The Boston Celtics were set to take on the Miami Heat at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday night with a possible trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinals on the line.
A year ago, the Boston Celtics appeared to be well on their way to the NBA Finals. With the No. 1 seed, Milwaukee, going down in the opening round of the playoffs, everyone started penciling Boston in as the Eastern Conference champion.
After defeating the Miami Heat 118-84 on Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics will be advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Per Inside The Celtics, Joe Mazzulla commented on Boston’s business-like approach to the series.
The Boston Celtics have the right pieces and are in the right conference to withstand the injury loss of center Kristaps Porzingis.
Hang out around the Celtics long enough, you’re sure to hear some version of the refrain: This team is different than last year. It has come up a lot this season and, in some way or another, during their first-round series against the Heat.
The Boston Celtics have fallen victim to numerous unlikely heroes while playing the Miami Heat in the postseason. However, during a 102-88 victory on Monday night, the C’s gave the Heat a taste of their own medicine thanks to a career-best performance from guard Derrick White.
Can Joe Mazzulla excel when making in-game adjustments? Joe Mazzulla inherited a Boston Celtics roster fresh off a trip to the NBA Finals. He spent his first season learning the ropes as a head coach and working with a coaching staff who likely saw him as a peer rather than the team’s new leader.
In Game 2 of their first-round playoff series, the Boston Celtics were defeated by the Miami Heat at TD Garden. In Game 3, three days later, the Celtics answered back with a 20-point victory over the Heat.
Following their Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics traveled to South Beach on Saturday night looking for a bounce-back. Miami rained down 23 threes in Game 2—two shy of the all-time NBA playoff record—and it was clear Boston needed to make some serious changes to their game plan.
The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 111-101 in Game 2. Given their history, there are several adjustments to be made for Game 3. Game 2 sent shockwaves across the basketball world after the Heat stunned the Celtics to tie the series 1-1.
The Celtics will be facing a team that’s missing four members of its rotation. The Boston Celtics will face the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their opening playoff series later tonight.
The Celtics have no excuse for falling at the first hurdle.
The Celtics fell to a shock loss against the Miami Heat in Game 2. The Boston Celtics dared the Miami Heat to shoot the ball. They sagged off the perimeter, giving Caleb Martin and Haywood Highsmith additional space.
Teams around the league will likely be watching Boston's games and looking for ways to counter their balanced offense.
No Boston Celtics player (or coach) is found on any of the NBA’s shortlists of finalists for its most coveted individual awards this season, which their fans called out on social media.
The Boston Celtics dominated the league this regular season, yet they’ll have no NBA accolades to show for it. The NBA announced the finalists for its most prestigious awards on Sunday night and no Celtic could be found on any of the shortlists.
There’s no doubt head coach Joe Mazzulla has done a tremendous job guiding the Boston Celtics to the top of the league and a first-seed finish to the regular season.
As you may have expected, Sunday’s Game 1 clash between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat did not end without incident. Ultimately, it was Boston who secured a 114-94 victory to take a 1-0 series lead, but unsurprisingly, Miami did not go down without a fight.
The Celtics coach was more than deserving of the award.
The 2023-24 Boston Celtics experienced a huge shakeup before the regular season started, with new faces coming in and franchise cornerstones getting shipped out.
The Boston Celtics are on course for a dominant No. 1 seed finish to the regular season, having secured the top seed in the East a month ago. They've stumbled
Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Cooper has changed his tone about this year’s Boston Celtics after seeing them dominate this regular season. With a 62-17 record, the Boston Celtics have clinched the best overall record in the league with three games to spare.
One way or another, Joe Mazzulla tends to find a teachable moment for his team in most games. Even if he has to manufacture them. The Celtics came into the fourth quarter up 12 on the Sacramento Kings.
Boston, which has clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference, finished 12-4 last month. Houston, which is battling for a play-in tournament berth in the West, posted a 13-2 record in March.
The fun is over for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.
Shorthanded again, the Boston Celtics have now won six games in a row, as the team shows off their outstanding flexibility again, "They take their job serious," Mazzulla said.
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