Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: The Heat were gutted by Gang Green and eliminated from the Playoffs

The Celtics destroyed the outgunned Heatles at TD Garden, eliminating the visitors from the Playoffs. The Celtics’ defense, the disparity on the glass, 56-29, in favor of the hosts, and the Heat’s lack of outside offense sums up this massacre. The Heat was absent Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (neck). Bam Adebayo scored off […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: The Celtics sacked Kaseya Center, taking a 2-1 lead in the series

The Celtics smoked the understaffed Heat at Kaseya Center, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. The Heat was absent Jimmy Butler (knee), Delon Wright (personal reasons) and Terry Rozier (neck). The Celtics’ defense blocked the hosts from prosperity, allowing only three points through the first six minutes and then five of 21 attempts in […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: The Heat beat the Bulls in the Play-In Tournament and advance to round one vs. Celtics

The undermanned crew held off the Bulls in the Play-In Tournament to advance to the first round against the 64-win Celtics. The high Heatles were Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr.. The Heat was absent Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (kneck). Two nights earlier, the team laid a second-half egg vs. the 76ers that […]

“I would rather it be me than her…”: Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets forward, sentenced to six years in prison for role in drunken fatal crash

Coban Porter was sentenced to six years in prison for the drunken automobile accident that killed Katharina Rothman, who was a mother and injured another. He will also serve two years for a related charge that will run concurrently, plus three years parole. He was also given one day of pre-sentence confinement credit. Porter is […]