The good thing about the Miami Heat's loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night is they only have two more games left against the Celtics. The bad thing is, Miami has not shown one single thing in either of their two losses that would indicate they are capable of beating the Celtics.
For the second time in the space of three weeks Boston dispatched of Miami, and if not for a late 4th quarter Heat scoring flurry, the game would not look as close as the final 112-107 score would suggest.
Boston jumped out to a 15-4 advantage and never looked back, and the Heat are once again forced to face questions in the wake of a 5-4 start to their season, which looks a lot more mediocre than most observers were expecting.
There's plenty of blame to go around for Thursday night's loss, and surprisingly little of it can be placed on the Heat's beleagured group of big men.
Miami out-rebounded the Celtics 37-35, and they only scored 8 less points in the paint, but on a night where the Heat's big men finally stepped up, it was the strength of Miami's team that eventually failed them.
Miami has been the NBA's top defensive team, and th ...
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