Celtics-Heat Takes Another Turn This Time, Maybe for Good

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Boston added yet another blowout to a series full of them, and Miami looks battered and broken down.

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Got a prediction for how the next three games play out? Jimmy the Greek couldn’t handicap this.

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The weather is more predictable. In Game 1, Miami, behind a 39–14 third quarter, won by 11.

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In Game 2, Boston led by as many as 34 before settling for a 25-point win.

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The Heat built a 26-point lead in Game 3 before squeezing out a six-point victory.

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How many of you had “Big Game from Derrick White” on your Heat-Celtics bingo card? With Marcus Smart sidelined

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White has been invisible this series. He had three points in Game 1,

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monster performance when compared to the goose egg he put up in 14 minutes in Game 2.

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