How did the Miami Heat outshoot the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their 2024 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series this past Wednesday (April 24) night? The Celtics have baked in letting some of the Heat’s less lethal shooters have open looks, but Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra took advantage of this approach to the extreme, and Boston failed to adjust. But how much of this was luck, and how much of this was a failure of the Celtics plan to win the game? The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” and “Talkin’ Cs” podcasts, Jack Simone, Sam LaFrance, and Bobby Krivitsky, w ..read more

The Boston Celtics got floored by the Miami Heat treating their Game 2 matchup as if it were a postseason game by adjusting their game plan to great effect vs. the Celtics. And while it remains unclear why neither the players or head coach Joe Mazzulla changed how the team played the Heat while Game 2 was still going down (and clearly being aware of the problems in postgame interviews), they have Game 3 and beyond to do so. But what are the things that Boston can change? To try to answer what that could be ahead of Saturday’s contest vs. Miami, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast ..read more

The Boston Celtics saw that their game plan was not working in Game 2 of the series against the Miami Heat. Yet, for whatever reason, elected to lean into it instead of trying to come up with creative solutions on the fly. “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” said star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum postgame via MassLive’s Brian Robb. “I think we have to be more creative,” added the St. Louis native on the Celtics collective (lack of a) response to the Heat’s approach to Game 2. “The playoffs are about making adjustments game to game, and they did that.” “They’re not just going to let us catch ..read more

The Boston Celtics had little need to adjust their tactics from their Game 1 won over the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference first round series with a blowout win to their credit. But the Heat changed things up in a major way for Game 2, and the Celtics failed to respond to what Miami was doing during the game, and lost as a result. Will the Celtics be more ready for curveballs from the Heat in Game 3? Can they have some counters ready to likely changes in what Miami brings to the table in the next game of the series? Or do we officially need to start worrying about how lo ..read more

We may earn a fee if you make a purchase through one of the links in this article. The USA Today Network newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content. The Celtics are the odds-on favorite to win the NBA title, while the Bruins have some of the best NHL odds to hoist the Stanley Cup. The Fanatics Sportsbook Massachusetts promo is a way to get some betting action in on their playoff games and first-time customers get $50 in bonus bets after signing up for a new Fanatics Sportsbook Massachusetts account. This is one of the best deals among Massachuset ..read more

We may earn a fee if you make a purchase through one of the links in this article. The USA Today Network newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content. Proving anything is possible in the NBA playoffs, the Celtics lost to the Jimmy Butler-less Heat at home by 10 points Wednesday night in Game 2 of their best-of-seven opening round series as 14.5-point favorites. They will look to put that game in the rearview mirror when the series moves to Miami’s Kaseya Center on Saturday. If you are betting on the game, you can take advantage of some great Celtics bet ..read more

The Boston Celtics have one of the deepest rosters in the NBA. However, as a second-apron team, they may need to look toward the draft to help fill out their roster ahead of the 2024-25 season. They will have two draft picks available this season, one in the first round and one in the second. In Bleacher Report’s latest mock draft, Jonathan Wasserman projected the Celtics to acquire DaRon Holmes II with their first-round draft pick. Holmes II is a 6-foot-10 big man out of Dayton who has seen his stock rise over the past few months. Wasserman likens his playstyle to Trayce Jackson-Davis, who ha ..read more

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, NBCS-BOS, and BSSUN. The series is tied 1-1. The matchup has an over/under set at 205 points. Miami beat Boston, 111-101, on Wednesday. Tyler Herro poured in a team-high 24 points for Miami, and added five rebounds and 14 assists. Jaylen Brown had 33 points, plus eight rebounds and one assist, for Boston. Here we will go deep into everything you need to know about this contest, including how to watch on Fubo ..read more

The Boston Celtics will have the 54th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Given their incredible talent and depth, whoever they select in the second round will likely spend the upcoming season with the Maine Celtics on a two-way deal. Still, the Celtics have developed a clear pipeline between their G-League affiliate and their first team. This season’s roster boasts three Maine Celtics graduates. Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet and Neemias Queta began their Celtics careers on two-way contracts. According to Jonathan Wasserman’s latest mock draft for Bleacher Report, Coleman Hawkins could be the next addition ..read more

While he may be an all-time great of the Boston Celtics‘ oldest and greatest rivals, Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper was a critical part of the Celtics’ battles with Los Angeles in the 1980s. And Boston’s greatness can’t be appreciated without him! So it ought to come as no surprise that Celtics beat writer emeritus Bob Ryan of the CLNS Media “Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay” podcast was happy to see Cooper finally get the nod for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for this year’s induction class. Cooper, the host of his own CLNS Media pod, was the topic of a recent clip on t ..read more