The 6-1 Miami Heat came into Thursday night’s home game against the Boston Celtics with the best record in the East.
They didn’t play like it. (Maybe it was the new mashup uniforms?)
In an abysmal game all-around, the Heat scored just nine points in the entire second quarter to fall behind by 18 points entering halftime. Kyle Lowry, who had catalyzed the dynamic Heat offense, couldn’t stop the listless turnovers. In the midst of a 23-3 Celtics run, even Jimmy Butler missed both attempts during a trip to the foul line.
Heat had 10 turnovers.