Time. When Miami enters the Heat-Celtics live stream, they will do so with the intention of starting a short break before the Finals. When Boston walks onto the court, they will do so to ensure another NBA playoff live stream back to Miami.

Boston's Game 4 win would have felt like a surprise even without seeing the Lakers swept the day before. Their previous efforts in this series had continued to stall in the closing stages.

But then they found the net, shooting from behind the arc, including two 3-pointers by Jayson Tatum and one by Derrick White. The 18-point run erased Miami's nine-point lead. All of this was in the third quarter, and Miami usually does a lot of damage.

As for the Heat. They finished the game with casual energy and no fear that they had given the Celtics room to stage a historic upset. Because, yes, no one has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in a seven-game NBA playoff series.

DraftKings has the Celtics (-300) as the favorites and the Heat (+250) as the underdog odds at the time of publication of this article. In other words, a $100 bet on the Celtics to win would be $300 and a $100 bet on the Heat to win would be $250.

Here's everything you need to know to watch Heat vs. Celtics live stream online:

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Heat vs. Celtics live stream is Thursday (May 25) at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM ET on TNT.

If you haven't already cut the cord and have a cable package; you can watch all the NBA playoff games. But as much as we like FuboTV, it does not have TNT.

Instead, consider Sling TV, one of the best streaming services that does have TNT. For the upcoming NBA playoffs live stream, ABC games will be simulcast on ESPN3 available on Sling Orange; ABC is also available on Sling Blue in select markets. These markets are Chicago (WLS), Fresno (KFSN), Houston (KTRK), Los Angeles (KABC), New York (WABC), Philadelphia (WPVI), Raleigh-Durham (WTVD) and San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (KGO). Except for Fresno, Houston, and Raleigh, an additional $5 per month is charged to watch ABC on Sling Blue or Sling Orange & Blue.

Sling is 50% off the first month, which is great for watching all the NBA playoffs; Sling Orange also offers ESPN, and the Sports Extra pack includes NBA TV.

Of course, you can also watch the games on more expensive services such as YouTube TV ($73/month), Hulu + Live TV ($70/month), and DirecTV Stream ($75/month).

ABC can pull down on one of the best TV antennas.

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NBA fans in the UK can watch Heat vs Celtics live stream on Sky Sports Main Event and Arena. It starts at 1:30 am (BST).

If you already have a Sky subscription that does not include Sports, you will need to pay £24 per month to add these channels. You can also watch 4K and HDR broadcasts if you have an HDR-capable Sky Q box and an HLG-capable TV.

If you don't want to shell out for a full Sky sub, you can consider the Now Sports streaming service. Prices start at £11.98 for a day and mobile monthly membership and £34.99 for monthly access.

Not currently available in the UK; you may need a little help from a service like ExpressVPN.

Canadian hoops fans can watch a live stream of Heat vs. Celtics on SportsNet, airing on SN1 at 8:30 PM ET.

Perhaps. Australians can watch a live stream of the 2023 playoffs on Kayo Sports, the primary destination for NBA action; ESPN Australia is another avenue if you get it, but it's either Heat vs. Celtics live stream It is unclear if they will host it or not.

Kayo offers a 14-day free trial on both its basic and premium plans; Kayo One is $25/month and Kayo Basic is $30.

The Premium Kayo plan, at $35/month, offers all of the same things as the regular plan, but with three simultaneous streams. The Basic plan offers two simultaneous streams.

I'm not in Australia, but usually subscribe to Kayo; may need a little help from a service like ExpressVPN.