The Heat have become notorious for using zone defensive sets to disrupt teams.
“But we’ve got to make sure that we’re aware of everybody else.”Įverybody else includes veterans with NBA Finals experience like Kevin Love, along with players like Max Strus, who has been a steady contributor since Tyler Herro was sidelined after breaking his hand in the opening game of Miami’s first-round series with Milwaukee. Jimmy (Butler) is still Jimmy and Spo is still Spo,” Brown said of longtime Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. Yet, despite all that familiarity, Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown sees a completely different Miami team from the one they outlasted a year ago. The Heat and Celtics still playing this late in the year can’t be a surprise anymore. When they tip off Game 1 of their latest playoffs pairing on Wednesday night, it will mark the third East finals matchup between Miami and Boston in the last four seasons and the second straight after Boston prevailed in seven games last spring. BOSTON (AP) - From the pandemic to the play-in tournament, not much has kept the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat from crossing paths in the Eastern Conference finals recently.
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