NBA Playoffs - Boston Celtics v. Miami Heat (Game 2)

The National Basketball Association's playoffs began April 17 and it has been a nonstop excitement train since then. The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat tipped off their best-of-seven series on that date. When Game 2 was set in place on Tuesday, April 20, the Celtics were already topping the series with a 1-0 lead. Game 2 took place at the TD Bank Garden in Boston at 8 p.m. in front of an audience of 18,624. Not one person attending the game had a lack of anticipation for the hopeful victory for their home town team.
As the crowd filtered in, there was an evident buzz throughout the entire arena. The Celtics started the game slow, matching the Heat point for point for the first seven minutes. By the beginning of the second quarter, it was apparent that the Celtics meant business. There was no way they were going to be stopped. Ray Allen led a 21-0 run in the second quarter and ended the game with 25 points. The Heat were only allowed 33 points before halftime.
After halftime, the trend was no different. The Celtics did not let up. Their defensive presence was strangling the Heat. It seemed as if Dwayne Wade, the Heat's perennial all-star, was the only player to show up to stand up to the Celtics, as he scored 29 points. It was not enough to beat the over-powering Boston team, who were a well-oiled machine all night long. The fastbreak points differential was 27-2 in Boston's favor.
Except for the first few minutes of the game, there was no point in the game when Ray Allen and the rest of the Celtics were not in control. With a 106-77 win, the Celtics will take their 2-0 first round series lead to Miami to try and sweep the Heat to advance to the next round.