Erik Spoelstra Shares 'Crazy' Take On Heat's Blowout Loss To Celtics
Spoelstra shared some surprising postgame analysis.
Erik Spoelstra Shares 'Crazy' Take On Heat's Blowout Loss To Celtics originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Miami Heat have one of the NBA's better defenses, ranking ninth in defensive rating entering Wednesday's home game against the Boston Celtics .
The Heat didn't play like it, however, surrendering 53 points in the first quarter, 80 points in the first half and 147 points overall in their blowout loss at the Kaseya Center. The Celtics continued their recent dominance of Miami , improving to 17-3 in their last 20 regular-season games against the Heat and 10-0 in their last 10 trips to Miami. After the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gave a surprising take on his team's performance.
Asked Erik Spoelstra about the Celtics barrage in the rout, also asking about the defensive performance. “This is going to sound crazy, but this is different than the other games that we're talking about. Our guys were locked in and competing…” Full response: #Heatnation pic.
twitter. com/0rEeK70Kr6 — Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) April 2, 2026 "This is going to sound crazy, but this is different than the other games that we're talking about. Our guys were locked in and competing," Spoelstra said.