• Yahoo Sports

    'We code red': Heat had extra fuel against Celtics in Game 2, even series with fiery win

    This was supposed to be the league's most lopsided series. Miami's talent gap against the 64-win Celtics seemed insurmountable. Oh, how the tables have turned.

  • The Canadian Press

    Herro scores 24 and the Heat beat Boston 111-101 to even the series 1-1

    BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers, to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and tie their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and new Celtics nemesis Caleb Martin also had 21 points for the Heat, who shot 53.5% (23 of 43) from beyond the arc to bounce back after a Game 1 blowout. That broke Miami’s playoff record of 20 3

  • The Canadian Press

    Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1

    BOSTON (AP) — The Miami Heat beat Boston with an unprecedented barrage of 3-pointers on Wednesday night to erase the home-court advantage the Celtics worked all season to establish. Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami's 23 3-pointers — the most in a playoff game in franchise history — to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over top-seeded Boston and tie the first-round playoff series at one game apiece. “It was a very good response,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And

  • The Canadian Press

    Celtics were beaten at their own game at 3-point line in Game 2 loss to Heat

    BOSTON (AP) — After outscoring the Heat by 42 points from the 3-point line in a 20-point playoff series-opening win, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla knew Miami would adjust for Game 2. The Heat did, taking a page from how Boston demoralized opponents from beyond the arc throughout the regular season. Miami connected on a franchise playoff record 23 3-pointers, stunning the East’s top-seeded Celtics 111-101 on Wednesday night. Boston, the NBA’s second-best 3-point shooting team, set its own playoff fr