The first playoff team was eliminated Monday night when the Celtics swept the Nets. The second elimination could take place Tuesday in the Heat-Hawks series.
Miami leads Atlanta 3-1 and hosts Game 5 at its own arena, where it was one of the best teams in the regular season and took the first two games of this series.
Trae Young has been severely limited by the Heat’s fearsome defense and Jimmy Butler has been sensational through four games.
The later games—Timberwolves-Grizzlies and Pelicans-Suns—have been much more exciting.