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What you need to know for Game 7
Home sweet Miami: There have been 145 Game 7s in the NBA playoffs, and home teams have won 76.5% of them. The Heat are 7-2 at home in the postseason, losing Games 2 and 5 after starting the postseason 7-0 at home. Miami is 6-4 all time in Game 7s. Under coach Erik Spoelstra, it’s 4-2, including a perfect 4-0 at home. Across the previous six Game 7s Spoelstra has coached, the Heat have a plus-6.0 point-per-game differential.
Jimmy Buckets: Jimmy Butler led the offensive attack for Miami in a resurgent performance on Friday that saw him score more points in Game 6 alone than in Games 3, 4, and 5 combined (47 vs 27). Butler finished with 47 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, one of the finer efforts while facing elimination in Heat and NBA history. Butler’s 47 points are the most by a Heat player when facing elimination, and coincidentally, the top three performances in Heat history have now all come against the Celtics.
Been there, done that: When it comes to Game 7s, the Celtics are experienced. They’ve played, and won, more Game 7s than any other franchise. The Celtics are 25-9 all time in Game 7s, and their .735 win percentage in Game 7s is best among franchises with at least two games played. They’re 4-4 in Game 7s played on the road.
— ESPN Stats & Information
Breaking down Game 7
Boston Celtics at Miami Heat
8:30 p.m ET, FTX Arena, Miami
Line: Celtics (-2.5)
Money line: Celtics (-140), Heat (+120)
Total: 195.5 points
BPI win%: Heat (51.3%)
Questionable: Marcus Smart (ankle), Tyler Herro (groin), Robert Williams III (knee), Max Strus (hamstring), Gabe Vincent (hamstring)
Ruled out: None
Note: BPI numbers factor in players who are ruled out but assume questionable players will play.
Notable: The total of 195.5 is the lowest in any game this season (first game below 200) and the lowest in any playoff game since 2018.
Notable: The Heat are just the third team to be a home underdog in a Game…
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