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After stealing one game at the Boston Celtics’ parquet floors, the expected outcomes came out on top for the Miami Heat. Coach Erik Spoelstra had issues fixing the team’s rotations given the injuries that they are currently dealing with. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continuously got to their spots while everyone else on Coach Joe […]

The Miami Heat drop Game 3 against the Boston Celtics inside the Kaseya Center, 104-84, as they now trail 2-1 in the series. Miami had an impressive Game 2 where they upset the Celtics on their home floor, but couldn’t recreate the success on their own. Heat fall in Game 3, 104-84, to the Boston […]

Jimmy Butler may not be playing for the Miami Heat in their first-round NBA Playoffs series against the Boston Celtics, but he is finding ways to make an impression nonetheless. With his hair in pigtails, the one-of-a-kind character provided the public with another notable soundbite, while possibly giving the Celtics a little more motivation in […]

The Miami Heat aren’t just battling the Boston Celtics, as injuries have been a problem here in the postseason. They’ve been without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier and it sounds like they’ll be without another key player on the roster for Game 3. Reports indicate that veteran guard, Delon Wright, is officially ruled out, according […]

The consensus for the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat series was that the Celtics had a chance to sweep the Jimmy Butler-less heat. The Heat eliminated that possibility when they upset the Celtics in Game 2. Miami kept it close all game before shooting the lights out from three to run away with the lead. […]

Everything is heightened during the NBA playoffs. The intensity coming from the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics has been notable as physical play has picked up from the often-routine regular season. In addition to the teams’ players and coaching staffs, fan reaction has gone over the edge as well. While both teams have been […]

At this point, every team in the NBA Playoffs has played at least two games. For some teams, they are thrilled to be up 2-0 in their series, as they are just two wins away from advancing to the conference semifinals. Those on the opposite side of this spectrum are not so pleased, as going […]

The Miami Heat had its work cut out for it entering Game 2. Without Jimmy Butler — a proven massive playoff contributor — and still on the road, the Heat faced a tall task of opposing the No. 1-seeded Boston Celtics already down one game to begin the two teams’ first-round NBA playoffs series. On […]

No matter who’s on either side for a series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, it’s going to be a battle. Game 2 of the first-round postseason matchup between the Eastern Conference rivals proved that, as an undermanned Heat squad upset the C’s 111-101 on Wednesday night. Despite the absence of star Jimmy Butler, […]

Well, that’s a result that no one really expected to happen, huh. Game 2 of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat series went in favor of the visiting team. How did they win? Well, a white-hot shooting day for Caleb Martin and the Heat’s sharpshooters spelled doom for the first-seeded Celtics. Boston just couldn’t keep up with […]

The Boston Celtics were expected to run through the Eastern Conference, especially after their dominant Game 1 win against the Miami Heat. But the classic Heat Culture embodied by Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra struck again as Miami stole Game 2 at TD Garden even without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. The Heat made 23 […]

The Boston Celtics opened their postseason campaign with a blowout 114-94 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round series, and it seemed like all was well in the world. The Heat have been a thorn in the Celtics side in the playoffs over the past few years, but without Jimmy Butler […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t some regular-season paper tiger. Any team in NBA history would struggle to emerge victorious when its opponent shoots 53.5% from beyond the arc en route to 23 made triples. Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier both remained sidelined, but the shorthanded Miami Heat’s stunning 111-101 victory over Boston in Game 2 should […]

Shaquille O’Neal is a rich man but he just got a little richer after Game 2 of the first-round series between two of his former teams, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, Wednesday night. Before the game, Shaq predicted that Miami would beat Boston by 10 points and made a bet on it against […]

For what feels like the millionth time, the Boston Celtics are tied in a playoff series with the Miami Heat. On Wednesday night at TD Garden, Miami torched the C’s from beyond the arc en route to a 111-101 upset win in Game 2. The C’s took Game 1 by tying a franchise record for […]

The Boston Celtics were overwhelming favorites heading into Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat. However, that doesn’t mean they can overcome a record-breaking shooting night from their Eastern Conference rivals. During the Heat’s 111-101 victory in Beantown on Wednesday evening, they set a new franchise record for 3-pointers made in […]

The Miami Heat have accomplished what they set out to do in the first two games. All Coach Erik Spoelstra and the Bam Adebayo-led squad had to do was steal one game from the Boston Celtics. They bounced back fairly well after getting blown out in Game 1. A lot of it had to do […]

The Boston Celtics fell 111-101 to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night to even their NBA Playoffs series at one game apiece. After the game, Celtics star Jaylen Brown issued a challenge to his teammates, per Jack Simone of Celtics Blog: “Jaylen Brown on how the Celtics need to respond to their Game 2 loss […]

Not too many fans gave the Miami Heat much of a chance when they entered their first-round series against the Boston Celtics without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. Fans even made fun of how Heat supporters chanted “We want Boston” during their play-in tournament, but on Wednesday night, Miami showed that they remain the bane […]

The Boston Celtics engaged in a heated matchup against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Boston lost 111-101 after an incredible shooting display from Miami. Still, the Celtics needed greater production from two key players to beat the white-hot Heat. Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday are the contributors in question […]

Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists while hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and tie their first-round playoff series at one win apiece. With Boston unable to put a dent into the Heat’s lead throughout the […]

The Miami Heat shock the fans inside the TD Garden and steal a game as they beat the Boston Celtics in a huge upset in Game 2, 111-101. While some saw this series as a potential sweep candidate, the Heat had other plans and tie the series up coming back home. Heat win 111-101 to […]

The Miami Heat shockingly defeated the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night with a team led by Tyler Herro, the star of the show as Jimmy Butler sat out the game with an MCL injury. Herro did something that not even Butler, LeBron James, or Dwyane Wade have done with the Heat franchise, and now fortunes […]

During a recent poll conducted by The Athletic, it turned out that former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce got a lone vote for the Greatest of All Time honor from an unnamed player. Could that lone vote be from Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James? Pierce is not eliminating that theory. While on Tuesday’s […]

The Miami Heat look to come in to Game 2 and shock the world against the Boston Celtics after an ugly loss Sunday afternoon as they look to make this competitive, avoiding going down 0-2 in the series. However, if the Heat want to have success Wednesday night in the first round of the NBA […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for Game 2 of their first round playoff series vs the Miami Heat, which is slated to take place on Wednesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics got off to a great start to the series on Sunday […]

The Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat for Game 2 after a blowout win in the opener. Let’s continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick for Game 2. The Heat entered this series knowing their chances would be slim without star Jimmy Butler available for the series after hurting his knee […]

The Boston Celtics dominated the league this regular season, yet they’ll have no NBA accolades to show for it. The NBA announced the finalists for its most prestigious awards on Sunday night and no Celtic could be found on any of the shortlists. Complete list of 2023-24 awards finalists pic.twitter.com/ao7xOdZpwg — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April […]

The Boston Celtics are enjoying a bit of a break after picking up a resounding 114-94 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Chances are they were tuning into the playoff action on Monday night since they had the day off, and if they did, they likely saw the […]

The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat is so deep that even former players are getting into it. With under a minute to go in Boston’s Game 1, 114-94, win over Miami on Sunday afternoon, Heat forward Caleb Martin collided with Celtics star Jayson Tatum. Things getting heated between Jaylen Brown and Caleb […]

The New York Knicks know better than to look past the Philadelphia 76ers even though they’re up 1-0 in the first-round series versus their Atlantic Division rivals. However, the guys who run the jumbotron at Madison Square Garden seem to be in a rush to see New York take on the goliaths of the Eastern […]

The Boston Celtics began their playoff journey for Banner No. 18 with a bang on Sunday night, as they beat the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round series. From the initial tipoff, the C’s looked ready to go. They raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed […]

Everyone was on the same page for the Boston Celtics’ NBA Playoffs opener against the Miami Heat. Joe Mazzulla’s squad showed no mercy and fired on all cylinders with Jayson Tatum leading the way through his first postseason triple-double. The ball moved through every member of the team very smoothly and their defensive execution was […]

The Boston Celtics entered the 2024 NBA Playoffs with the best record in the league — and it’s not even close. They collected a total of 64 wins to easily top the Eastern Conference standings by 14 games. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who finished the regular season with the best slate in the Western Conference only […]

It looked as if the Boston Celtics would cruise to a comfortable win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the first round without much drama, but Caleb Martin’s hard foul on Jayson Tatum garnered some attention and a bit of a scrum late in the game. Tatum spoke about the foul from Caleb […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has played in 95 postseason game over the course of his career. However, he had never recorded a triple-double in the playoffs until Sunday afternoon, when his Celtics took down the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round matchup. During the double-digit victory, Tatum notched 23 points, 10 […]

With the Boston Celtics finishing as the league’s best team in the regular season (64-18), it was hardly a surprise that they beat the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday. However, there was a certain play at the end of the game that caused an audible gasp from […]

The Miami Heat just didn’t have enough to keep up with the Boston Celtics on Sunday. It was an abysmal performance as Miami fell 114-94 in Game 1. Not having Jimmy Butler is less than ideal and now the team is a long shot to advance in the NBA Playoffs. With Game 1 being a […]

The Boston Celtics are embarking upon their quest to become the 2024 NBA Champions after finishing the regular season with the best record in the league. They drew the Miami Heat, who notably knocked them out of the Playoffs last year. With revenge fresh on their minds, the Boston Celtics took Game 1 in their […]