Ex-Miami Heat and current Golden State Warriors star forward Jimmy Butler exited Monday’s game early with a right knee injury. He will not return, per the team. Butler suffered the injury in the third quarter against his old team trying to catch an entry pass against Davion Mitchell. He came down awkwardly, immediately grabbing his […]
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Unlike last year, the Miami Heat have done a decent job closing teams out when they’re ahead. They have only blown five double-digit leads (T-8 fewest) and four fourth-quarter leads (T-2 fewest) this season. That wasn’t the case against the Boston Celtics. They blew a 15-point second-half lead, getting outscored 43-21 over the game’s final
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Less than 48 hours ago, Miami Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis had played just a total of 54 seconds as a rookie — which came in a 17-point blowout against the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this month. Due to myriad backcourt injuries, however, he received his opportunity. On Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets, he played eight
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For our second annual offseason outlook series, Hot Hot Hoops senior writer Matt Hanifan will provide his take on the offseasons of all 30 teams for the next 30 days! We will proceed in alphabetical order, starting with the Eastern Conference. Today, we will be hitting the Boston Celtics. Evaluating the Boston Celtics’ 2025 offseason
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The Miami Heat Summer League squad plays its third of five games on Monday night against the Boston Celtics. It will be a second night of a back-to-back for the Heat after losing 92-72 to the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday evening. Kel’el Ware owned up to his poor play over the Heat’s first three games, scoring
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The shorthanded Boston Celtics, missing two of their best five players in Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, handed the Miami Heat their sixth-straight loss of the season Friday night inside Kaseya Center 103-91. Miami kept pace with Boston for three quarters, trailing 78-77. But the Heat predictably fell apart in the final frame, getting outscored
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Hot Hot Hoops senior writer Matt Hanifan will provide his take on the offseasons of all 30 teams for the next 30 days! Today, we are looking back on the Boston Celtics’ offseason. Previous Offseason Outlooks: Atlanta Hawks ******************************************** Additions: None. (We are excluding Exhibit 10 contracts from this list) Subtractions: Oshae Brissett (Free Agent),
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The Miami Heat faltered once again inside Kaseya Center, dropping a 102-88 contest to the Boston Celtics Monday evening, falling to 3-1 in the series with a pivotal Game 5 coming Wednesday. Behind too many mental lapses–in addition to a proverbial lid being on the rim–the Heat fell behind 15 with 3:39 left in the
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