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If the Miami Heat cant snag Donovan Mitchell, what are the best options through trade and free agency?

Having large hands is a huge help for NBA players, as gripping the ball and controlling it becomes easier for those with bigger hands than those with smaller ones.

After the first round, we have 8 teams entering the offseason sooner than they hoped, and we have a target for each to chase this summer.

Derrick White, fresh off a 38-point eruption in Game 4, scored 25 points, grabbed five rebounds and went 5-for-10 from 3-point range. Jaylen Brown finished with 25 and six boards. Jayson Tatum notched a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double and was a game-best plus-35. The Celtics’ second-round opponent will be either the Cleveland Cavaliers, the No. 4 seed, or the fifth-seeded Orlando Magic. The Cavs lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 set for Friday night in Orlando. 

Boston avenges its ouster from last year's playoffs, thoroughly outplaying Miami to advance to the second round.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS     BOSTON (AP) — If this playoff run is about redemption for the Boston Celtics, it

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Boston will face the winner of the Cleveland-Orlando series. The Cavaliers lead 3-2, with Game 6 in Orlando on Friday night. […]

Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Boston will face the winner of the Cleveland-Orlando series. The Cavaliers lead 3-2, with Game 6 in Orlando on Friday night.

Without the obstinance of Jimmy Butler, it was always going to end this way. Even with the Miami Heat's underdog spirit, there was no way to overcome the best team in the East without one of the best winners of the last generation.