The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics play game 2 of their first round series tonight at 6 p.m. CT on TNT. Fans can access TNT and watch the game for free with DirecTV Stream’s free trial, or they can purchase a subscription to Sling for 50% off the first month.

The Heat were the eighth seed during last year’s playoffs and made it all the way to the NBA Finals. They are a team that cannot be taken lightly, even if they had a subpar regular season. In their path to the NBA Finals, the Heat defeated the Celtics in seven games.

There is one massive update that changes the outlook of this series. Heat star shooting guard Jimmy Butler will miss the remainder of the series with a knee injury. This is a major loss for the Heat because Butler is their best player and leads the team in scoring and assists. That puts more pressure on the rotation players to step up and keep the game competitive.

The Celtics entered the playoffs with the best regular season record in the NBA with 18 losses through 82 games. With star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics are going to be a difficult force to stop in the Eastern Conference playoffs this year. In the first game of the series, Tatum finished with a triple-double. He will likely keep that momentum going with Butler being unable to return to action.

Despite the injury issues for the Heat, game 2 should be competitive, as the Heat try to avoid going down 2-0 in the series when they head back to Miami for game 3. Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, leading scorers outside Butler, will have to work overtime tonight.

With such a pivotal game being played tonight, fans will want to watch all the action live and for free by using DirecTV Stream’s free trial. Fans can also purchase a Sling subscription at a 50% discount for their first month and watch all the upcoming NBA and NHL playoff action.