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For a night, the Heat had Kristaps Porzingis befuddled, but he vows to adjust

"They did a hell of a job, to be honest," said Porzingis, who shot just 1 for 9 in Wednesday's Game 2 loss.

The Heat can’t sustain that kind of shooting, but Game 2 was a reminder of who they are
Under the estimable Erik Spoelstra, the Heat never go quietly, never lack for a plan of attack, and never shrink from a challenge.

Celtics fall victim to 3-point barrage by shorthanded, undersized Heat in Game 2
The Celtics were unable to answer the Heat's 23-for-43 shooting effort from behind the arc. With the teams tied at one win apiece, the series shifts to Miami for Game 3 on Saturday night.

Heat had the hot hand from 3-point land, and beat the Celtics at their own game

One game after the Celtics hit a franchise-playoff record 22 threes in a wire-to-wire 114-94 victory, the Heat sank a franchise record 23.

Gary Washburn | On basketball
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla stymied by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s game plan
Spoelstra had two full days to prepare for Game 2 and completely dominated his matchup with Mazzulla, bringing back painful memories of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.

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Video: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla talk Celtics’ Game 2 loss to Heat
The Heat set a franchise record for threes made, and completely eliminated Kristaps Porzingis.

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Celtics’ first-round series vs. Heat: Schedule and results
Boston, by virtue of earning the No. 1 seed with a 64-18 regular-season record, has ensured it will have home-court advantage throughout the postseason.

INSTANT ANALYSIS
Heat take Game 2 from Celtics with stunning performance from 3-point range, and other observations
Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and Jayson Tatum had 28 for the Celtics, who led by 3 at the half. The Heat connected on 23 of 43 3-pointers, with Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin combining to hit 11 of 17.

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Coach Joe Mazzulla is OK with Celtics being left out of running for NBA year-end awards

The league's top team during the regular season has no finalists for awards. “I think it’s beautiful,” Mazzulla said. “Why would you get an award for the past?”

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Sue Bird now owns a piece of the Seattle Storm, the team she helped win four WNBA championships

Bird, who played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 1998 to 2002, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft.

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Heat at Celtics, Game 2 preview: Can Miami make it competitive? We’ll see.

The Heat are 0-4 against Boston this season.

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Heat’s Caleb Martin responds to accusations of dirty foul against Jayson Tatum

Martin knows he'll likely hear plenty from the TD Garden crowd Wednesday in Game 2 of the first-round series.

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NBA investigating report Nikola Jokic’s brother punched fan following Nuggets’ victory over Lakers on Monday

The Denver police said it also is investigating, but that it was not reported to the police at the arena or after the game.

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Celtics know they have to match the physicality and intensity of a desperate Miami team

The Heat do not have the firepower to cause problems, but the Celtics don't intend to give them any openings.

KNICKS 104, 76ERS 101

Knicks rip off eight points in 27 seconds to shock Sixers, take 2-0 series lead

It was just the fourth time in the play-by-play era, dating to the 1996-97 season, a team won a playoff game after trailing by at least five points in the last 30 seconds.

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‘Miami is going to go and do a play like that:’ Brian Scalabrine’s take on Game 1 hard foul on Jayson Tatum

Scalabrine created a stir during the NBC Sports Boston postgame show as well as on his radio show Monday morning when he suggested Caleb Martin’s foul was the result of a directive from Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.