Preview capsule for the Heat-Celtics Eastern Conference finals
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, center, celebrates during the first half of Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Steven Senne]
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are meeting in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year and third time in the last four. The Celtics edged the top-seeded Heat in Game 7 last year to reach the NBA Finals. This time, the Heat are just the second No. 8 seed to reach the conference finals in the current format that began in 1984. The only other one, the New York Knicks, got all the way to the NBA Finals in 1999. Miami earned its most recent trip to the NBA Finals by beating Boston in 2020 at Walt Disney World.
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