Heat will be without Jaquez for Game 5
The Miami Heat will be without yet another starter when they face an elimination game in Boston on Wednesday night.
Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not travel for Game 5, ruled out because a strained right hip flexor. He joins Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (neck), who both are also out.
Jaquez left Monday’s Game 4, a 102-88 loss, after suffering the injury in the second half. He had nine points in 22 minutes.
“Felt something give in the hip,” Jaquez said after Game 4. He said it happened early in the third quarter while jumping for a rebound.
Derrick White scored a careerhigh 38 points, and Jayson Tatum added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who won at Miami for the sixth straight time.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (calf ) also is out.
In Monday’s other late playoff game, Jalen Williams had 24 points and a big three, and Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 97-89 to complete a sweep . ... New York swingman Bojan Bogdanovic will have foot surgery and miss the rest of the playoffs . ... Cleveland center Jarrett Allen (rib) missed Tuesday’s Game 5 against Orlando . ... Boston’s Brad Stevens is the NBA executive of the year . ... Chelsea
Gray re-signed with Las Vegas.
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Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game and struck out a career-high 14 before St. Louis rallied with a two-run ninth inning against Detroit’s bullpen to win 2-1 in a doubleheader opener ... Houston will option slumping first baseman José Abreu to its spring training facility.
The Rams and veteran running back Boston Scott agreed on a one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Scott, 29, rushed for 1,295 yards and 16 touchdowns in six seasons with Philadelphia. — Gary Klein
The Cleveland Browns added to their offensive line, agreeing on a contract with former Rams center Brian Allen. ... Jacksonville released veteran receiver Zay Jones and kicker Joey Slye.
St. John’s basketball players Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle are suing the NCAA for denying their request for an eligibility waiver that would give them one more season of competition.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) in a rematch of last year’s final in the Madrid Open. Top-seeded Jannick Sinner beat Karen Khachanov 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals for the first time while Francisco Cerundolo upset two-time champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4. Cerundolo will next face Taylor Fritz, who beat Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (2), 6-4 while Daniil Medvedev beat Alexander Bublik 7-6 (3), 6-4. On the women’s side, top-ranked Iga Swiatek came from a set down to defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 and reach the semifinals.
Encino won’t run in the Kentucky Derby this weekend because of a soft tissue strain in his right front leg. Epic Ride joins the field.