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Apr 21, 2024 · BOSTON -- The Celtics' 2024 playoff run couldn't have gotten off to a much better start. The raucous TD Garden crowd was treated to a dominant Celtics win in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series vs. the Miami Heat. It was a wire-to-wire victory that began with Boston on a 14-0 run.
- Justin Leger
- 2 min
Apr 24, 2024 · 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...
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- Celtics Wire
May 18, 2023 · Jimmy Butler finished with 35 points and scored 23 in the second half to fuel the Miami Heat to a 123-116 comeback win over the Boston Celtics in Game 1.
- Third Quarter of Doom
- Jimmy Butler to The Line … Again and Again
- Shorthanded Celtics
- Sixth Man Comes Through
- The Genie of The Heat Locker Room
The Heat were the best third-quarter team through the first two rounds, having outscored the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers by 27.2 points per 100 possessions over 11 third quarters. And Tuesday’s was, by far, their best third quarter yet. In fact, their 25-point differential in the third is tied for the best differential for any team in anyq...
Butler had a lot more than those two transition baskets and he finished 12-for-17 from inside the arc. But that’s only 24 points. The other 17 came at the free throw line, where he missed just one of his 18 attempts. Among 178 players with at least 500 field goal attempts in the regular season, Butler had the fourth-highest free throw rate (54.9 at...
The Celtics were withoutMarcus Smart (who suffered a foot sprain in Game 7 vs. Milwaukee) and Al Horford (who entered Health and Safety Protocols just hours before Game 1) on Tuesday. That forced coach Ime Udoka to call on Aaron Nesmith for his first rotation minutes of the playoffs. Nesmith was 0-for-3 in Game 1, but he did have three pretty incre...
The Celtics’ defense was initially stifling, holding the Heat scoreless on their first five possessions and to just six points on their first 11. “You have to get used to it,” Spoelstra said. “This is different. Each level you go, you’re going to get a higher level. The four teams that are still around are committed defensive teams. You’re not goin...
The Celtics weren’t the only shorthanded team on Tuesday. The Heat were without Kyle Lowry (hamstring) and then saw P.J. Tucker turn his ankle in the second quarter. Tucker went back to the locker room and stayed there for the remainder of the period. But he wasn’t going to miss the second half. “By the time that I had walked into the locker room,”...
Apr 25, 2024 · Miami broke its franchise record for 3-pointers in a game, draining 23 of its 43 attempts from downtown in a shocking 111-101 victory at TD Garden. The Celtics gave the Heat the 3-point shot...
- Sports Producer, CBS Boston
- CBS News Boston
Miami had only 59 points through three quarters, matching a season low set in Game 1 of this series at Boston. “I know in my heart we have a game that's there,” Spoelstra said.
May 28, 2023 · May 28, 2023 12:23 AM. With their improbable Game 6 victory, the Cetlics are just 1 win from making NBA playoff history. MIAMI — His team fell behind by a point with eight minutes left, after...
