- Yahoo Sports
Heat close in on East's No. 3 seed with wire-to-wire Jimmy Butler-less win over Celtics
Jimmy Butler sat with a sor ankle, but his Heat teammates’ collective effort on the second night of a back-to-back — led by Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic — still drew them within 1 1/2 games of the third-place Boston Celtics.
- Yahoo Sports
Daily NBA bubble primer: Can the Celtics and Sixers tap their defensive potential before it's too late?
Until the end of the NBA’s seeding-game schedule on Aug. 14, Yahoo Sports NBA is delivering a daily bubble primer.
- Associated Press
Williams, Brown leads Celtics to 149-115 rout of Nets
Jaylen Brown scored 21 points, Robert Williams had a career-high 18 points in 19 minutes, and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Brooklyn Nets 149-115 on Wednesday night without All-Star point guard Kemba Walker. Williams was 7 of 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. “It’s really just the will to want to play,” said Williams, the 27th overall pick in the 2018 draft.
NBA Atlantic Table
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 18 | .731 | 4.5 | |
| 45 | 23 | .662 | 9.0 | |
| 41 | 27 | .603 | 13.0 | |
| 32 | 36 | .471 | 22.0 | |
| 21 | 45 | .318 | 32.0 |
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