3 Reasons Miami Heat Should Be Favored Over Boston In ECF

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics look on(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics look on(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) fouls Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) during the second half( Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports) /

The Miami Heat will soon begin their Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics. This should be a great series and probably the most competitive matchup that the Heat have faced so far.

Plainly, the series could go either way.

That being said, it has felt like nearly everyone is already counting out Miami. As the team that usually holds the identity of the underdog, this is nothing new for the Miami Heat.

But it feels different this year because they actually should be favored to win.

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The Heat are the number one seed in the East.

They had a better regular-season record than the Celtics and they will have home-court advantage for the majority of the games in this series. The Heat are undefeated at home so far in these playoffs.

Aside from the obvious fact that the Heat have won more than the Celtics, let’s take a look at, not only, how the Heat have dominated but also how their star has outshined nearly everyone this postseason.

We will see specifically why the Heat should be favored over the Boston Celtics in this series.