The top-seeded Miami Heat and second-seeded Boston Celtics meet in the Eastern Conference finals. It is a rematch of Miami's 4-2 victory against Boston in the same round inside the Orlando bubble two years ago.
How they got here
Two years removed from their surprise run to the 2020 NBA Finals and a season since being swept by the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the opening round of the playoffs, the Heat swapped erstwhile All-Star point guards (Kyle Lowry for Goran Dragic) and veteran wings (PJ Tucker for Trevor Ariza).