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No Boston Celtics player had any answer for Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin in Game 2 of this season’s Eastern Conference Finals, including Robert Williams III. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made a few adjustments in Game 2. For one, he called on Williams to take on more defensive responsibilities against Martin. Now-former Celtics head […]

Prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon declared that they weren’t going to be “out-toughed” by anyone. Yet, through two games the Miami Heat have been the tougher team, and even the Celtics admit it. Following a brutal Game 2 defeat in which the C’s squandered a double-digit […]

The Miami Heat’s Game 3 matchup in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals has turned into a virtual must-win situation for the Boston Celtics. With Miami leading the Heat-Celtics series 2-0, it’s time to make some Heat Game 3 predictions. The Heat have stunned the Celtics to open the Eastern Conference Finals, winning the first two […]

In their biggest game of the season to this point, the Boston Celtics laid an egg in the fourth quarter. The Heat outscored the Celtics 26-9 to end Game 2 and grabbed a 116-111 win. Miami now has a commanding 2-0 lead in the series, and Games 3 and 4 will be in South Beach. […]

The Miami Heat have accomplished a lot in their 2023 postseason run. With a 2-0 series lead against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, they should be the favorite to advance to the NBA Finals. Right? Wrong, according to ESPN Analytics. The projection model says the Heat have a 35 percent chance to […]

The Boston Celtics find themselves in an unexpected 2-0 series hole against the Miami Heat, setting the stage for Game 3, which will likely make or break Boston’s season. Win this game, and they still have a fighting shot of figuring things out. Lose, and the season is all but over. So with that in […]

In the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Game 2 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, Grant Williams got into a verbal altercation with star Jimmy Butler. Both players received technical fouls for jawing at each other, but this sequence came back to bite the Celtics, as the Heat finished the game on a 26-9 […]

For the second straight game, the Boston Celtics didn’t play a complete four quarters against the Miami Heat, and as a result, they suffered a disastrous 111-105 Game 2 loss that has their season on the brink. Now down 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, the C’s are in grave danger of seeing their NBA […]

The Boston Celtics have quickly found themselves with their backs against the wall in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat. After throwing away Game 1 on their homecourt, the C’s did the exact same thing in Game 2, and will now head to Miami down 2-0 in the series against the Heat. […]

Grant Williams is catching a ton of, well, heat over supposedly poking the bear in Jimmy Butler. The Miami Heat star and the Boston Celtics forward got into it for a moment midway through the fourth quarter of Game 2. From there, the game and effectively the series tilted the way of Miami. The Heat […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are now facing seemingly insurmountable odds in the Eastern Conference Finals. This is after they lost Game 2 on Friday night against the Miami Heat, 111-105, thereby allowing Jimmy Butler and Co. to mount a commanding 2-0 series lead with Games 3 and 4 now headed to Miami. Even […]

The Boston Celtics held a nine-point lead thanks to a Grant Williams three-pointer with just over six minutes left in Game 2. From that point on, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat took over. The Heat outscored the Celtics 24-9 the rest of the way as Butler seemingly flipped the switch and hit several big […]

Veteran sports reporter Bill Simmons is not buying the talks that Grant Williams was the reason Jimmy Butler took over in Game 2 to power the Miami Heat over the Boston Celtics. For those who missed it, Williams and Butler had a heated exchange midway through the fourth quarter. The two had a war of […]

The Boston Celtics came out of the second half intermission with a single-minded goal of learning from their third quarter mistakes in Game 1. As a result, they took an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter, setting themselves up nicely for a strong finish to the contest to tie the series at one-game apiece. However, […]

It’s not as if Jimmy Butler needs any extra motivation to be the dominant force that he is for the Miami Heat. Well, Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams gave him just that in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. Unfortunately for Williams and the Celtics, it did not work out for […]

Entering the 2022-23 season, all the Boston Celtics had in mind was wanting to avenge their 2022 NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors. However, the Celtics are now in dire straits after another lapse in concentration allowed the Miami Heat to come roaring back late in the game to take a 2-0 series […]

Did the Boston Celtics just sign their own death warrant after their shocking Game 2 loss against the Miami Heat on Friday night? Now that the mighty Celtics are down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals after playing the first two games at home, more than a few fans out there would argue that this […]

A sense of urgency is not only what the Boston Celtics need right now after falling to a 2-0 hole against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. For Grant Williams, they need to do so much more if they want to make it a competitive series. Williams issued a warning for the Celtics […]

Grant Williams did not play a single minute in the Boston Celtics‘ Game 1 loss on Wednesday night. Head coach Joe Mazzulla wanted to try something different in Game 2, so he decided to give  Williams the opportunity to help his team on Friday night as Boston entered a must-win contest at the TD Garden. […]

After helping the Miami Heat take down the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Jimmy Butler appeared to address his heated exchange with Grant Williams with a rather savage message. Midway through the fourth quarter, Williams got into the face of Butler and shouted after the Heat star scored an and-1 […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams got absolutely heated late in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals series, prompting their teammates and the referees to step in to keep them away from each other. Midway through the fourth quarter while the Heat were staging a comeback, Butler muscled his […]

Jayson Tatum took a lot of stick for his forgettable Game 1 performance against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. After a strong start, the Boston Celtics superstar was pretty much a no-show in the second half for his team as the Celtics shockingly conceded the series opener to Jimmy Butler and Co., 123-116. Boston […]

In just his first season at the helm, Joe Mazzulla has led the Boston Celtics all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. They are now just four wins away from returning to the NBA Finals for the second straight season, and regardless of what people say, you can’t undermine Mazzulla’s role in Boston’s dominant […]

The Phoenix Suns may pursue Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon this offseason, according to Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro. Malcolm Brogdon… future #Suns' PG? "There's a shot."@Gambo987 dropped another 💣 out of nowhere on @Burnsy987 today! pic.twitter.com/49gWYS6MS7 — The Burns & Gambo Show (@BurnsAndGambo) May 18, 2023 “The Suns would be interested in Brogdon […]

The Boston Celtics hold homecourt advantage in this year’s Eastern Conference Finals, but it’s the Miami Heat who currently hold a 1-0 series edge, as they stole Game 1 while on the road by a final score of 123-116. Now, they’ll look to even the series up at one game apiece Friday night with what’s […]

The Miami Heat took the basketball world by storm on Wednesday night when they pulled off a totally unexpected 123-116 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jimmy Butler led the charge yet again for Miami, but it was a total team effort for the Heat as they drew […]

The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, 123-116. Despite leading Miami after two quarters, a 46-point third-quarter outburst by Jimmy Butler and company was too much for the Shamrocks to overcome. As such, the Heat stole homecourt advantage in this series. Here are our three bold […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is not your average NBA coach. Mazzulla doesn’t have several years of head coaching experience, but rather hours upon hours of watching Ben Affleck in The Town. Yes, you read that right. The Rhode Island native has embraced his New England roots by reportedly watching The Town, a 2010 […]

Micah Parsons‘ jersey choices have placed him in the same company as Drake, according to New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon. Usually that is exactly the type of megastar people clamor to be compared to, but when fanhood is the topic in question, there may be no greater dishonor to a man’s reputation. Parsons showed […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo has popped up on the injury report ahead of Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Friday night. The good news for Heat fans is that there appears to be nothing to worry about here despite the fact that Adebayo is currently dealing with a right shoulder injury. Bam Adebayo […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Miami Heat (44-38) visit the Boston Celtics (57-25) for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals! Action tips off Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Miami took a 1-0 series lead thanks to their 123-116 win in Game 1. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Celtics prediction, […]

What you do in the regular season defines you as a player. What you do in the playoffs though cements your legacy in the NBA. Jimmy Butler has proven time and time that he is one of the best players in the league given his playoff performances, but what he is doing this year for […]

The Boston Celtics fell to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals by a final score of 123-116. Despite outscoring Miami 91-77 through three-quarters of play, a 46-point third-quarter outburst by Jimmy Butler and company proved too much for the Shamrocks to overcome and, ultimately, had their home-court advantage stolen […]

The Boston Celtics have struggled with consistency all throughout the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and Game 1 versus the Miami Heat was no different. Although the C’s had a double-digit lead in the third quarter, they quickly squandered it and let the Heat build a big lead of their own. Boston won every quarter except the […]

The Miami Heat stole home-court advantage from the higher-seeded Boston Celtics with a dramatic Game 1 upset orchestrated by Jimmy Butler. Here we will look at the three Celtics players most to blame for the shocking Game 1 loss to the Heat. The Celtics have developed a concerning tendency to seemingly underestimate their opponents. However, […]

The Miami Heat stole Game 1 against the Boston Celtics Wednesday night while on the road at TD Garden, pulling away with a final score of 123-116. Paving the way to victory on the night was the immaculate all-around performance put forth by head coach Erik Spoelstra’s entire rotation, as his stars in Jimmy Butler […]

The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat by a final score of 123-116. One of the biggest reasons why the Celtics lost was a lack of aggressiveness from their best scorer, Jayson Tatum, in the second half of the game. Tatum finished with a team-high 30 […]

The NBA conference finals series are in full swing, but Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics didn’t just go wrong for the Celtics and their fanbase. Those at home had issues watching the game on YouTube TV which resulted in a hilarious snafu involving The Little Mermaid. During the last five minutes […]

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals took place Wednesday evening, with the Miami Heat stealing a win while on the road against the Boston Celtics. This marks Miami’s sixth-straight Game 1 postseason victory. Despite the fact that Boston is the higher seed in this series, there are many who view this year’s conference finals […]