Miami heat vs boston celtics game 6 watch online

Was that a mirage based on hot shooting? Probably not. The Celtics have now seen the Heat zone enough to know where its weak spots are, and they exploited those weaknesses in Game 5. How will the Heat alter their defense in Game 6 to counter?

Heat: Miami shot just 7 of 36 from behind the arc in Game 5. That's not remotely sustainable, but it's worth noting two of their best shooters are basically rookies, and a third, Jae Crowder , shot out of his mind after the trade deadline and for most of the playoffs. Regression there was inevitable, and young players tend to struggle with bigger moments.

Can Miami's shooting carry it through one more win? The Heat may lead the series, but the Celtics have actually won the first five games in the aggregate, Their two wins have been blowouts.

Miami's have been close games. As well as the Heat have played in clutch settings this postseason, those numbers tend to be somewhat unsustainable. Kemba Walker was everything Boston hoped he would be in replacing Kyrie Irving , Smart took another step forward, Daniel Theis was a revelation, and Gordon Hayward looked back to being near the player he was before his devastating left foot and ankle injuries two years ago.

Ultimately, though, Boston fell short of where it hoped to go. It took until Games 4 and 5 of this series for the Celtics to solve Miami's zone defense. Boston had no answer for Adebayo, who, as Stevens said, overwhelmed them with his physicality. Tatum had an inexplicable scoreless first half of Game 4, and Hayward was a nonfactor in Game 6. Both in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors and in this series, the Celtics had repeated lapses in concentration that caused them to start games slowly and fade out down the stretch.

The Celtics were just barely able to survive those lapses against the Raptors. They were unable to do so against the Heat.

That was what made the fourth quarter of Game 6 so fitting, as it proved to be the same formula that had doomed Boston time and again the past few weeks. It was a fatal flaw the Celtics were unable to overcome. I'm proud of my guys. I'm proud of the way we fought. I'm proud of the way we didn't fold, we didn't lay down. But I'm proud of my guys, and like I said, just starting the games slow, starting the series slow. The Celtics head into the offseason with a group that, for the most part, should return.

Hayward has a hefty player option for next season that he will likely pick up. All of the other core members of Boston's rotation will be under contract for at least next season. The biggest move Boston has in front of it is whether to offer Tatum a max contract extension, which the team is expected to do. Tatum, though, said that wasn't what he was thinking about right after his season came to an end.

I was just focused on this season. But I'm not thinking about that right now. We just lost a series. Just thinking about the guys in the locker room and the games. That's what I'm thinking about. Stuff like that, going to happen, if it happens, [is] not really my concern.

I'm not even thinking about that. It was a helluva year, and I enjoyed it. I appreciate everybody. Ohio State ….

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