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Celtics drop first game of Summer League in 99-88 loss to Heat

It wasn’t exactly Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jimmy Butler, and Bam Adebayo, but in a Summer League rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics gave up (another) fourth quarter run to the Heat and lost 99-88 in Boston’s first action of the 2023 Vegas Summer League.

Game 9 to be determined at a later date.

All eyes were on Boston’s last two consecutive second round picks, J.D. Davison and this year’s 38th pick, Jordan Walsh.

J.D. Davison led the Summer League in assists last July and averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 7.