Heat try to extend lead over Celtics in Game 4

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) goes up for a shot between Boston Celtics' Grant Williams (12), Jaylen Brown, bottom, and Kemba Walker (8) during the second half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 4: Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

LINE: Celtics -3; over/under is 210.5

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BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat take on the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Celtics won the previous matchup 117-106. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points to lead Boston to the victory and Bam Adebayo recorded 27 points in defeat for Miami.

The Heat are 30-13 in conference matchups. Miami is 43-21 in games when scoring at least 100 points.

The Celtics have gone 30-13 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston has a 47-16 record when scoring 100 or more points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jimmy Butler leads the Heat with 6.0 assists, and scores 19.9 points per game. Goran Dragic is averaging 21.1 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 44.6% over the last 10 games for Miami.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 23.4 points and 7.0 rebounds for the Celtics. Brown is averaging 20.9 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 47.0% over the last 10 games for Boston.

DURING THE PLAYOFFS: Heat: Averaging 111.5 points, 43.8 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.4 points on 45.2% shooting.

Celtics: Averaging 108.3 points, 45.1 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.1 points on 41.2% shooting.

INJURIES: Heat: KZ Okpala: out (personal), Chris Silva: out (groin).

Celtics: Vincent Poirier: out (personal), Javonte Green: day to day (knee), Romeo Langford: out (right adductor strain).


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