Celtics star Derrick White’s hilarious revelation on 38-point explosion vs Heat

The Celtics’ defense–with the notable exception of the Game 2 three-point onslaught they surrendered–has been stellar against the Heat, although it should be noted that Miami is operating without the services of arguably their best two playmakers in Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier.

Boston’s offense, however, hasn’t been as hot, as the Celtics are averaging just over 102 point per game in the last three games of this series, which isn’t necessarily a great sign for a team with championship aspirations. Of course, with a team as offensively challenged as this heavily injured version of the Heat, it hasn’t been an issue, and it likely probably won’t be regardless of whether the Celtics play the Orlando Magic or the Cleveland Cavaliers in Round 2, assuming they get there (that series is currently knotted at 2-2 with Game 5 looming on Tuesday night back in Cleveland).

Still, a few brief stretches aside, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum haven’t exactly been lighting the world on fire so far in this postseason, and Jrue Holiday has been overall a disappointment on that end of the floor, despite his continued excellence on defense.

With the Eastern Conference playoff field all having major weaknesses, there’s a chance that the Celtics won’t need to put on elite offensive performances until the NBA Finals. However, if they want to hoist their first trophy in 16 years, they’ll need to figure out how to put the ball in the basket more often over the next month or so.