How Celtics Star Kristaps Porzingis Makes Promise After Ugly
Kristaps Porzingis had one of the worst nights of his Boston Celtics career at one of the worst possible times.
Boston’s 7-foot-2 center made just one field goal against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their playoff series on Wednesday, April 24. The Heat shocked the heavily favored Celtics, winning 111-101 to even the playoff series at a game apiece. After taking a day to reflect on his ugly outing, Porzingis made it clear things won’t be the same when the teams square off in Game 3 on Saturday.
Not a whole lot went well for the Celtics in Game 2 against the Heat. Boston entered as a 14-point favorite, but the Heat won by 10. the game brought back nightmares of last season’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In that one, the Celtics were significant favorites at home against the Heat in a winner-take-all game with a berth in the NBA Finals on the line. The Heat embarrassed the Celtics, winning 103-84.This season, the Celtics finished with the best record in the league and earned the top seed throughout the playoffs. The eighth-seeded Heat, playing without their best player, Jimmy Butler, shocked the NBA world with the Game 2 victory after losing by 20 in the series opener.
In Game 2, Porzingis finished with six points after going 1-for-9 from the floor. A solid 3-point shooter, Porzingis went 0-for-4 from long range.