Miami Heat heading to East finals. A look at the full series schedule and ticket info
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The top-seeded Miami Heat is heading to the Eastern Conference finals for the ninth time in franchise history.
The Heat will face the second-seeded Boston Celtics in the East finals, which opens with Game 1 on Tuesday night.
“You do want to acknowledge the steps along the way. This is not easy,” coach Erik Spoelstra said after leading the Heat to the East finals for the sixth time in the last 12 seasons. “We’ve been doing this now for 27 years since Pat [Riley] came down to South Florida. ... Every single year, we’ve had that goal to get to the Finals and compete for a title. It’s not easy in this league and I wanted everybody in the locker room just to acknowledge that. It’s not everything, but it is something.”
With the Heat finishing off its second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, the team took few days off before returning to the practice court at FTX Arena on Sunday.
“It’s a long journey, it’s a tough journey,” Spoelstra continued. “You have to commit to something that’s bigger than yourselves. And there’s a handful of guys that have never been to the conference finals. [Victor Oladipo] has never been and he’s played on a lot of good teams in this league. It’s hard to do and we’ll be able to reflect on that for an evening.”
Here’s the series schedule for the East finals between the Heat and Celtics:
Game 1: Tuesday, FTX Arena, 8:30 p.m., ESPN.
Game 2: Thursday, FTX Arena, 8:30 p.m., ESPN.
Game 3: Saturday, TD Garden, 8:30 p.m., ABC.
Game 4: May 23, TD Garden, 8:30 p.m., ABC.
Game 5: May 25, FTX Arena, 8:30 p.m., ESPN. (if necessary)
Game 6: May 27, TD Garden, 8:30 p.m., ESPN. (if necessary)
Game 7: May 29, FTX Arena, 8:30 p.m. ESPN. (if necessary)
Ticket info: Individual tickets for Heat home games in the East finals are already on sale.
There is a four-ticket limit per household, per game. Tickets can be purchased online at Heat.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Tickets for all four potential home games in the East finals are available for purchase, but home games 3 and 4 will only be played if necessary. Those who have purchased tickets for any unplayed games will be automatically issued a refund by Ticketmaster, including fees (except UPS and retail pickup fees). Those who purchase tickets at a retail location can secure a refund by returning tickets for unplayed games at the same retail location where the tickets were originally purchased.
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This story was originally published May 13, 2022 at 12:28 AM.
