News about Celtics, Heat

“We talked about wanting to throw the first punch, and I think we did that pretty much for the whole series.” We set the tone for their postseason run with a dominant first-round win over the Heat, which included three wins by 20+ points. www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar-post-20240501-celtics-put-out-the-heat-in-dominant-series-clincher

The Celtics outscored Miami by 39 points over 48 minutes during the first round with Al Horford, Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser all on the court. There could come a time when the Boston bench becomes less useful, but it hasn’t arrived yet. (I know, Horford is a starter for now.)

Jayson Tatum: "I wanted to play Miami in the sense that maybe last year, playing against Atlanta, we might have relaxed a little bit." Tatum said knowing Miami the Celtics would know they'd need to be ready to play and ready to fight.

"Round 1, done" "Now we on to the next... stay focused, stay locked in... good win for KP" Horford and Brown walk off after the @celtics beat the Heat to advance to Round 2! ☘️ pic.twitter.com/90YhaxExDT