The Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Boston Celtics (64-18) will face the eighth-seeded Miami Heat (46-36) in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. This is their fourth postseason meeting since 2020. Miami beat Boston in the 2020 and 2023 East finals. The Celtics bested the Heat in the 2022 East finals.
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How the Celtics got here
The Celtics fell behind 3-0 to the (again) eighth-seeded Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals and forced a Game 7, avoiding complete embarrassment, only for Jayson Tatum's ankle to dash their hopes of history.