At the time of this writing, the Eastern Conference finals is knotted up 2-2 following the Boston Celtics‘ big bounce-back win over the Miami Heat. The series heads back to South Beach, where the Celtics will need to grab at least one road victory in order to punch a ticket to the 2022 NBA Finals.
At times Boston has looked like the far superior team in the series. Just the same, though, there are moments where the Celtics look more like they did in December than any sort of contender. The ups and downs have been a consistent theme during this postseason. If head coach Ime Udoka can help iron out some of his club’s bigger issues, Boston has a real chance at returning to the NBA world series for the first time since 2010.
Here’s what the Celtics need to do to eliminate the Heat from contention and move on to the Finals.
