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Ira Winderman

Kyle Lowry, P.J. Tucker back in Heat mix ahead of East finals Game 3 in Boston

BOSTON — Kyle Lowry and P.J. Tucker were on the court Saturday morning for the Miami Heat ahead of Saturday night’s Game 3 at TD Garden against the Boston Celtics in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.

For the Heat, it was a significant step, considering Lowry had missed eight of the previous 10 games due to a strained left hamstring, and considering that Tucker bruised his left knee in Thursday night’s Game 2 to the degree that there were initial thoughts of requiring an MRI.

“They are both going to do their whole routine with the intention of playing,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “So, yes, they both were involved in shootaround.”

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