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NBA playoffs: Heat-Celtics Game 5 live updates, scores, lineups, injury report, how to watch, TV channel

Michael Smith and Michael Holley explain why Game 5 specifically is going to be hard for Boston to defeat Miami because the Celtics don't play well at home and the Heat rarely lose two games in a row.

The Boston Celtics pulled one back from the surprising eighth-seed Miami Heat, but will avoiding a sweep turn into an improbable comeback? The Eastern Conference finals is now a best-of-three series with games alternating between cities.

Game 5 is back in Boston and is another win-or-(stay)-home game for the Celtics. Game 6 in Miami would be on Saturday with a potential Game 7 on Monday in Boston.