Effortlessly Defeating the Miami Heat with Their Big Three

"Beep, beep!" With a piercing whistle, the first quarter came to an end.

The Boston Celtics temporarily led the Miami Heat 29–21, holding an eight-point advantage.

On the Miami Heat bench, head coach Erik Spoelstra's face was full of helplessness.

If Mario Chalmers and Shane Battier had not each hit a crucial three-pointer in the final moments, the gap between the two teams would likely have widened even further.

Coach Erik Spoelstra had anticipated before the game that this one might be difficult, but he had never imagined it would be this difficult.

In particular, the Boston Celtics had successfully locked down the Miami Heat's primary scorers, Wade and LeBron James, making it hard for them to score.

The two of them had taken nine shots combined in the first quarter, but made only one, scoring just two points.

In stark contrast, Mario Chalmers and Shane Battier had performed exceptionally well. The former scored nine points, while the latter contributed seven. The two of them had accounted for nearly all of the Miami Heat's first-quarter scoring.

Unlike Coach Erik Spoelstra's helplessness, Celtics coach Jack wore a brilliant smile.

That was because the game had unfolded exactly as they had envisioned before tipoff. They had shut down Wade and LeBron James, preferring to let others score rather than allow those two to score easily. Everything was moving in the direction they had expected.

Meanwhile, inside the TNT commentary booth:

Charles Barkley boldly predicted, "The game is completely over. The Miami Heat are done for!"

"Barkley, it's still early. Maybe a miracle can happen!" Kenny Smith countered. After all, it was a show, and someone had to play devil's advocate. To be honest, he also thought the Miami Heat were finished.

The Boston Celtics were simply a terrible matchup for the Miami