The Boston Celtics will be without one of their top players as they try and eliminate the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
Kristaps Porzingis will miss Game 5 with a right soleus strain, per Chris Haynes.
Porzingis had been healthy going into the series but left Game 4 early with the injury. He was limited to 14 minutes and finished with seven points and three rebounds.
Prior to getting hurt, he had been on a roll in this series, finishing two of the four games in double figures. He finished Games 1 and 3 with 18 points each and nine combined rebounds.
The Celtics will have to rely on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown a bit more if they want to end this series in five games. They’ll also want another big game from Derrick White, who finished Game 4 with 38 points, four rebounds, and three assists.
After splitting the first two games in the series, the Celtics won both games in Miami.
Game 5 will be on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT. If there’s a Game 6, it’ll be Friday at 7 p.m. ET.