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The Heat Have Stopped Cutting

by Mike Prada
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Still Alive: Celtics Down Heat In Game 3
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Want to know why the Celtics’ defense has been so successful? Everyone on the Heat is flattening out and trying to space the floor instead of making aggressive basket cuts. It’s no wonder the Celtics have been able to load up on LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

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