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How will the Boston Celtics respond to the Miami Heat’s 3-point shooting in Game 3 of their 2024 NBA Eastern Conference first round series after failing to do so in Game 2? Perhaps we ought to ask if the Celtics will deviate from their game plan at all, given they did not at any point in the Game 2 loss.

Will Boston change how they cover the Heat at the perimeter? Or is there some other wrinkle to break out against Miami? If Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla does not effectively adjust to whatever the Heat bring to the table, there will be much ire among Boston fans. CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning and Celtics Blog’s Noa Dalzell discussed the above at practice on Thursday.

Porzingis also talks about his rough performance and how he’ll try to bounce back. Check it out below!

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The Miami Heat’s upset win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 proves that the Celtics are vulnerable. Or at least this is the position taken by ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith on a recent episode of his employer’s popular “First Take” show.

Speaking on Boston’s surprising home loss to Miami, Smith and his colleagues Brian Windhorst and Tim Legler discussed whether the win sans Jimmy Butler, the Heat’s upset over the Boston Celtics was something or nothing. They also take some time to point out which player they see as most impressive between the Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid, Indiana Pacers’ Pascal Siakam and Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about the Celtics Game 2 loss and what it might mean for Boston for the rest of the series moving forward.

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In the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics dominated their opponents at historic levels, thanks in large part to devastating attacks from beyond the arc. But in Game 2 of their series with the Miami Heat in the 2024 Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs, the Celtics went cold from deep while Miami flipped the 3-point script on them.

How much is hot shooting luck on the part of the Heat? And how much should we blame Boston’s poor perimeter defense? And what will the Celtics do to right the ship in Game 3 of the series, played at Miami’s Kasey Center?

CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning welcomes Brian Barrett from The Ringer to discuss Celtics vs. Heat Game 2 and how Miami dominated Boston from behind the 3-point line. Check it out below!

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By now, it has become clear that the driving force behind the Boston Celtics’ Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA Eastern Conference first round playoffs was due to the Celtics rolling out exactly the same strategy as in their Game 1 blowout victory, and then not adjusting when it was abundantly clear that it was not working.

Was this failure more the fault of the players, or of head coach Joe Mazzulla and his staff of assistants? No matter how you slice the blame pie, the team’s angry fans will erupt online and call for blood if we see the same results in Game 3.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report After Dark” podcast, Bobby Manning and Josue Pavon weighed in on how they see the blame pie being divided. Check it out below.

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How did the Miami Heat outshoot the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their 2024 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series this past Wednesday (April 24) night?

The Celtics have baked in letting some of the Heat’s less lethal shooters have open looks, but Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra took advantage of this approach to the extreme, and Boston failed to adjust. But how much of this was luck, and how much of this was a failure of the Celtics plan to win the game? The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” and “Talkin’ Cs” podcasts, Jack Simone, Sam LaFrance, and Bobby Krivitsky, weighed in on how they see Boston having messed up in Game 2.

Check it out for yourself in the clip embedded below.

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Why did the Boston Celtics fail to adjust to the Miami Heat in Game 2? The Heat (and their elite head coach Erik Spoelstra) did an excellent job of using Boston’s tendencies against them in the second tilt of the 2024 Eastern Conference first round series.

“It was a very good response,” said Spoelstra to the media postgame via the Associated Press. “And then we also made some shots. It always looks better when you make shots.” So many, in fact, that it was the fourth-most ever shot from beyond the arc in an NBA playoff game. the hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast, Jake Issenberg, Ben Vallis, and Wayne Spooney, weighed in on the debacle postgame on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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The Boston Celtics had little need to adjust their tactics from their Game 1 won over the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference first round series with a blowout win to their credit. But the Heat changed things up in a major way for Game 2, and the Celtics failed to respond to what Miami was doing during the game, and lost as a result.

Will the Celtics be more ready for curveballs from the Heat in Game 3? Can they have some counters ready to likely changes in what Miami brings to the table in the next game of the series? Or do we officially need to start worrying about how long this series will go — or even if Boston will win?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast, Bobby Manning, Josue Pavon, Jimmy Toscano, A. Sherrod Blakely and John Zannis, took a deep dive on the loss on a recent episode. Check it out below.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

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