The Celtics and Heat are set to face off again in the postseason for the third straight year, and Miami is preparing for it to be an intense battle.
With their 112-91 win over the Bulls in Friday’s play-in tournament game, the Heat locked up the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, setting up a first-round date with the one-seeded Celtics. The last two matchups between the two teams went the distance, with the Heat winning the Eastern Conference finals in seven games last year and the Celtics winning the Eastern Conference finals in seven the year before that.