Although more than 2,000 kilometers separate the Boston Celtics from the Miami Heat on the map of the United States, the two NBA franchises have never seemed so close. The launch of their series in the Eastern Conference finals on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday under the Florida palm trees (2:30 a.m. French time) not only validates the fact that the two best teams in the regular season in the East will for a place in the final, but that the content on the floors might turn out to be quite similar.