Miami Heat Defensive back Gabe Vincent is out of Thursday night’s Game 5 in Boston with a sprained left ankle.
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Veteran Kyle Lowry is likely to move into the starting lineup in Vincent’s absence.
Vincent briefly left Tuesday’s 116-99 loss in Game 4 with an injury, but he returned and finished with 17 points and four assists in 28 minutes.
Vincent, 26, was one of Miami’s heroes in Sunday’s 128-102 Game 3 victory, scoring a game-high 29 points on six 11-of-14 3-pointers.
In the regular season, he averaged 9.4 points, 2.5 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 68 games (34 starts), his fourth with Miami. After 15 playoff starts, he is averaging 13.1 points and 4.1 assists.
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