Celtics, Miami Heat and NBA Playoffs

Celtics Officially Clinch Playoff Spot as Quest For Title Repeat Begins
The Boston Celtics are officially skipping the NBA play-in tournament for the fourth straight season. In order to clinch a playoff berth (i.e. a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference), Boston arrived at Kaseya Center on Friday night needing both for itself to beat the No.
How Celtics can clinch playoff spot vs. Heat
The Celtics have a chance to secure a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference when they battle the Heat in Miami Friday night.
Shorthanded Celtics clinch playoff spot with road win over Heat
The Celtics were missing two starters in Kristaps Porzingis, who missed his eighth straight game with an illness, and Jaylen Brown, who sat out with a knee injury on the first night of a back-to-back. Boston will visit the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.
Thunder clinch playoffs with win vs. Celtics: 'No better test'
The Thunder clinched a playoff berth against a defending-champion Celtics team that has achieved what Oklahoma City hopes to accomplish.
Jrue Holiday starts Celtics on way to a win over the Heat, and Derrick White closes it out, again
Holiday made 10 of 15 shots, including 5 of 8 3-pointers, and carried the Celtics for three quarters on his way to 25 points. White finished with 18 points, 12 in the fourth.
It’s only fitting that Jrue Holiday helps officially send the Celtics to the playoffs
With Friday’s win over the Miami Heat, parlayed with an Atlanta loss, the Boston Celtics are headed to the postseason for the 11th consecutive year—the longest active streak in the NBA, and it’s only fitting Jrue Holiday led them there.
Jrue Holiday steps up when Celtics need him, however they need him
Jrue Holiday steps up when Celtics need him, however they need him. Jrue Holiday scores 25 points - his most in a Celtics uniform - to help Boston beat Miami on Friday.

Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Jaylen Brown

Kristaps Porzingis go through lengthy pregame workout but Celtics go without center for eighth consecutive game
An undisclosed illness has sideline Porzingis, and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla had no update on the the big man's recovery ...
NBA World Comments On Andrew Wiggins' Performance In Celtics-Heat Game
Andrew Wiggins finished the loss with 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals while shooting 9/21 from the ...
Thunder sweep season series with Celtics, clinch playoff berth
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Thunder clinch a playoff berth ...
Kristaps Porzingis (illness) sits out Celtics home game vs. Thunder
Kristaps Porzingis missed the Celtics' 118-112 loss to the Thunder on Wednesday night. Porzingis has missed seven of the last ...
Celtics vs. Heat: How to watch online, live stream info, game time, TV channel | March 14
Find out how to watch Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat live streaming online, plus TV channel and game info for this NBA matchup ...
West-best Thunder come to home of NBA champs and beat Celtics to clinch playoff berth
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch a ...
There are lessons even in a letdown game, as a late Jazz surge proved Monday against the Celtics
It was only natural for the Celtics to lack the enthusiasm from Saturday’s impressive win over the Lakers, but they could ...