Celtics, Heat each short-handed ahead of Game 5

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The Boston Celtics will be without Kristaps Porzingis in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, not that they will get much sympathy from the Miami Heat ahead of the possible closeout game Wednesday night.

Top-seeded Boston took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series witha 102-88 victory in Miami on Monday, but Porzingis exited late in the first ha