On Wednesday, the Heat broke their franchise record for 3-pointers made in a playoff game, finishing a staggering 23-for-43 from behind the arc. The post Celtics face familiar discomfort in Game 2 loss to Heat: 8 takeaways appeared first on Boston.
The Heat stunned the Celtics, 111-101, to even the first-round playoff series at 1-1 as it shifts from Boston to Miami. Miami connected on 23 of their 43 three-point attempts. Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin combined to hit 11 of 17.
What can we learn about the Boston Celtics' first round series with the Miami Heat from their 114-94 Game 1 win at TD Garden this past Sunday (April 21)? While these two ball clubs share a recent rivalry,
Boston, by virtue of earning the No. 1 seed with a 64-18 regular-season record, has ensured it will have home-court advantage throughout the postseason.
The Miami Heat do not give up, as they even up the series at 1-1 with a 111-101 victory against the Boston Celtics. The Heat scored a team playoff record of 23 three-point field goals, while Jayson Tatum finished with 28 points and three turnovers.
The Miami Heat are 8.5-point underdogs heading into Game 3 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at Kaseya Center on Saturday, starting at 6:00 PM ET on TNT,
The Celtics were unable to answer the Heat's 23-for-43 shooting effort from behind the arc. With the teams tied at one win apiece, the series shifts to Miami for Game 3 on Saturday night.
The Miami Heat have notched the first big upset of the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Heat hit a franchise-record 23 3-pointers to even their first-round series against the Boston Celtics at 1-1 with an impressive 111-101 Game 2 win on Wednesday night at TD Garden in Boston.
The Miami Heat set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a playoff game, connecting on 23 in their 111-101 Game 2 playoff victory over the Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are playing in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 2 coming up.The Celtics knocked off the Heat, 114-94, on Sunday. Jayson Tatum poured in a
The top-seeded Celtics cruised to a Game 1 win on Sunday and led by three points at halftime on Wednesday, but the Heat caught fire from beyond the arc in the second half. Their 23 made 3-pointers in the game set a franchise playoff record.
After outscoring the Heat by 42 points from the 3-point line in a 20-point playoff series-opening win, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla knew Miami would adjust for Game 2. The Heat did, taking a page from how Boston demoralized opponents from beyond the arc throughout the regular season.
Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and Jayson Tatum had 28 for the Celtics, who led by 3 at the half. The Heat connected on 23 of 43 3-pointers, with Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin combining to hit 11 of 17.
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Their hot start put added pressure on a Celtics offense that struggled to keep pace and got little help all night beyond their two All-Stars. Yet the assessment of Miami’s steellar shooting after the game led to a bizarre evaluation by Mazzulla of his team’s role defensively in the outburst.
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The Celtics have a series. The Miami Heat used Boston’s 3-point-parade approach against their heavily favored hosts Wednesday night, winning 111-101 at TD Garden to even the first-round playoff
The Heat took a page out of the Celtics' playbook and drained a franchise playoff record 23 3-pointers to take Game 2, 111-101. We share our takeaways.
The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-leveling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday.
The Celtics looked dominant in their 114-94 win over Miami in the first game of the best-of-seven series. Boston led wire-to-wire and even took a 91-59 lead into the fourth quarter. At that point, the game was practically over despite the Heat outscoring the Celtics 35-23 in the final 12 minutes.
The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday."It's not all about scoring,
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,
The Boston Celtics led from start to finish and dominated the Miami Heat in Game 1. But the Heat made sure Game 2 was different, putting together an impressive effort to make it an ultra-competitive affair that included 13 lead changes.
Following a tight first half, the Heat used the 3rd quarter where they outscored the Celtics 27-18 to retake the lead — a lead they would not surrender to even the series at 1-1. Game 3 is Saturday night at 6 p.
In a showing that looked all too similar to the East Finals last season, the Heat downed the Celtics 111-101 in Game 2 on Wednesday at TD Garden. The Heat used a barrage of 3-pointers to keep the C’s from generating a comeback attempt.
A familiar atmosphere emanated from the visitors' locker room of TD Garden on Wednesday night. The Miami Heat, just as they did after Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference finals, raucously celebrated another road victory over the Boston Celtics.
There might not be a first-round NBA playoff series more lopsided than Heat-Celtics. With Jimmy Butler likely to miss the first round, it feels as if Miami is severely outgunned against Boston. Heck,
With shades of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals series, the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Wednesday night’s Game 2 behind a flurry of three-point baskets. Making a playoff franchise record 23 threes in this game,
Powered by a franchise playoff record 23 3-pointers, the Miami Heat tied their first-round Eastern Conference series with the Boston Celtics with a 111-101 victory Wednesday night. Following a tight first half,
Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers, to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics and tie their first-round playoff series at one game each.
A three-point barrage by the Heat translated to Miami making a franchise record 23 threes in its Game 2 win. But the Celtics were complicit in their defeat. Cleaning up what went wrong on their end should swing Game 3 and the series in their favor.
The Miami Heat beat Boston with an unprecedented barrage of 3-pointers on Wednesday night to erase the home-court advantage the Celtics worked all season to establish.Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists,
Tyler Herro drops a team-high six 3-pointers en route to 24 points in Miami’s Game 2 victory. • Download the NBA App BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers,
The Heat pulled off a major upset against the Celtics in Boston Wednesday. The C’s lost 11-101 at home. The Celtics and Heat play Game 3 in Miami Saturday. More to come.
Heat win 111-101 to the Celtics in Game 2 and bring the series to 1-1. Absolutely huge that they stole one in Boston and come back to Miami with a huge amount of momentum. #HeatCu