On Thursday morning, it was reported that Gabe Vincent of the Miami Heat would miss Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics due to an ankle injury.
Vincent has averaged more than 13 points a game during the playoffs and has been very critical to the strong 3-1 lead the Heat currently have over the Celtics.
As noted by Five Reasons Sports, via NBACentral, the Heat are 18-5 with Vincent as a playoff starter.
In other words, this could be a very bad break for the Heat.
The Heat are 18-5 with Gabe Vincent as a playoff starter, via @5ReasonsSports
Huge loss. pic.twitter.com/gmWJ3Fsrqq
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 25, 2023
NBA fans hopped online to express their opinions about this tough news for Miami.
Some people weren’t worried at all.
They think that the Heat will be able to tap into their “next man up” mentality and that they could still close out the series on Thursday night.
Heat will close it out tonight
— 49ers (@49errrs) May 25, 2023
Others admit that the loss of Vincent could be very troubling for the Heat, calling him the best player on the roster.
Best player in the roster . Huge Loss
— #Leo (@igotnoworries) May 25, 2023
Some people are so worried that they think the Celtics now have an even bigger shot at overcoming a painful and historic 0-3 deficit.
celtics 3-0 comeback is about to happen 😭
— ᶜʰʳⁱˢᵗⁱᵃⁿ (@iamchrixtian10) May 25, 2023
And then there are some who believe that other players will fill the void left by Vincent and assure another Heat victory.
“This has Duncan Robinson legacy game written all over it,” one fan said.
This has Duncan Robinson legacy game written all over it
— Tobi_MVP_SZN (@mvp_tobias) May 25, 2023
Vincent has scored double-digits multiple times during this series against the Celtics.
It’s clear that losing him will not help the Heat.
However, they might still be able to earn their ticket to the NBA Finals with Vincent on the bench.
They have repeatedly shown that the entire team is driven and capable of winning.
Will they show that again on Thursday night?
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