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Without Jimmy Butler, does the Heat have a chance against Boston?

In the first series game between these two teams, everything went about as smoothly as anyone could have predicted. Even though the Heat put the brakes on the Chicago Bulls in their play-in game to earn the last postseason place, they are nothing but shells of their former selves without Jimmy Butler. The Celtics' dominance throughout the season was made abundantly clear by their performance on Sunday, and they didn't even seem to need to exert much effort to win.

 

Boston recently demonstrated mastery at both ends of the court, following a lead leap.

It was clear that, should Butler fail to return, Miami would be in for a sweep at 34 points.
Here's what you need to know as we get ready for Game 2 of the Celtics vs. Heat game.
Heat vs. Celtics: Game 2 • Time: 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 24 • Venue: TD Garden in Boston • TV channel: TNT • Live stream: TNT app • Odds: Heat 205; O/U 205 • Live updates: Stay tuned
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Celtics: There is no better way to have predicted a victory for Boston. With six players scoring in double digits and a team field goal percentage of about 45%, they dominated Miami and never gave them a chance to win. Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis demonstrated why Boston

K.P. scored an efficient 18 points, while Holiday filled the box score with six points, seven rebounds, three assists, two thefts, and two blocks after the two players were traded for one another last summer. Even though he only made 2 of 8 shots from the field, it made little difference since Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, and Porzingis combined for 78 points. Until Miami provides them with a reason to change, Boston will stick to their current game plan.

Heat: If the Heat are to have any chance of winning just one game against Boston, Tyler Herro will need to play much better. It simply won't do to go 4 of 13 from the floor for 11 points. The same is true for Caleb Martin, who completed two of six field goals. Although youngster Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Bam Adebayo each scored 24 points, it was not enough to keep Miami in the contest. 16 points with 50% of the floor played. In order to avoid losing the series 2-0 and having to return to South Beach, the Heat will need to find another source of production, as Butler doesn't seem to be entering TD Garden prepared to play in Game 2.

 
Forecast
This just doesn't feel like a difficult choice in Butler's absence. Miami might always provide a defensive threat to the Celtics, but Boston has so much depth these days that I don't think it matters all that much.

 

 

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