Heat Celtics

• It was that kind of night. "It just can't be any other way with this team," Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said, referring to the Celtics. "It has to be the hard way. It always seems to be that competitive when we play against this team.
(New York Times)
• Rajon Rondo played the entire game and scored 44 points, but the Celtics fell to the Miami Heat, 115-111, in overtime of Game 2 to fall behind, 2-0, in the Eastern Conference finals.
(Boston Globe)
• There was the renewal of the Celtics, who overcame a dreadful Game 1 loss to control the majority of the 53 minutes via Rondo.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)
• These guys are the Miami Heat, the blustery, upstart, athletic team that pulled off the biggest comeback in the franchises playoff history to seal a 115-111 overtime victory.
(ESPN)
• The Heat expected Bostons best - and the Celtics didnt disappoint, yet still head home for Game 3 on Friday night facing a deficit no Boston team has rallied from to win a series since 1969. Listen, we played terrific, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.
(FOXSports.com)
• MIAMI – The proud and gutsy Boston Celtics played just about as well as possible. And it wasnt enough.
(USA Today)
• You kept waiting for Rajon Rondo to clank a jumper. You kept waiting for him to call for rest. You kept waiting for him to grab his knees and some pine, and release his grip on Game 2. You kept waiting, and he kept coming.
(Palm Beach Post)
• The outstanding Rondo was on court for the entire 53 minutes of a hugely entertaining encounter but was left to put out fires on his own in overtime after Paul Pierce (21 points) fouled out late in the fourth.
(Heat edge Celtics in overtime - Yahoo! Eurosport)
• leading the Celtics to a 2-1 record in the games the teams played at full strength. They met the final week of the season, but neither of the teams high-caliber players suited up. In Game 1, the Heat frustrated Rondo into shooting 8 of 20 from the field.
(Hartford Courant)
• Miller, Haslem's teammate at Florida, also contributed as he hit a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter (off a Haslem pass) to help the Heat put some much-needed distance between it and the Celtics. At that point, Miami had a seven-point lead.
(nola.com)