Celtics Have No One To Blame But Themselves For 0-2 Series Deficit To Heat
The Celtics could be up 2-0, but find themselves down 0-2 to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. And they have no one to blame but themselves.
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The Celtics could be up 2-0, but find themselves down 0-2 to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. And they have no one to blame but themselves.
If you thought the game itself was ugly, the Celtics locker room was even worse after the team blew another double digit lead and dropped Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Celtics looked so good in the first half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and then oh so bad in the second half. Now the Heat own a 2-0 series lead after winning Game 2, 106-101.
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Kemba Walker signed in Boston to win, but he's done more for the team's losing over the last week-plus.
Make no mistake, the Celtics blew it in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The team's issues with closing out opponents reared its ugly head once again, and now Boston is in an early series hole to a dangerous Miami Heat team.
If Game 1 is any indication of how the Eastern Conference Finals are going to go, it's going to be a heck of a series between the Celtics and the Heat. Unfortunately, Game 1 didn't go the way the Celtics would have liked.
The reunion Jayson Tatum has been waiting months for finally came on Tuesday. The Celtics star was finally reunited with his 2-year-old son, Deuce, in Orlando.
The keys to a Celtics beating the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Gordon Hayward was back on the practice floor for the Celtics on Sunday, and it seems like he'll be back in the team's lineup sometime in the near future.
Tuesday is going to be a special day for Celtics star Jayson Tatum, and the start of the Eastern Conference Finals is only half of it.
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The Celtics are back in the Eastern Conference Finals, where they'll face the Miami Heat. At the moment, we know when three of those games will be played.
Friday night's Game 7 victory taught us some very important things about these Boston Celtics, a team that continues to rise to the occasion.
The Boston Celtics are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Gordon Hayward won't play in Friday night's Game 7. But he was on the court putting up shots and testing out his sprained ankle before the Celtics took on the Raptors.
he Celtics are focused -- and a little bit angry -- as they prepare for Friday night's Game 7 against the Toronto Raptors. But they had a reason to smile Friday afternoon, thanks to their families back home.
It all comes down to a Game 7 for the Celtics and the Raptors.
Welp. This one's not going to help much.
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The Celtics look pretty close to being a title contender. But if they want to experience the NBA's highest level of glory, they've got to get a lot better in one important aspect of the game.
It certainly seemed like Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, who was essentially standing on the court, caused Celtics forward Jayson Tatum to make a costly turnover at the end of regulation in Game 6. Tatum wouldn't blame Nurse, but one of his teammates had no problem calling out the NBA's Coach of the Year.
It took some extra time. A lot of extra time. But the Celtics and Raptors are heading to a Game 7.
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Boston health clinics are using ketamine to help treat people suffering with mental health issues.
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A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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