On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics lost Game 2 of their first-round playoff series by a score of 111-101.
Mazzulla: “It’s unfortunate that losing a game is adversity. It’s just the nature of the playoffs is adverse itself. To think that you’re not going to have ups-and-downs throughout a run is not being realistic.
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The loss was extra surprising, because the Celtics are 38-5 at home, and the Heat are still playing without their best player (six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler).
All five starters for the Heat scored in double-digits, and Tyler Herro led the way with 24 points, five rebounds, 14 assists and one steal while shooting 7/13 from the field and 6/11 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.
Meanwhile, the Celtics were led by All-Star forward Jaylen Brown, who finished his night with 33 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block while shooting 13/23 from the field and 4/9 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.
The Celtics (64-18) are the first seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Heat (46-36) are the eighth seed.
Last season, the Heat beat the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals (in seven games) before losing to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.
Game 3 of the series will be on Saturday evening in Miami, Florida.
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