Miami Heat: 4 bold predictions for Game 4 against the Boston Celtics
The Miami Heat will be pleasantly surprised by a poor game from Kemba Walker.
On the other end of the floor, look for Kemba Walker’s game to be less notable for the Boston Celtics. It hasn’t been the best postseason for their Kyrie Irving replacement in his first year.
Game 3 was Walker’s best game of the series. He finished with 21 points on eight-of-16 shooting from the field, after connecting on just 15-of-38 shots over the first two games. His role for the Celtics has been lesser of a point guard, and more of a two-way scorer in the postseason.
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It’s forced Walker to take some funky shots at times, resulting in some poor shooting percentages in each of Boston’s previous two series against the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.
The pressure will be on him and their team in Game 4 to keep rolling where they left off in Game 3, which is a factor at play worth noting. Boston’s offense hasn’t been at it’s best when the pressure has been appropriately applied from both the Miami and their defense.
Walker is averaging 21 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists in three games against the Heat. All while shooting just 42 percent from the field, 29 percent from three, and committing four turnovers nightly. Look for a poor performance from the point guard in Game 4 on Wednesday.