The Celtics found out Friday night about their rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference finals against the Heat, but Jaylen Brown said he had an inkling long before then that the teams were destined to meet again.
Boston and Miami have met in three of the last four conference finals. The Celtics won in 2022, and the Heat in 2020 and ‘23. The Heat eliminated the Celtics in seven games last year.
On Sunday, the Celtics host the Heat in Game 1 of a first-round series at TD Garden.
“I knew it was going to be Miami.