NBA TURNOVER LEADERS SERIES

NBA TURNOVER LEADERS SERIES

With Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo out all series and Gabe Vincent joining him on the sideline Thursday night because of a sprained ankle, Miami did get contributions from its bench - including 15 points from forward Haywood Highsmith, who hadn’t played meaningful minutes in the first four games. … It doesn’t matter if you lose by whatever. You always expect things to be challenging in the conference finals. For us, we’ve always had confidence, and that’s not going to go away.”Īsked about his team’s mood, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said: “Who cares about mood?” Everybody thought we were going to be out in the second round. To do so, Miami will have to respond from a blowout - just the way Boston did after a Game 3 loss that left players openly questioning rookie coach Joe Mazzulla.Įverybody thought we were going to be out in the first round. “We’re always going to stay positive, knowing that we can and we will win the series. “The last two games are not who we are,” Butler said. Miami played all but the first five minutes of the game trailing by double digits, and only got as close as 10 with one minute to go after a meaningless 9-0 run. For us, we’ve always had confidence, and that’s not going to go away.”īutler, Miami’s emotional leader and the star of Games 1 and 2, scored only 14 points on Thursday night - his lowest total in this year’s postseason - and went 1 for 5 in the first quarter when Boston opened a 15-point lead. Everybody thought we were going to be out in the first round. “When we started this journey, nobody believed in us. Center Bam Adebayo, who had 16 points and eight rebounds - but also six turnovers - said Miami was still confident it could finish off the Celtics. None of the other 150 teams in NBA history to fall behind 3-0 have come back to win a best-of-seven playoff series.īut the Celtics won Game 4 in Miami by 17 points and then led by as many as 24 in a Game 5 victory that was Boston’s first home win over the Heat all season. The eighth-seeded Heat won the first three games - two of them in Boston - to put the defending Eastern Conference champions on the brink of elimination. But they would be wise to do it in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night ( 8:30 ET, TNT) and avoid a decisive seventh game in Boston. The Heat are headed home with still two more chances to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals. “We are going to keep it very, very, very consistent, knowing that we are going to win the next game.” “It’s going to be all smiles,” Butler said after the Celtics won 110-97 on Thursday night to cut the Heat’s lead in the series to 3-2. They will get the next one, Jimmy Butler said. Who has the edge?īOSTON (AP) - The Miami Heat insist they are as confident as ever, even after missing two chances to eliminate the Boston Celtics. The Heat haven't lost 3 straight since March. The Celtics have battled back to send the series back to Miami.

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