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The jokes are out on Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat after they got completely blown out by the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night. The Heat have now squandered two chances to close out the series, and right now, the Celtics are closing in on what could […]

Confidence and resilience have been the staples of the Miami Heat for the past few years, but especially during the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Those traits will need to be on full display against the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals Saturday in South Beach. Otherwise, they risk squandering all of the […]

Despite winning Game 4 on the road against the Miami Heat, everyone was still counting the Boston Celtics out in the Eastern Conference Finals as they returned home for Game 5. No team in league history has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit in the NBA Playoffs, but after winning their first game of […]

The Boston Celtics won Game 5 convincingly on Thursday against the Miami Heat, riding a 35-20 first quarter to a blowout 110-97 win. The Celtics now trail 3-2 in a series that appeared over earlier this week. After the game, a confident Jaylen Brown echoed the sentiments of his teammate Marcus Smart, among others, with […]

The Boston Celtics live to fight another day. They survived Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Thursday to force another do-or-die contest in Game 6 on Saturday night. The Heat are still in the driver’s seat here, but there’s also no denying they are also facing a ton of pressure after losing back-to-back games […]

The Miami Heat could be in real trouble here. This is after the Boston Celtics blew them out in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night. The Heat still holds a major advantage in this series with a 3-2 lead heading into South Beach for Game 6. However, there’s no denying that […]

Caleb Martin has been quite a revelation for the Miami Heat this season. He has been integral to Miami’s blistering postseason run thus far, and he has been a key reason behind the Heat mounting a 3-1 series lead over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. After failing to close out the series […]

Jayson Tatum is well aware of what is at stake for the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night. Simply put, the season will come to an end for the Celtics if they fail to secure a win against the Miami Heat in Game 5. With their season on […]

The season will be on the line for the Boston Celtics on Thursday night as they look to starve off elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. On a personal level, one could argue that his job as the team’s head coach will also be in the balance for […]

Can the Boston Celtics actually do it? Can Jayson Tatum and Co. accomplish a gargantuan task that has never been done in the history of the NBA by coming back from an 0-3 series deficit to upset the Miami Heat and book their ticket to the NBA Finals? Celtics icon Paul Pierce believes that it’s […]

Tyler Herro will still be sitting on the bench on Thursday night when the Miami Heat look to close out the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. The former Sixth Man of the Year winner is still recovering from a hand injury, and while there has been no word yet on […]

Joe Mazzulla has done a terrific job in coaching the Boston Celtics all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals in just his first year as a head coach in the NBA. However, he has a gargantuan task ahead of him as he hopes to lead Boston to a never-before-seen series comeback after being down […]

The Boston Celtics survived one more day after taking down the Heat in Miami in Game 4. FanDuel yet again has another same-game parlay that features Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum. The Celtics need Tatum and Jaylen Brown to go off again tonight. Tatum is coming off a 33-point performance and stepped up big time […]

The Boston Celtics are down in the Eastern Conference Finals, but not out. Although they trail the Miami Heat 3-1 in the series, the Green Team showed some life following a season-saving Game 4 win. As elimination dawns once again, it’s time for some Celtics Game 5 predictions. Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown […]

LeBron James is arguably the GOAT of basketball, having won four NBA championships, four Finals MVPs, and the same number of league MVPs. He is also the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. But while James has had plenty of success, some NBA stars have surely made life difficult for The King in the playoffs. Without these […]

After claiming their first win of the Eastern Conference Finals Tuesday evening to stave off a series sweep, the Boston Celtics head home for a Game 5 bout against the Miami Heat. The hope now is that they can claim their second win and, in turn, gain momentum in their effort to make this a […]

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent has played at a high level all postseason long. He’s averaging 13.1 points per game these playoffs and shooting 37.5% shooting from behind the three-point arc and 89.3% from the free-throw line. Vincent’s ability to score the ball from all three levels on the court has been key to Miami’s […]

Up 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat are looking to become just the second eighth-seed in league history to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals. Despite owning the lowest standing on the conference leaderboard during this year’s postseason, Erik Spoelstra has had his club performing […]

Currently up 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat find themselves once again on the verge of eliminating one of the top two seeds in the association during these 2023 NBA Playoffs. Of course, their first victim proved to be the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks during […]

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent has played an instrumental role in the team’s deep playoff run this spring. He has shined on the offensive side of the ball. In this postseason, he’s averaging 13.1 points per game while shooting an efficient 37.5% from behind the three-point arc. But, unfortunately for Heat fans, Vincent won’t be […]

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent put together a solid offensive performance in Tuesday’s Game 4 against the Boston Celtics. He scored 17 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field and dished out four assists in a game the Heat went on to lose by a final score of 116-99. So when the Heat re-visit the […]

The Boston Celtics kept their season alive with a win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, giving some hope of a comeback to win the series in seven games, but NBA legend Vince Carter is not a believer, he said on ESPN. “It’s hard to explain, because they’re so […]

The Miami Heat were unable to sweep the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series, but they have given themselves enough of a cushion in this series where it shouldn’t be much of an issue. The series will now shift back to Boston for Game 5, so with another chance to […]

Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon has not looked like himself in the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Miami Heat and new details have surfaced as to why the 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year has been struggling ahead of Game 5 of this series on Thursday night. According to The Athletic’s Jared Weiss, Brogdon […]

The Miami Heat squandered a great opportunity to close out the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night. The Heat had home-court advantage and they had an excellent chance to sweep Jayson Tatum and Co. to punch their ticket in the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. It just wasn’t […]

The Miami Heat have been the surprise packet of the NBA playoffs, working their way not just into the Eastern Conference Finals, but to a 3-0 lead against the Boston Celtics despite just scraping into the postseason as the eight seed. They couldn’t get the job done in Game 4 and will now head back […]

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent has played an instrumental role in the Heat’s playoff run. He is undoubtedly one of the top offensive players on their roster. He can effectively put the ball in the hoop from all three levels, as evidenced by his 29-point masterclass in their Game 3 win over the Boston Celtics. […]

Heading into Tuesday night’s Game 4, Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra, and the Miami Heat seemed primed to sweep the Boston Celtics. After all, the Heat held a commanding 3-0 series lead and were fresh off a 128-102 thrashing of the Celtics in Game 3. But the Celtics shocked the world on Tuesday behind some excellent […]

Nobody expected the Miami Heat to be in the Eastern Conference Finals this season. Well, maybe the Heat did, but ending the regular season having to fight for a playoff spot in the Play-In Tournament, it seemed like Miami could be heading for an offseason full of mystery. Entering Game 4 of the conference finals […]

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams caught a lot of flak for providing the Miami Heat with unnecessary ammo in Game 2, yet in a must-win Game 4 he ignored the outside noise and did his job. After going down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics finally responded with a 116-99 win on Tuesday […]

The Boston Celtics managed to claim their first win of this year’s Eastern Conference Finals Tuesday night and, as a result, staved off a series sweep. After coming off easily their worst showing of the postseason, the C’s managed to put an end to Miami’s offensive escapades that saw them coming into Game 4 sporting […]

The Boston Celtics have struggled to stay alive during this year’s Eastern Conference Finals bout against the Miami Heat and, even with Tuesday night’s win, they find themselves trailing 3-1 in their best-of-seven series. Along the way, countless rumors and reports have surfaced suggesting that there’s a significant amount of trouble and turmoil within the […]

The four time father and Yankees legend, Derek Jeter doesn’t rest. Except for last night when he went on a date night out with his wife Hannah Jeter. The couple showed their support at the playoff game for the Miami Heat versus the Boston Celtics. They must have needed a break because they just had […]

With their backs against the wall, the Boston Celtics managed to scrape out their first win of this year’s Eastern Conference Finals as they bested the Miami Heat on Tuesday night by a final score of 116-99. Despite coming into the second half trailing by six points, the C’s put on a two-way clinic during […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Miami Heat (44-38) visit the Boston Celtics (57-25) for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Action tips off Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Boston staved off elimination thanks to their 116-99 win in Game 4. However, Miami still leads the series 3-1 and needs just one win to […]

Presented with a chance to eliminate the Boston Celtics in sweep fashion, the Miami Heat could not accomplish such a feat on Tuesday evening, as they now head on the road to TD Garden for a Game 5 with the series record reading 3-1. Despite the loss and their lowly offensive shooting performance on the […]

The Boston Celtics kept their season alive for another day in Game 4, thanks in no small part to Jayson Tatum. The Celtics star did it all. Tatum’s 33 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks were all game-high marks and his 14-point third quarter helped Boston pull away for good. There have been […]

The Miami Heat did not advance to the NBA Finals Tuesday night. The Heat, who led the Eastern Conference Finals 3-0, saw the Boston Celtics go on a second-half run to win Game 4, 116-99, to force a Game 5 in Boston. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in an NBA […]

The Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals with a huge Game 4 win over the Miami Heat. After going back and forth in the first half, the Celtics went on a big scoring run in the third quarter to take a 10-point lead and then another in the fourth to put […]