Heat point guard Kyle Lowry has officially been listed as out for Game 1 against the Celtics due to his lingering hamstring injury, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald tweets.
The news comes as no surprise since Lowry didn’t practice on Monday. Hobbled by the injury, Lowry has appeared in only five postseason games. He last took the court in Game 4 of the semifinals against Philadelphia, when he scored just six points with seven assists and four turnovers in 30 minutes on May 8.
Caleb Martin (ankle sprain), Max Strus (hamstring strain), P.J. Tucker (calf strain) and Gabe Vincent (hamstring strain) are listed as questionable, Chiang adds in another tweet. Most Heat players who have been listed as questionable throughout the playoffs have ended up being active.
Strus has been one of the breakout performers in the postseason. He averaged 19.5 PPG and 10.5 RPG in Games 5 and 6 against Philadelphia. Tucker averaged 8.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 1.7 APG in 30.7 MPG during the Sixers series while providing his usual hard-nosed defense.
Olidipo has been reliable off the bench. Stepped up in Philly when Lowry went down. Hey, are they going to dust off Duncan Robinson and get a few minutes this series. 3 pointers will be big this series….
3pt shots are big in any series.
Vincent, Butler, Strus, Tucker, Bam
Herro, Oladipo, Robinson, Martin, Morris/Dedmon (matchup dependent)
Heat need Lowry in this matchup. I really wish he hadnt tried to play games 3 and 4, but hopefully he’ll be ok moving forward
The Heat beat the Sixers without Lowry…..
Let that sink in.
Heat and Celtics are banged up. That’s good news for Warriors and Mavs. Cause a healthy East team (either one). Wins easy ……
“Cause a healthy East team (either one). Wins easy” lol your delusional posts always make me laugh.
Wins easy? Just like the Suns were supposed to “punish” the Warriors.
Lol Celtics beat a Bucks team missing their second best player. And the Heat beat an overrated 76ers team.
And it’s hypocritical how you bring up injuries only when it suits your argument.
I thought injuries were supposed to be a part of the game.
As usual, we’ll see what happens.
Been watching Oladipo closely. And he’s looked much better to me. He’s confident and planting his feet well to change direction. I think he will get better as series goes on. I’m sure teams are watching him. As a FA a team could get a find here. Wishing him the best. Go for it player.
Oladipo coming on makes up for Lowry fading. Riley got him a year late!— unlike with Butler, where his year in Philly did not hurt Miami from getting value. Lowry helped in the RS but seems to have worn down.
Gabe Vincent the new Kendrick Nunn.