The results of the night in the NBA
Boston Celtics – Miami Heat : 101-106 (0-2)
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– If we had been told at the start of the season that we would write the sentence “the Miami Heat is two wins from the NBA Finals”, we would not have believed it. Like everything we could have predicted for 2020 elsewhere …
And yet, the Floridians lead 2-0 after their victory snatched in game 2 last night against Boston, in their characteristic style. Combat, defense, intelligence and a foolproof mind.
– The Boston Celtics have a nasty problem to conclude. They had already lost Game 1 against the Heat after being 14 points ahead. Now they have set the bar a little higher in game 2, bowing after having been at +17 and having approached the money time with still a small mattress of 7 points …
– Jimmy Butler doesn’t have to be his team’s leading scorer to be decisive. “Jimmy Buckets” again showed exceptional composure and leadership tonight. His three interceptions in the last 4 minutes of the game, including the one that led to a dunk to bring Miami back to a point, were crucial.
3 STEALS in the final 4 MINUTES of Game 2 for @JimmyButler! ????????????
ECF Game 3 ⏩ Saturday, 8:30 PM ET, ESPN pic.twitter.com/PsRi1KV48g
– NBA (@NBA) September 18, 2020
– Unleash the Dragon ! Goran Dragic scored 25 points, the most important of which at the end of the game, on the three-year anniversary of Slovenia’s victory in the Eurobasket. On this important action to give the Heat 5 points at the end of the game, Dragic took the move a bit from his teammate Luka Doncic, right?
DRAGIC. SHEESH ???? pic.twitter.com/yWsR0z1ANZ
– ESPN (@espn) September 18, 2020
Moreover, we thought that the match-up Kemba Walker-Goran Dragic would rather be to the advantage of the leader of Boston, able to expose the age and the defensive gaps of the Slovenian. What a slab. It’s Walker is lagging behind in this duel and we saw him again struggling to keep up with Dragic’s pace last night.
– The other strong man of the meeting for Miami is Bam adebayo. Snubbed in the All-NBA Teams, the All-Star was at the heart of the Heat’s awakening in the second half and made a copy with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
– The Celtics tried to play it down – probably rightly – in front of the media, but things got hot in the locker room after the game. Sources reported hearing Marcus Smart yelling and “throwing things” at some of his comrades.
Behind, Jaylen Brown and One’s Edges, in particular, at the same time said that they liked Smart precisely for this fire which he had in him, but also explained that the information was unfounded …
– Than Kelly Olynyk is simply present on the field, wherever he closes a quarter with an incredible 3-point shoot with the board, we can not help but think of this spontaneous reflection of Charles Oakley when we asked him his opinion on the fight between Kelly Olynyk and Kelly Oubre.
“What ?! Are there two assholes in the NBA whose first name is Kelly?”
The Heat end the 3rd QTR strong ???? pic.twitter.com/YiYGuLpM4w
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 18, 2020
– There is obviously the mental aspect that comes into play to explain the failure of the Celtics. But on a strictly basketball level, losing 20 balls in the match when your opponent loses only 8 is giving the stick to get beaten.
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