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What initially looked like a Heat romp on Saturday turned into a sweat for Miami with its best player sidelined. But when the game was done, the Heat emerged with a hard-fought 109-103 win over the Boston Celtics to secure a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. They did so late without Jimmy Butler, who missed the entire second half with knee inflammation. After totaling 16 points in Games 1 and 2, Bam Adebayo powered the Heat to victory with his best game of the series. Bam… Source link

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Boston Celtics guard Derrick White will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday for personal reasons, the team announced. The Celtics could also be without big man Al Horford, who entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols prior to the series on Tuesday. White’s spouse is expected to give birth to their first child, Celtics coach… Source link

There was a lot working against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. It was going to be difficult for the Celtics to refocus after an emotional Game 7 win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. They had just one day in between games, after a tough series against the reigning champs. That’s a tough spot, especially against a good Miami Heat team. Then the Celtics took two roster hits. Al Horford was out due to health and safety protocols. Marcus Smart missed Game 1… Source link

PHILADELPHIA — Lightning-quick Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey has already established himself as one of the elite sprinters and transition bucket-getters in the league. But the second-year guard isn’t too quick to forgive the teams that passed him by in the 2020 NBA draft. And one of the teams he thought would select him is the team he’s facing now in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a must-win Game 6 for the 76ers at 7 p.m. ET Thursday. “I thought Miami would take… Source link

At least in the eyes of Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra, Adebayo was robbed when it comes to the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart, Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert were named the three finalists for the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award on Sunday. Smart was then named the winner on Monday afternoon. Though Adebayo played in fewer games this season than those three — he appeared in just 56 games for the… Source link

Markieff Morris has returned from what has somehow become one of the NBA’s most controversial injuries. The Miami Heat forward appeared in his first game since Nov. 8 on Saturday, playing 17 minutes and recording six points. He played several minutes down the stretch in a close fourth quarter, with the Heat eventually losing 113-104 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It had been a long wait for Morris, who sustained whiplash from a run-in with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. The injury… Source link

If you asked Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris, he’d be out there playing. The team, however, has yet to clear him from the “whiplash” he suffered after being shoved by Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic in November. That injury, according to the Miami Herald, may end up keeping him out for the rest of season. Jokic was ejected from their Nov. 8 game in Denver after running up and shoving Morris hard from behind near mid-court. The shove came after Morris had body checked Jokic and… Source link

Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. was taken off the court in a wheelchair after suffering what looked like a serious right knee injury in their 115-105 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night. Carter, less than a minute into the second quarter at the Amway Center, set a screen on Heat guard Max Strus at the top of the key. As he took one step with his right leg to roll to the hoop, Carter immediately grabbed his right knee and started hopping while yelling out in pain. Carter hopped under… Source link

Oct 24 (Reuters) – Red Bull Formula One driver Sergio Perez said Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix was the hardest and longest race of his life after his car’s water bottle failed and left him dehydrated in the Texas heat. The Mexican finished third in a race won by Dutch team mate Max Verstappen at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, but he was clearly suffering after he got out of the car. “I struggled massively, you know. Since lap one I ran out of water. I couldn’t drink at all,” he said before the… Source link

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh TASS via Getty Images Billionaire Arkady Volozh, founder and CEO of Russian search engine Yandex, plans to challenge a ruling last week from an arbitration court in Moscow, which bans Yandex from showing results for the term “Smart Voting,” following a complaint from the Russian Federation. The term in question–Smart Voting–is part of an effort by the Russian opposition that has formed around the… Source link