The NBA playoffs continue today with the Boston Celtics continuing their road trip against the Miami Heat.
There is no suspense in this series, because Butler, the core player of the Heat team, was out early due to injury and was unable to play. The Heat's combat effectiveness has declined seriously, and it cannot be compensated for with mental strength. As a result, the Celtics lost even a home victory, and soon won two straight games on the road, leading the Heat 3-1 after a comfortable 102-88 win today.
However, Celtic were not very lucky in today's game, as their interior key player Porzingis retired injured and withdrawn. During a frontcourt rebound in the second quarter, Porzingis suddenly injured and limped. At the time, Porzingis was not subjected to physical confrontation and was injured without contact.
Although Porzingis insisted on playing another round, he felt unbearable pain in his leg and was substituted before returning to the dressing room and exiting the game early. The Celtics said Porzingis did not have an Achilles tendon injury, but the extent of the subsequent muscle strain will require further testing to be determined.
And in the fourth quarter of the game, Celtics guard White was hit in an offensive attack, the referee blew the game out, Tatum shot a loose three-pointer, stepped on Adebayo's foot when he landed, and Wei's foot was broken. Seeing this, the referee blew Adebayo's level 1 malicious foul and felt that Adebayo was on his feet.
Adebayo was helpless, and Tatum was not angry because he knew that Adebayo didn't mean it. The Celtics' goal this season is to challenge for the NBA championship, and they really can't afford to be injured, so hopefully Porzingis and Tatum will be okay.