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With careful injury management, the Celtics have given themselves options if their star center misses time
Late in the second quarter of the Boston Celtics’ 102-88 win over the Miami Heat on Monday night, Celtics fans witnessed something they’ve dreaded all season long: Kristaps Porzingis limping to the sidelines. After a Celtics offensive possession, the 28-year old center appeared to roll his ankle as he turned back up the court, eventually signaling to the sidelines a few possessions later that he needed to exit the game. He departed, and was labeled doubtful to return due to what the team deemed...
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Heat lose another guard ahead of facing Celtics in Game 3
The Boston Celtics will face the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their opening playoff series later tonight. Joe Mazzulla’s team must bounce back after a humbling defeat at the hands of Erik Spoelsta’s team. To make matters worse, the Heat were missing Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and Josh Richardson. All three of Miami’s injured players will be out of the rotation on Saturday, too. However, the Heat could potentially lose a fourth member of their rotation. Delon Wright is listed as questionable for...
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Kristaps Porzingis vs. Bam Adebayo will headline Celtics-Heat
As last year’s Boston Celtics team walked off the TD Garden court after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, they hung their heads. The Miami Heat’s trophy ceremony took place over the center-court leprechaun, and the city of Boston left disappointed. Memories of Caleb Martin’s monster shooting performance dance in the heads of Celtics fans to this day. But that wasn’t the only problem for Boston in the series. Miami’s zone defense felt impenetrable at times. The Celtics couldn’t find a way...