Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 The resmblance is remarkable! . The similarities between Justin Bean , now playing for Celtics entry in Summer League, and the Heat's Duncan Robinson go well-beyond visual aspects.  Both players stand 6'7" and 210-215 pounds and went undrafted in their respective drafts. Neither are particularly athletic and rely on movement and savvy to survive at the NBA level.  After two Summer League games thus far, here are Bean's stats: 11.5 PPG (4th on team) 6.0 RPG (3rd) 2.5 APG (3rd) 1.5 BPG (1st) 0.5 SPG (4th) .529 FG (2nd) .500 3s (1st) 21.5 MPG (6th) Does the Utah State product have a shot at making the Celtics roster? It will be a long road, but it could happen. Justin will turn 27 in November , and that could be his major barrier to landing a solid spot on an NBA team. But his lookalike, Robinson, did it. Stay tuned.

The Miami Heat are not the epitome of what is viewed as the ultimate, modern NBA team. They are not especially quick or athletic, but they took over last night's Game Five versus the Los Angeles Lakers to close the gap to 3-2 in favor of the Lakers. It starts with Jimmy Butler . Many Boston fans remember him as the guy they did not want to see in Boston. Well, he chose to go to Miami in free agency, and it looks like a fine decision on bis part. Butler doesn't get the job done with upper-level athleticism, but he is so fundamentally sound. His footwork, passing and mid-range game were all on display  Jimmy played all-but-one minute in the 111-108 victory, scoring 35 points, while adding 12 boards, 11 assists, five steals, one block and only three turnovers. And he only committed two personal fouls while tending to Lebron James for much of the game. Butler attempted 19 field goals (making 11 of them), and only three of those 19 attempts were 3-pointers. He just seemed to be maki...