BOSTON – The already short-handed Miami Heat have another injury to deal with.
Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been ruled out for Game 5 against the Boston Celtics.
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Jaquez is listed as having a right hip flexor strain.
After Game 4, Jaquez said that he was injured early in the third quarter, going up for a rebound.
Jaquez did not play in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 102-88 loss.
The Heat are facing elimination, down 3 games to 1.
Miami will also be without Jimmy Butler, who has missed the Playoffs with a knee injury.
Guard Terry Rozier has also been ruled out because of a neck injury that has kept him from playing in the Boston series.