Video: Miami Heat 121, Boston Celtics 100 highlights
Celtics nemesis Tyler Herro scored 29 points to lead the Miami Heat over Boston in Friday night's exhibition match-up. Jimmy Butler added 25 points for the Heat while Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points.
Romeo Langford added 18 points in the losing effort. The Celtics preseason record concludes at 2-2. This was the first game that ended up not going down to the wire as the Heat dominated the 4th quarter. The Celtics open the season on Wednesday vs the New York Knicks.
"I think he did have his fourth foul... [but] when we cried about calls, they were running it out and got too many easy looks."
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 16, 2021
Ime Udoka explains why he benched Grant Williams after the forward allowed a dunk by Bam Adebayo while complaining about a foul call. pic.twitter.com/EeTgiWt1uz
Coach Udoka: “The next few days are going to be important. We’ll start to focus on New York, and add some more to our toolbox.”
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 16, 2021