one more life by extending the series to at least five games. Now, the series could be extended one more game by an absence in the squad of those led by Erik Spoelstra.
According to the report of Sham Charania, of The Athletic, gabe vincentstarting point guard for Miami, will miss Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a sprained left ankle. The point guard suffered the injury with about eight minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 4 when he tried to recover a ball that was about to leave the court.
The Nigerian has been very important for Miami since in the series against Boston he has proven to be a good scoring option. In the first four games He averaged 17.5 points with a 50% accuracy rate on his three-pointers, in addition to adding 2.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds per commitment.
“It’s just not right,” Vincent said to The Athletic. “I’ve made progress since we got to Boston last night, so he’s heading in the right direction.I hope it continues like this.”
Now, the starting point guard position will go to Kyle Lowry. The champion with the Raptors in 2019 has had a discreet series against the Celtics in the Conference Final since he averages 6.8 points, 4.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 25 minutes of play.
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Miami’s absences in the Playoffs
The playoffs of the 2022-23 NBA season have not treated Miami well, since Vincent’s injury was added to those of guards Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo.
Herro, the 2021-22 Sixth Man of the Year, broke his right hand in Game 1 of the first round against the Milwaukee Bucks. For his part, the former Pacers player suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee in the third game of the same series.
