Too many turnovers, not enough adjustments and an ill-fated challenge of Jimmy Butler put Boston in a major hole in the Eastern Conference finals.
Author: Michael
Heat star Jimmy Butler said his fourth-quarter exchange with Boston’s Grant Williams made him “smile,” fueling a final stretch in which he scored nine points and helped the Heat close their Game 2 win on a 24-9 run.
The Celtics appeared poised to even their series at a game apiece Friday, but another late-game meltdown now has them staring at an 0-2 deficit as the Eastern Conference finals heads to Miami for Game 3.
With Vice President Kamala Harris and a large crowd in attendance, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was officially welcomed back to the WNBA Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Celtics were clinging to a six-point lead midway through the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals when Grant Williams notched a key three-pointer to give Boston a 96–87 advantage.
Playing with a sense of confidence, Williams decided to get in the face of Jimmy Butler as the two trotted down the court. However, the tense moment unlocked the “Playoff Jimmy” version of Butler’s game as the Heat outscored the Celtics 24–9 in the final 6:37 of the game to steal the victory.
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, hitting a pair of buckets to give the Heat the lead after they erased a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit and Miami beat Boston 111-105 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, “passed peacefully” in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, his family said.
Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Viktor Hovland are heading into the weekend tied for the lead at the PGA Championship.
USC athletic director Mike Bohn has resigned after holding the role since November 2019.
The Liberty, tabbed a “superteam” heading into the season, looked like a team with multiple new pieces and players still getting back into the groove in Friday’s 80-64 season-opening loss to the Mystics.