at Boston Celtics (2-1) at Miami Heat (1-2) Monday, April 29, 2024 7:30 PM ET TV: TNT/truTV, NBCSB, BSSun Round 1 Game 4 Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 560, Sirius XM Kaseya Center  The Celtics enter Game 4 of this best of 7 series with a 2-1 lead. The Celtics won Game 1 119-94 putting up a franchise record 22 3 pointers. It looked like the Celtics would dominate the series. Then came Game 2. The Heat caught fire from 3 and set their own franchise record with 23 threes and they shot 53.5% from beyond the arc on the way to a 111-101 victory in Game 2. After attempting 42.5 threes a ..read more

Herald After “rock fight” first quarter, Celtics take Game 3 from Heat 104-84 Globe Celtics roll past Heat 104-84 for 2-1 lead in East series Celtics right the ship, blow out Heat in Game 3: 10 takeaways Tatum calls Porzingis ‘most important guy’ on Celtics Celtics run away from Heat, 104-84, to seize series lead, and other Game 3 observations Video: Jayson Tatum, Joe Mazzulla, Jaylen Brown on Celtics’ decisive win over Heat in Game 3 Celtics win Game 3 with ease over Heat to take series lead Coach Joe Mazzulla made sure the Celtics made all the right moves in routing the Heat in Game 3 - Th ..read more

 Heat fans are so fickle.  Go look at the comments from Game 2.  Herro is the goat.  Martin is better than Tatum.  Bam is the best center in the league.  Riley is a genius and they should run this team back again.  Spo is the greatest ever.  Now they are back to hating Riley, Spo, Herro and Bam and throw in Butler as well.  Personally, I'm not a fan of Butler.  He is proud of not trying in the regular season and his team pays for it.  Besides having a lot of empty seats in their crowd, many of the ones that were filled were Celtics fans ..read more

Globe Celtics must pick up intensity, effort in defending 3-point line vs. Heat Celtics at Heat preview: Time, TV, odds, and notes CelticsBlog The key for the Celtics? Don’t underestimate the Heat First round challenges are a Boston Celtics tradition Heat lose another guard ahead of facing Celtics in Game 3 Game 2 was a wake up call Celtics .com C’s Confident Their 3-Point Defense Will Return to Form in Game 3 4/27 Game 3 Preview: Celtics at Heat Celtics Wire Heat’s upset win vs. Celtics in Game 2 proves Boston is vulnerable Jaylen Brown names Boston’s 23rd most influential person Celtics ..read more

  at Boston Celtics (1-1) at Miami Heat (1-1) Saturday, April 27, 2024 6:00 PM ET TV: TNT, NBCSB, BSSun Round 1 Game 3 Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 560, Sirius XM Kaseya Center The series now shifts to Miami with the Celtics and Heat tied at 1 game each. The Celtics won Game 1 114-94 behind a 44.9% shooting on 3's. Miami shot 37 three pointers at 32.4%. The Celtics shot 49 three pointers at 44.9%. After that game, Erik Spoelstra vowed to change the 3 point discrepancy for Game 2, and he did just that. The Heat won Game 2 111-101 behind some blistering 3 point shooting. The Heat averag ..read more

Globe Watch: Playoff fever grips Boston Kristaps Porzingis looks to put offensive woes to rest versus Heat For a night, the Heat had Kristaps Porzingis befuddled, but he vows to adjust NBA playoffs: Joel Embiid leads 76ers over Knicks CelticsBlog Weak closeouts doom Celtics perimeter defense against Heat in Game 2 It’s time to give the ball to Jayson Tatum The Celtics lost and I’m not okay Keys to Banner 18: Celtics need to start dressing properly for the occasion Celtics .com Celtics’ Content & Creative Teams Produce Boldest Playoff Marketing Campaign Yet NESN Celtics’ Kristaps Porzin ..read more

Herald Celtics stars Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum get little help in loss to Heat Heat flip script, bury Celtics with threes to even first-round series Callahan: Celtics’ upset in Game 2 both an outlier and cause for concern Globe Takeaways: Celtics face familiar discomfort in Game 2 loss to Heat Finn: Celtics’ Game 2 loss to Heat was, hopefully, just an anomaly Video: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla talk Celtics’ Game 2 loss to Heat Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla stymied by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s game plan Heat had the hot hand, and beat Celtics at their own game Celtics lose Game ..read more

 That was not fun.  The Celtics looked like they felt the series was over.  Defense wins championships and the Celtics didn't put in effort on that end.  I mean allowing the Heat to shoot 53.5% from three shows they didn't try very hard to stop them.  The Celtics just weren't serious about their effort in this game.  Hopefully that will be a wake up call and they will work harder in the next game.  Heat fans still trash their own team and players way too much.  One minute, Herro is the goat and the next minute, he's a bum.  Last game they spent mu ..read more

Herald Celtics seek to be more physical in Game 2 Globe Celtics bracing for ‘hungry, desperate’ Heat response in Game 2 Caleb Martin responds to talk of ‘dirty’ foul against Jayson Tatum Heat-Celtics Game 2 preview: TV, time, stats, odds CelticsBlog Celtics using Jayson Tatum-Caleb Martin clash as fuel for physicality Joe Mazzulla, Celtics know that an improved Miami team awaits them in Game 2 Heat Expect to Let Threes Fly in Game 2 Against Celtics Celtics .com Mazzulla Wants ‘Higher Intensity, Physicality’ in Game 2 4/24 Game 2 Preview: Heat at Celtics NBC Sports Boston Recalling Jaylen B ..read more

  at Miami Heat (0-1) at Boston Celtics (1-0) Wednesday, April 24, 2024 7:00 PM ET Round 1 Game #2 TV: TNT/truTV, NBCSB, BSSun Radio: Rock 92.9, WQAM 560, Sirius XM TD Garden  After a big win in Game 1 of the first round against the Miami Heat, the Celtics will attempt to go up 2-0 in the series as they host the Heat for Game 2. These two teams are very familiar with each other having met in the playoffs in 4 of the last 5 years. The Heat lead the Celtics 4-2 all time in playoff series wins. They have played in 2 of the last 3 Eastern Conference finals and also in the 2020 Eastern ..read more