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It’s Boston’s turn to respond
Miami responded after Game 1, now it’s time for Boston to return the favor
Before the series started, some fans believed it would be “easy” and some believed we would sweep the Miami Heat. Well, after Wednesday’s home loss, the team and fans know this Miami team won’t go down without a fight. After many years battling Miami, they have to be respected. In fact, they should have earned our respect.
Miami mentioned pregame that they wanted to shoot more threes, and they succeeded, hitting 53.5% (23/43) from deep. Boston didn’t adjust to Miami’s game plan and the Heat took advantage of finding the open shooter with the C’s being late on numerous closeouts.
The good news for Boston: they’ve been great at responding to adversity. Throughout the regular season, the Celtics lost two in a row just four times. The last occurrence was a few weeks ago when they dropped games to the Bucks and the Knicks; granted, that was when Boston had the number one seed locked up in early April.
Winning 64 games over the season proves you can bounce back from losses. Although it may seem like the end of the world, it’s important to remember it’s just one loss in a best-of-seven series.
Although it didn’t seem like head coach Joe Mazzulla made many in-game adjustments, the importance is to figure it out before Game 3.
There aren’t going to be many games where Kristaps Porzingis will go 1-for-9 from the field and score just six points. Derrick White was another player who didn’t have it going offensively. White was held to just four points through the first three quarters before scoring nine in the final frame. Payton Pritchard has been a spark to the Celtics bench scoring this season and he didn’t attempt a shot in 20 minutes.
Even though it’s frustrating to lose — especially at home — it’s important to remember it’s a series and one loss shouldn’t make you throw out your entire game plan. Mazzulla talked about ‘adversity’ after the game:
“It’s unfortunate that losing a game is adversity. The nature of the playoffs is adverse itself,” he said. “To think you’re not going to have ups and downs through that run, you’re not being realistic.”
Jaylen Brown spoke about how Boston needs to respond on Saturday.
“Come back. Be the harder playing team next game and execute. Let everything else take care of itself. Gotta win the fight,” Brown said.
A loss in the playoffs stings more than a regular-season loss, but the benefit of it being the playoffs is they play the same opponent and can make the necessary adjustments on a game-to-game basis.
“It’s not supposed to be easy. It’s not an easy road to where both teams are trying to get to,” Jayson Tatum said. “Some tough, competitive basketball. We knew that they were going to respond and play better than the first game, and they did.”
Erik Spoelstra is the best if not the second-best coach in the NBA. His experience and ability to switch tactics on the fly will always have his team in the fight. Now it’s time for Mazzulla to show his ability as a coach to switch things up and find the perfect balance on both offense and defense.
Last year, it took Boston three straight losses to respond to Miami. This season, however, I believe it will be different. Without Jimmy Butler, the Celtics need to take advantage of the Heat being without their star player. Boston has more star power on the team this year and the way they responded throughout the season should give fans hope of it being different than last year.
Now with Miami taking home-court advantage, the Celtics must return back to Boston with at least one if not two wins.
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Heat stun Celtics with 23 threes and even series 111-101
The Heat fulfilled their promise to flip the three-point differential from Game 1 and did so by hitting more threes than the Celtics did in that opener.
BOSTON — Miami promised more threes and in 3.5 quarters on Wednesday delivered the Celtics as many makes as Boston poured on them through all of Sunday afternoon. Caleb Martin’s fifth three on sixth tries brought back memories of last year, slamming the door shut on Boston’s comeback attempt and reminding everyone that the Heat won’t go down easily in this series — even without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier.
The Heat pulled within one three of setting a franchise record for makes from deep in a shocker, coming back with a different approach that Joe Mazzulla warned about at practice on Tuesday that still seemed to catch Boston off-guard. Miami won, 111-101, tying the first round series many predicted would become a sweep as it turns to Florida Saturday.
They forecasted shooting more freely and their effort to reduce the number Boston took after allowing 45% three-point shooting on 49 Celtics attempts. Erik Spoelstra said they wouldn’t shoot 50 and they wouldn’t hold Boston to 25, but they nearly did both. Miami launched 15 of its 19 first quarter shot attempts from deep and watched eight of them fall, matching a feat they only pulled off once earlier in the season. The Celtics started 2-for-8, winning the shot margin overall 23-19, enough to stay within one point between quarters.
Jayson Tatum scored 10 points in five minutes to open the frame, starting 4-for-5 from the field, including a drive through Heat traffic, a three from the right wing and an alley-oop. He finished with 28 points on 10-for-20 shooting, though only posting three assists after his triple-double on Sunday. Boston narrowly won the shot margin, offensive rebounding battle and took more free throws — 21-18. The Celtics missed six of them, diminishing that advantage.
Kevin Love laid a hard hit on Al Horford to begin the second, recalling some of the noted physicality from Game 1. The teams played evenly form the free throw line in the first, Boston built a 2-0 advantage on the offensive boards and as the Heat clearly hedged higher on defense to prevent threes, Derrick White and others ducked under the defense to create looks closer to the rim. Horford and Sam Hauser fed each other for threes early in the second to build a small lead, 40-35, after Horford and Brown dove for a long Tatum miss.
The Heat regained an advantage later in the half, Martin pouring in their 10th and 11th makes with four minutes remaining, leading 45-44, just short of their season-high for makes in a half. Martin received boos throughout the game following his foul on Tatum late in Game 1. The Heat repeatedly showed bodies against Kristaps Porzingis in the lane, piling up fouls and banging the big man around in a half where he only posted four points. He committed his third foul with two minutes left, stepping out of the game before Brown drained back-to-back threes and stole the ball from Nikola Jovic to pour in one more layup. Boston led 61-58 at half.
The Heat shot ahead 12-6 into the third, forcing an early Mazzulla timeout as Boston continued to yield open three-point looks. Martin and Herro added two more threes, and Adebayo flushed a pair of dunks. Miami extended its run to take an 80-70 lead when Jrue Holiday took and missed a three immediately after his steal, then Derrick White threw a pass away to Jovic, who led Martin in transition for a layup that capped a 22-9 run.
Porzingis fell to 1-for-9 and exited the game in favor of Horford, who spaced while Tatum moved into the pocket to attack Robinson. He cut away from Horford and spun past Robinson for a pair of dunks, but met some physicality inside that forced a pair of misses.
The Celtics answered their three minute drought with a 7-0 run, but still trailed 85-79 entering the final frame as Holiday and Tatum complained about a no-call on the latter’s drive. He missed 3-of-4 shots between the third and the fourth, then botched a pair of free throws at the line.
Adebayo hit three mid-rangers in a row to spark a run that White matched with six straight points before Haywood Highsmith and Jaquez buried the 21st and 22nd threes of the night. Martin delivered the 23rd, finishing 5-of-6 from three as one of three Heat players to reach 20 points.
Boston and Miami continue the series at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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Miami Heat (0-1) at Boston Celtics (1-0) Round 1 Game 2 4/24/24
The Celtics look to take a 2-0 series lead as they host the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their first round series.
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 Conference Finals. They lead the Celtics 20-17 in playoff games won.
Going into Game 1, the Celtics had been off for a week while the Heat had played 2 games after the season ended in order to just make the playoffs and they had played on Friday before Sunday’s matinee game against the Celtics. Both teams have had 2 days off since their last meeting on Sunday and so the Celtics won’t have a big rest advantage and the Heat will be a bit more rested than they were coming into the first game.
In Game 1, the Celtics took 49 threes and made 22, which is a franchise playoff record. The Celtics were first in the league, averaging 42.5 threes a game in the regular season. The Heat averaged 33.7 threes a game in the regular season and took 37 in Game 1, making just 12. Erik Spoelstra has vowed to overcome that disparity in made 3’s. If the Heat can defend the perimeter better, the Celtics will need to change up their strategy and go to the basket if the threes stop falling for them. And, if the Heat look to take more 3’s this game, the Celtics need to increase their perimeter defense.
Most of the discussion after Game 1 was about the hard foul that Caleb Martin committed on Jayson Tatum. Thankfully Jayson wasn’t seriously hurt, but it could have caused serious injury. Both teams talked about this series being a war prior to Game 1 and if there is one thing that is certain about the Miami Heat, it is that they will play hard and try to muddy up the series. The Celtics have to be ready for more hard fouls and not allow that type of play to frustrate them and take them out of their game.
The Celtics need to be ready for the Heat to come out looking to be better in this game. Spoelstra will have his players ready to take the fight to the Celtics. The Celtics jumped out to a big lead right from the beginning of Game 1 and the Heat will try to avoid that in this game by being aggressive right from the beginning. The Celtics should be ready for their physicality and more defense on the perimeter and they may look to be more physical themselves. The question will be how much the referees allow and if they call the game a bit more closely after the hard foul by Martin in Game 1.
Quotes from the Celtics show that they are expecting a physical and aggressive Heat team. Jaylen Brown expects a fight and expects the Celtics to respond in kind: “They’re going to be hungry. Desperate. They’re going to come out fast, even more aggressive. Trying to turn us over. Just trying to crash the glass hard, be physical – knocking us to the ground. Just trying to win that physicality match any way they can. That’s what I foresee. But we’ll be ready to do the same thing.”
The Celtics remain mostly healthy, although Jayson Tatum may be a bit sore after the fall he took after the foul from Caleb Martin. He’s not on the injured list so that is good. Luke Kornet remains out for the Celtics with a calf injury. For the Heat, Jimmy Butler is out with an MCL sprain and is likely to miss the rest of the series. Terry Rozier is out with a neck sprain and is considered week to week. Josh Richardson is out after having shoulder surgery.
Probable Celtics Starters
PG: Jrue Holiday
SG: Derrick White
SF: Jaylen Brown
PF: Jayson Tatum
C: Kristaps PorzingisCeltics Reserves
Oshae Brissett
Sam Hauser
Al Horford
Svi Mykhailiuk
Payton Pritchard
Jordan Walsh
Jaden Springer
Xavier Tillman
Neemias Queta2 Way Players
JD Davison
Drew PetersonInjuries/Out
Luke Kornet (calf) outHead Coach
Joe MazzullaProbable Heat Starters
PG: Tyler Herro
SG: Caleb Martin
SF: Jaime Jaquez, Jr
PF: Nikola Jovic
C: Bam AdebayoHeat Reserves
Thomas Bryant
Haywood Highsmith
Kevin Love
Patty Mills
Duncan Robinson
Orlando Robinson
Delon WrightOut/Injuries
Jimmy Butler (MCL) out
Josh Richardson (shoulder) out
Terry Rozier III (neck) outTwo Way Players
Jamal Cain
Cole Swider
Alondes WilliamsHead Coach
Erik SpoelstraKey Matchups
Kristaps Porzingis vs Bam Adebayo
With Jimmy Butler out, the Heat depend on Adebayo to pick up the slack and be their best player. In Game 1, he finished with 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. He shot 55.6% from the field bu was 0-2 shooting threes. Porzingis finished with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks. He was 4-8 from beyond the arc. The Celtics will need another strong game from him in this one.Jaylen Brown vs Jaime Jaquez, Jr
Once again, with Butler out, the Heat are expecting more from their rookie. He played well in Game 1, finishing with 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. He shot 50% from the field but went 0-3 from beyond the arc. He shot 32.2% on threes during the regular season. Often the Celtics found him to be a weak link in the defense.Honorable Mention
Sam Hauser vs Delon Wright
Normally, I would expect Herro to be key, but in Game 1, between Jrue Holiday and Derrick White defending him, he was unable to get anything going offensively and he is a weak defender also. I expect more of the same in this game. Wright, however, came off the bench and finished with 17 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals while shooting 85.7% from the field and going 5-5 from beyond the arc. Hauser was key for the Celtics, coming off the bench to hit 4-6 from 3.Keys to the Game
Defense - Once again, defense is the biggest key to winning this game and every game. Defense becomes even more important in the playoffs. The Celtics were 2nd in the regular season with a defensive rating of 110.6. But, the Heat were also a good defensive team with a defensive rating of 111.5, 5th in the league. The Celtics played very well on the defensive end for most of Game 1 and will need to play tough team defense once again in this game. The team that plays the toughest defense won Game 1 and will likely get the win in this one also.Rebound - As with defense, rebounding will always be a key to winning. Much of rebounding is effort and hustle and when the Celtics put out that extra effort to grab rebounds, it usually translates to other areas of the game as well. The Celtics were 2nd with 46.3 rebounds per game in the regular season while the Heat were 26th with 42.3 rebounds per game. In Game 1, the Celtics out-rebounded the Heat 44-34 and 10-5 on offensive rebounds. The Celtics have to work harder on the boards than the Heat once again in this game and win the rebounding battle.
Be Aggressive - The Heat will play hard and will be aggressive and the Celtics need to be even more aggressive and play even harder than the Heat. They have to be more aggressive in going after loose balls, in grabbing rebounds, in defending, and in going to the basket. The Heat are proud of having a team of “dogs” who hustle and scrap for everything. The Celtics need to “out-dpg” the Heat and hustle and be aggressive for 48 minutes. They can win a lot of games by playing harder than their opponents and they can lose a lot of games by allowing their opponents to be the team that plays harder.
Do Not Let Up - The Celtics need to come out strong right from the opening tip and not allow the Heat to get comfortable or to gain any confidence. They need to play hard through out each quarter and not let their foot off the gas. The Celtics were up 91-59 on the Heat going into the 4th quarter and they were up by as many as 34 points at one time. They let up on their defensive effort in the 4th quarter and allowed the Heat to come to within 14 points. That will likely give them a little confidence going into Game 2 and so the Celtics need to play all out for all 48 minutes with no let up.
Stay Focused - The Celtics have to stay focused and play the right way as a team. The Heat like to muddy up games and get their opponents to lose their focus by giving hard fouls and getting into opponents’ heads as they did with the Caleb Martin foul and I can imagine that they will double down on that in this game. The Celtics will have to stay focused on playing their game, on grabbing rebounds, on taking good shots and on playing tough defense. They can’t let the Heat’s style of play frustrate them.
X-Factors
Home Court - The Celtics fought all season to have the best record in the league and to have home court throughout the playoffs. The Garden should be loud and rowdy and should give the Celtics a boost. They only lost 4 games all season at home and they need to keep that mindset throughout the playoffs. Take care of home court. The Heat will have distractions of travel and playing in front of a very hostile crowd and the Celtics need to take advantage of that.Coaching - Erik Spoelstra is thought by many to be the best coach in the league. He can be expected to come up with a wrinkle or two to surprise the Celtics and try to give the Heat an advantage. He has coached 2 championship teams, has taken his teams to 6 finals, and his teams have won 6 Eastern Conference Championships. He will come out in this game with a new game plan and can be expected to change things up a bit for Game 2 and Joe Mazzulla needs to be ready to counter whatever Spoelstra comes up with. It is just Joe Mazzulla’s 2nd season as a head coach, but he has done a very good job this season and hopefully can counter whatever surprises Spoelstra has in store for him.
Officiating -Officiating is always an x-factor in every game. Every crew officiates differently. Some call it tight, others let them play. After Martin’s hard foul and all that was made of it, the officials may be watching more closely and stop any shenanigans before they go too far. We saw in the Knicks/76eers game that the refs missed 2 big calls against the Knicks, allowing them to get the game winning shot. The Celtics need to adjust to how the refs are calling the game and not allow bad calls or no calls to take away their focus from playing the game. They also need to make sure that they play hard throughout the game so as not to allow the game to come down to a final shot for either team.
Official Report
Crew Chief - David Guthrie
Referee - Sean Wright
Umpire - JB DeRosa
Althernate - Scott Twardoski
There has been a lot of talk about the officiating in some of the series so far. After the last game between the Lakers and Nuggets, LeBron James was seen arguing with an official right after the game and has been very vocal about that crew’s shortcomings as he viewed them. In the last game between the Knicks and the 76ers, the refs missed 4 key calls in the final 2 minutes that likely changed the outcome.There are 3 veteran officials for this game. The Celtics are 8-2 in their last 10 games officiated by David Guthrie, including 3 wins against Miami. The Heat are 3-7 in their last 10 games with Guthrie. Home teams are 22-32 this season with Guthrie as a referee.
The Celtics are 10-0 in their last 10 games with Sean Wright as an official. The Heat are 5-5 with Wright. Home teams are 35-32 this season with Wright officiating. The Celtics are 6-4 in their last 10 games with JB DeRosa officiating. The Heat are 8-2 with DeRosa. Home teams are 35-28 this season with DeRosa as an official.
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Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/24/24
All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place.
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Heat-Celtics Game 2 preview: TV, time, stats, odds
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How Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard can impact Celtics’ playoff success
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Caleb Martin Responds To Dirty Play Accusation On Jayson Tatum
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The Athletic Celtics, Heat shrug off controversy over hard hit on Jayson Tatum: ‘Just basketball’
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Mass Live Jaylen Brown calls out Heat’s ‘shenanigans’ after Game 1 win
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Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/23/24
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The three’s the thing
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Joe Mazzulla, Celtics know that an improved Miami team awaits them in Game 2
Jaylen Brown told reporters after practice they anticipate a hungrier and more desperate version of Miami to show up tomorrow.
With the exception of a stretch in the fourth quarter, Game 1 couldn’t have gone much better for the Celtics, who came away with a dominant 114-94 win and led by double-digits for most of the afternoon.
But Joe Mazzulla told reporters at practice on Tuesday he knows that a better Heat team awaits his squad in Game 2.
“If you think you’re not going to see a different version of Miami, then you’re kidding yourself,” Mazzulla said.
So, the Celtics, while certainly glad to come away with a win in the opening game of the series, know to avoid complacency. Jaylen Brown said the team needs to come out with the same urgency they did in Game 1, when they jumped out to a 17-2 lead.
“We got to come out with the same mentality, almost like we’re down 1-0 instead of we’re up,” Brown said. “We got to come ready to play, ready to fight, because we can’t expect them to come out and do nothing less. They’re well-coached. They are organized. They are disciplined. They’re gonna have a good game plan of attack. We got to make sure that we take them out of it.”
One potential adjustment the Heat may make is limiting the Celtics’ three-point attempts. On Sunday, the Celtics were red-hot against the Miami zone defense. They tied their postseason franchise record for made threes in a game (22), powered by a Jayson Tatum triple-double and double-digit scoring performances from six players. The team shot 44.9% from downtown, with Sam Hauser hitting 4 of 6 attempts, and Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis each hitting 4 of 8 from beyond the arc.
Miami rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr., who had 16 points on Sunday, said he’s confident the Heat will be a lot better next game. Though Miami will still be without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier, the Heat coaching staff will have had the opportunity to dive into film from Sunday’s loss.
“I think two days to prepare – that’s a lot of time to get mentally and physically ready,” Jaquez Jr. said postgame. “I know the coaching staff is going to work really hard to figure out a game plan. Us as players, we’re going to get ready to execute it.”
"I think 2 days to prepare - that's a lot of time to get mentally & physically ready. I know the coaching staff is going to work really hard to figure out a gameplan. Us as players we're going to get ready to execute it."
— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) April 22, 2024
"We're going to be a lot better next game."
- Jaquez pic.twitter.com/ZCeboFZB7EFor Joe Mazzulla’s team, it’s about upping the intensity rather than making any major changes.
“‘Better’ is just doing what we did with higher intensity and higher physicality – I think that’s what Game 2s call for,” he said. “The first adjustment is to do what you did with a higher level of intensity and a higher level of physicality.”
Payton Pritchard acknowledged that Miami may work to take away some of the Celtics’ three-pointers – the Celtics have led the league in three-point attempts (42) and makes (16.5) this season, and generated dozens of high-quality looks against the Heat on Sunday. But he also said the team is comfortable with taking different looks depending on what defensive adjustments Miami makes.
“We try to pride ourselves on taking what the defense gives us,” Pritchard said. “So, if they end up taking away more three-balls, we have the ability to go inside. Guys are capable of hitting those mid-ranges. If that’s what they want to give us, we’ve got to take them, and be confident taking them. But we have a lot of different options – it’s what makes us hard to guard.”
Joe Mazzulla noted that staying flexible with the game-plan is key. All year, he’s praised the Celtics for their open-mindedness and willingness to adjust on the fly.
“There’s a game plan, but we just can’t have an expectation of how that game plan is going to go,” Mazzulla said. “The game could call for something different. It could call for going small, it could call for double bigs, it could call for zone, different things. So, it’s just having an open mind, being ready to execute, and giving that particular game what it needs.”
Jaylen Brown on what he expects the Heat to be in like in Game 2:
— Justin Turpin (@JustinmTurpin) April 23, 2024
“They’re going to be hungry. Even more aggressive… Be physical, knocking us to the ground. Just trying to win that physically match anyway they can… we’ll be ready to do the same thing.” pic.twitter.com/9HHK2uYaQAMiami remains the team that sent the Celtics home last season, and Jaylen Brown is not taking the outcome of tomorrow’s game for granted.
“They’re going to be hungry,” Brown said. “Desperate. They’re going to come out fast, even more aggressive. Trying to turn us over. Just trying to crash the glass hard, be physical – knocking us to the ground. Just trying to win that physical match anyway they can. That’s what I foresee. But, we’ll be ready to do the same thing.”
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Celtics embracing Jayson Tatum-Caleb Martin incident with physicality: ‘You gotta win the fight’
Boston backed up their superstar, and now, they have even more motivation to ramp up their intensity moving forward.
Success has been the enemy of the Boston Celtics all season. Their historic 64-win regular season was not a product of welcoming triumph with open arms. Instead, while they appreciated their accomplishments, they refused to rest on their laurels.
“If we’re just going to sit back and be happy after every win, then that’s an unhealthy relationship with success, and it’s going to come back to bite us in the a**,” Joe Mazzulla said after their January 13 win over the Houston Rockets.
In Game 1 of their series against the Miami Heat, the Celtics won in blowout fashion. They punched Miami in the mouth from the opening tip, parlaying a 14-0 run to start the game into a dominant 114-94 victory.
A fourth-quarter Heat surge highlighted by Delon Wright going 5/5 from deep splashed some water in Boston’s face after they started sleepwalking. But that wasn’t their true wake-up call.
With roughly a minute left in the game, as Jayson Tatum was going for a rebound, Caleb Martin came careening into him. He undercut Tatum, causing the Celtics star to fall flat on his back.
Tatum popped up quickly, and it looked as though Martin’s momentum was swayed by a Jrue Holiday shove, but none of that matters to the Celtics.
“I seen a guy go down, and you know, I got my guy’s back 10 times out of 10,” Jaylen Brown said at practice on Tuesday. “You can’t tell what’s what in the heat of the moment, but it looked like something a little extra. So I said something. But it looked like it was just basketball. It wasn’t intentional. So we keep moving.”
As Martin went to help Tatum up, Brown slapped his hand out of the way. The two players got into an altercation that led to double technicals.
“I just told him to watch that, you know, making sure it’s basketball plays being made out there,” Brown said. “We know they like to play hard and be physical, but there is a line. So just making sure that we’re not compromising the integrity of the game.
“So, I just told him to watch it. At the time, it looked like — can’t tell all of the components, but from what I saw – that’s all I did. I just let them know that.”
Had the Celtics rolled on with their blowout of the Heat in Game 1, narratives would have been different. Boston’s dominance would have created a boring news cycle of “Do the Heat have a chance?”
Now, Boston has even more wood to fuel the fire.
“Nah, I think we like that,” Pritchard said of if there would be any carryover from the incident. “I think it was a joy to see that. And what it’s going to be like moving forward. And we’re ready for that test. That physicality. And you could even see when JT got up right away, it didn’t phase him.
“Teammates had his back. So, we’re just one big family. We take care of each other.”
It’s natural for a team to take their foot off the gas a little bit when in a position as dominant as the one Boston was in on Sunday. And when Miami came out red-hot in the fourth—they shot 13/14 to open the quarter—the Celtics’ drop-off in energy was a part of the problem. “I would say 70/30 we can control,” Mazzulla said of what went into Miami’s run.
But now, combined with Martin’s hit on Tatum and Bam Adebayo’s questionable screening, the Celtics have ammo. And they plan to funnel it into physicality.
“Better is just doing what we did with higher intensity and higher physicality – I think that’s what Game 2s call for,” Mazzulla said. “The first adjustment is to do what you did with a higher level of intensity and a higher level of physicality. The small details we can get better [at] on at both ends of the floor. [We] worked on that today, but I think the first step is what mindset [and] what physicality we’re coming in with.”
The Celtics and Heat have a history that extends multiple decades. Toughness has defined the matchup. Hard hits. High-intensity basketball.
From Dwyane Wade’s dubious play against Rajon Rondo in 2011 to Jaylen Brown’s arm rip on Duncan Robinson from this regular season, it doesn’t matter what the environment is. When these two teams step onto the floor together, it’s going to be a war.
But now, Boston isn’t just prepared for it: They want it.
“I would say so,” Brown said when asked if the Celtics are more ready to embrace confrontation now than in the past. “That’s what it is. Every game is a fight. You gotta win the game, and you gotta win the fight. Both of those things are important, and we embrace both.
“Being the better, smarter team, but also being a team that is willing to dive on the floor. Being a team that is able to set the tone physically not back down. So you got to win the game, and you got to win the fight.”
Every time a member of the Celtics gets asked about Matin’s play on Tatum, it’s met with a positive response. Mazzulla liked watching it. Pritchard said it was a joy. Brown was eager to back up his teammate. That’s the mindset.
Boston’s relationship with success could have been put to the test had they cruised to a win. But Miami threw in some heavy blows toward the end of the game. Both metaphorically and literally.
And the Celtics are glad that they did.
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Jimmy Butler expected to be out for entire Heat-Celtics series
Jimmy Butler is unlikely to play in the next few weeks.
Jimmy Butler injured his MCL when playing the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening round of the Play-In Tournament on April 16. He missed the opening game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. The initial expectation was that he could potentially return later in the series.
However, it would appear Butler’s injury was more significant than first thought. According to FanDuelTV’s Shams Charania who was speaking on Monday’s episode of ‘Run it Back,’ Butler is expected to miss the entirety of Miami’s matchup against the Celtics.
“He is not gonna be back in this series,” Charania said. “This is a rehab that’s gonna go at least one month. It’s seriously remarkable to me that he played three quarters on this injury.”
According to Shams, Jimmy Butler will not return for this first-round series against the #Celtics
— Justin Turpin (@JustinmTurpin) April 22, 2024
Shams says Butler could be looking at a month or two of rehab
@FanDuelTV pic.twitter.com/arLBXR2WG5Butler’s absence will be a hammer blow to the Heat’s chances of overcoming the Celtics. As we saw in Game 1, Boston had too much talent and too much depth for Miami to contain throughout the game. Butler was supposed to be Erik Spoelstra’s swing factor. His direct style of play would have pressured the Celtics drop defense and likely forced Joe Mazzulla into making some adjustments.
Yet, it’s Spoelstra who finds himself needing to switch things up. Of course, it doesn’t help that Terry Rozier (neck) and Josh Richardson (shoulder) — two former Celtics — are also out of the rotation.
Boston should smell blood in the water. It doesn’t matter who is or isn’t in the Heat’s rotation; you can only beat what’s in front of you. Without their star player, and with two of their primary ball-handlers sidelined, the Heat are the walking wounded.
The Celtics have their sights set on something much bigger than potentially sweeping the Heat. They want a championship. However, banishing the demons of last season while also flexing your muscles a little bit is never a bad way to generate some much-needed momentum heading into the second round.
Mazzulla will need to keep his team locked in and focused on the task at hand. Still, if Butler doesn’t return, it’s hard to envision the Heat finding much success against one of the best teams in the NBA.
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