Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 22 points, and the Boston Celtics soundly beat the Miami Heat 104-84 on Saturday night to a take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
The Miami Heat finished seven 3-pointers short of another stunning win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday. To put it another way, the Celtics restored order with a 104-84 win over the Heat to take a 2-1 lead in the first round,
The Miami Heat responded from a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 by upsetting Boston on their home court in Game 2 with a franchise record 23 three pointers. Oddsmakers on NBA betting sites still favor the Celtics by nine points as the series shifts to Miami.
The NBA world was shocked earlier this week when the eight seed Miami Heat took down the best team in basketball, the Boston Celtics, in game two of their series on the road. The Celtics finished with far and away the best record in the NBA this regular season,
Jimmy Butler is very confident in the Miami Heat. On Saturday night, his confidence was misplaced. Early in Game 3 of Miami's first-round NBA playoff matchup with the Boston Celtics at Kaseya Center,
Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 104-84 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics: – The outlier became evident on Saturday night. – When the shorthanded Heat are at their best and the favored Boston Celtics are at their worst,
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.
It didn’t take long for the Miami Heat to dash hopes of longshot future bettors cashing their tickets for the Boston Celtics to win every game in the NBA playoffs. Miami won Game 2 by double digits despite being without its best player and leader,
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.
The Heat will look to get their second straight win on Saturday night against the Celtics but they will be shorthanded yet again for Game 3 with a new addition to the injury report. Jimmy Butler (MCL sprain) and Josh Richardson (shoulder surgery) remain out and will miss the entire series.
Jayson Tatum (22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists) and Jaylen Brown (22 points, 8 rebounds) combine for 44 points to lead the Celtics over the Heat in Game 3, 104-84. Bam Adebayo tallied 20 points and 9 rebounds for the Heat in the losing effort.
The Celtics will be at full strength as they take on the Heat in Game 3 of the first round. They only have one player listed on the injury report in Luke Kornet, who’s listed as probable with his right calf strain.
Heat fall in Game 3, 104-84, to the Boston Celtics inside the Kaseya Center. Game 4 most likely will be the last chance Heat have at making this a competitive series. #HeatCulture
Miami Heat Jimmy Butler gave his first interview since he was diagnosed with a sprained knee that is expected to keep him out multiple weeks. In the first quarter of Saturday's Game 3 against the Boston Celtics at Kaseya Center,
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has a habit of making guarantees victories before games. This time, he offered one in the middle of the game. He spoke with TNT's Chris Haynes early in the first quarter to give his take on the team's play so far in the series.
All eyes will be on the 3-point line on Saturday when the Miami Heat host the top-seeded Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series. In Game 1 on Sunday, host Boston prevailed 114-94.