BOSTON — The Celtics didn’t do themselves any favors on Wednesday night, dropping Game 2 in a shocking 111-101 loss at TD Garden.

With the loss, Boston’s knotted up at 1-1 with Miami.

Check out the full box score here.

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
Boston came out swinging and so did Miami.

Before the Eastern Conference foes met at center court, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra explained how it’d be up to Miami to find ways to compete with the elite (and healthy) Celtics offense. That hunt was successful in the first half as the Heat discovered their hot hand from three, shooting 13-of-24, but still trailing Boston 61-58 entering the third quarter.

Jaylen Brown’s solo 11-3 run to end the first half proved one thing: Miami can knock down threes at a high rate at any given point, but if the Heat don’t defend, it won’t bridge the talent gap keeping them at bay from the Celtics.

Miami’s Caleb Martin, who threw himself at the center of the Game 1 controversy, played the villain’s role again. Martin filled a scoring (21 points) and toughness void that was missing from Miami to start the series, eliminating any chance of Boston easy-breezing its way to a win. Miami took its first lead of the series after failing to do so once in Game 1 and ran with the confidence it produced.

Meanwhile, the Celtics didn’t have an easy time matching the Heat in the physicality department. Boston didn’t have it last season when it came to Miami and the postseason, and even with the awareness of its importance, the Celtics still flopped when the going got rough.

Boston’s biggest lead (6) never matched Miami’s (12).

STARS OF THE GAME
— Brown led the Celtics with a game-high 33 points, shooting 13-of-22 with seven rebounds, one steal and one block.

— Miami’s Tyler Herro came through with a stellar double-double performance, scoring 20 points while logging 14 assists.

— Jayson Tatum flirted with a double-double of his own, scoring 26 points while grabbing eight rebounds for the Celtics.

UP NEXT
Having failed to protect its home-court advantage, Boston will pack up and fly to Miami to continue the best-of-seven duel in Game 3 on Saturday night. Tip-off from Kaseya Center is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.

Facing a financial crisis, WBUR has announced that Boston’s NPR station is laying off seven employees and 24 others are taking buyouts.

These job cuts come weeks after the station on Commonwealth Avenue warned of possible job cuts.

WBUR’s on-air sponsorship income plummeted by about $7 million in recent years, and the station is looking to begin the next fiscal year with a budget that’s at least $4 million lower than this year.

“I will begin with the hardest news,” CEO Margaret Low wrote to staff members on Wednesday. “We are laying off seven people, including three part-time colleagues. This means valued co-workers are losing their jobs and will leave WBUR before the end of June.”

“It’s painful to lose longtime colleagues and friends and we’ll make time in the weeks ahead to recognize those who will depart,” Low added.

The station has also been offering buyouts, and 24 employees are taking them.

“The number of people who raised their hand allowed us to limit the number of layoffs,” the CEO said.

Among those taking the package are four members of the senior leadership team: Pete Matthews, Del Reese, Mike Steffon and Karl Voelker.

“This is a significant loss of institutional history,” Low said. “It’s worth noting that three of the four have been at WBUR (or Boston University) for more than 25 years. They all saw the Voluntary Program as a rare opportunity to turn the page and do something new.”

The buyout total number won’t be firm until May 1 when employees must formally commit to the voluntary buyout program.

Beyond the layoffs and buyouts, WBUR plans to cut expenses across the board. WBUR is eliminating nine unfilled positions, cutting travel costs, spending less or negotiating lower rates on contracted services.

“A small but not insignificant item — we will no longer buy Peet’s Coffee,” the CEO said. “Thanks to our Business Partnerships team, we now have a trade deal with a local coffee roaster — Fazenda. This will save WBUR thousands of dollars a year. Finally, we will no longer cover cell phone costs for any non-represented colleagues.”

These cuts come as WBUR has the top share for a radio news station in the city.

“There is so much for all of us to be proud of, but I recognize that this has been a tough period for everyone at WBUR,” Low said. “Change of this magnitude is very hard.”

ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

Dylan Bausumer allowed just one hit over six innings of work, and Preston George, Evan Yakavonis, Tommy Crowley and Dan Joyce had two hits each as Whitman-Hanson (6-2) bested Pembroke 10-0 in Patriot League action. … Kevin O’Keefe hit a walkoff single and got the win on the mound, and RJ Thorpe finished 4-for-4 with two RBI for Silver Lake in a 6-5 victory over Hanover. … DC Brown was phenomenal on the mound (15 strikeouts, no-hitter) and at the plate (two home runs, three RBI, two runs) for Plymouth North (5-2) in a 6-0 win over Plymouth South.

Matty Taylor recorded 13 strikeouts and allowed four hits and one earned run over seven innings as Sandwich came back to beat Carver 5-4 in a South Shore League clash.

Billy Burris tossed a complete-game shutout, and Phil Lombardi, Matt Cooke and Cam Kingston had two hits each as Tewksbury (2-4) topped Methuen 9-0 in the Merrimack Valley Conference Small Division.

BOYS LACROSSE

Hunter Grafton scored seven goals and provided three assists as Abington defeated Rockland 14-7 in a South Shore League matchup.

Taylor Richardson struck for six goals and supplied three assists, while Alex Morin and Sean Willis finished with three goals and an assist each as St. John Paul II routed Falmouth Academy 16-3 in a Cape and Islands League contest.

John Droggitis’ first-quarter goal got the scoring started, and Jimmy Nardone netted three goals and dished an assist as St. John’s Prep (6-0) defeated St. John’s (Shrewsbury) 10-5 in the Catholic Conference.

Colin Willoe scored four goals and added two assists, while Tommy Farrell added three goals and three assists as North Andover (2-5) edged Central Catholic 10-9 in overtime in the Merrimack Valley Conference.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Charlise Cox (hat trick, three assists), Lexie Davos (hat trick, assist), Danielle Cox (two goals) and Jess Lee (two goals) paced the Norwell (4-2) offense in a 15-3 South Shore League win over Middleboro. … Kolbie and Kyla Darmon netted three goals and dished an assist each, while Quinn Anderson scored twice and supplied two assists and Avery Cobban had two goals as well for Sandwich (8-0) in a 16-3 win over Hull.

Avery Laundry, Coco Clopton and Cecilia Tripp scored three goals each as Swampscott rolled to a 15-2 win over Essex Tech.

Megan Doyle reached 400 career points for Weymouth in a 15-1 Bay State Conference win over Milton. … Callie Burchill scored five goals, while Norah Downey made nine saves as Braintree beat Needham, 10-8.

SOFTBALL

Jill Gesswell went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Lily Grabowski and Maya Crawford finished 2-for-4 with an RBI each as South Shore Voke defeated Cape Cod Tech, 19-7.

Allyson Fagan struck out eight and gave up seven hits in a complete game for her first start, while Priya Bedard tripled, doubled and scored two runs as Medway (3-2) edged Dedham 3-2 in the Tri-Valley League.

Cam Cloonan (double, home run), Haleigh Kelly (two home runs) and Lucy Latour (home run) made noise at the plate, and Edy Latour struck out eight over seven innings pitched as Dighton-Rehoboth (7-1) downed Norton 9-4 in nonleague action.

SCORES

BASEBALL

Arlington 10, Stoneham 7

EMK 6, Boston Collegiate 4

Essex Tech 8, Amesbury 4

Excel 10, Madison Park 9

Georgetown 7, Lynnfield 6

Hamilton-Wenham 6, Newburyport 3

Hingham 9, Quincy 1

Lynn English 10, Malden 6

Marblehead 16, Danvers 1

Marshfield 5, Scituate 2

North Quincy 6, Duxbury 5

North Reading 12, Ipswich 6

Pentucket 4, Manchester Essex 0

Plymouth North 6, Plymouth South 0

Sandwich 5, Carver 4

Shawsheen 4, Dracut 0

Silver Lake 6, Hanover 5

Tech Boston 6, Brighton 5

Tewksbury 9, Methuen 0

Whitman-Hanson 10, Pembroke 0

GIRLS GOLF

Duxbury 6, Silver Lake 0

Hingham 8, Scituate 0

Wellesley 5, Bishop Feehan 1

BOYS LACROSSE

Abington 14, Rockland 7

AMSA 9, Tyngsboro 8

Attleboro 8, Stoughton 1

Chelmsford 10, Groton-Dunstable 7

Foxboro 14, Milford 7

Littleton 13, Hudson 4

Methuen 17, Tewksbury 10

Milton 15, Weymouth 5

Nantucket 7, Nauset 5

Needham 18, Braintree 1

Newburyport 15, Triton 4

North Andover 10, Central Catholic 9 (ot)

Norwood 17, Dedham 7

Pentucket 13, North Reading 5

St. John Paul II 16, Falmouth Academy 3

St. John’s Prep 10, St. John’s (S) 5

Scituate 20, Quincy/North Quincy 3

Swampscott 10, Essex Tech 9

GIRLS LACROSSE

Andover 12, Billerica 7

Braintree 10, Needham 8

Cardinal Spellman 11, East Bridgewater 4

Central Catholic 14, North Andover 10

Cohasset 21, Mashpee 2

Dracut 14, Lowell 9

Ipswich 14, Georgetown 2

Lincoln-Sudbury 6, Concord-Carlisle 5

Manchester Essex 14, Lynnfield 4

Methuen 15, Tewksbury 6

Monomoy 17, Sturgis West 3

Newburyport 17, Triton 1

Norwell 15, Middleboro 3

Sandwich 16, Hull 3

Swampscott 15, Essex Tech 2

Wayland 14, Bedford 6

Wellesley 16, Brookline 4

Weymouth 15, Milton 1

SOFTBALL

Bishop Fenwick 8, Malden Catholic 4

Boston Collegiate 34, Randolph 33

Carver 6, Sandwich 1

Cristo Rey Boston/Cathedral 18, Margarita Muniz 1

Dighton-Rehoboth 9, Norton 4

East Boston 24, Excel Charter 0

Latin Academy 13, O’Bryant 1

Marblehead 22, Winthrop 0 (5i)

Marshfield 15, Scituate 1

Medway 3, Dedham 2

Newburyport 5, Hamilton-Wenham 1

Pembroke 12, Whitman-Hanson 3

Quincy/North Quincy 18, Duxbury 11

Silver Lake 16, Hanover 0

South Shore Voke 19, Cape Cod Tech 7

Ursuline 19, Dover-Sherborn 5

Wareham 31, Dennis-Yarmouth 6

BOYS TENNIS

Andover 4, Haverhill 1

Apponequet 4, Dighton-Rehoboth 1

Bishop Feehan 4, Walpole 1

Bourne 3, West Bridgewater 2

Bridgewater-Raynham 5, Brockton 0

Dartmouth 5, Durfee 0

Foxboro 3, Attleboro 2

Hamilton-Wenham 3, Marblehead 2

Hingham 5, Quincy 0

Latin Academy 5, Medford 0

Lynn Classical 5, Everett 0

Mystic Valley 3, Ipswich 2

Newton South 4, Melrose 1

Plymouth South 4, Plymouth North 1

Wellesley 5, Natick 0

Weston 4, Hopkinton 1

Whitman-Hanson 5, Pembroke 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Apponequet 5, Dighton-Rehoboth 0

Archbishop Williams 3, Arlington Catholic 2

Bishop Feehan 5, Walpole 0

Bourne 4, West Bridgewater 1

Bridgewater-Raynham 5, Brockton 0

Bromfield 5, Groton-Dunstable 0

Central Catholic 5, Lawrence 0

Dover-Sherborn 3, Westwood 2

Hingham 4, Quincy 1

Manchester-Essex 4, Newburyport 1

Newton South 5, Andover 0

Pembroke 4, Whitman-Hanson 1

Swampscott 3, Gloucester 2

Wellesley 4, Natick 1

Westford Academy 5, North Andover 0

Winchester 5, Reading 0

BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Blue Hills 100, Holbrook 36

Blue Hills 92, Wareham 44

Burlington 123, Watertown 13

Dedham 93, Bellingham 42

Dover-Sherborn 116, Millis 19

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Dedham 89, Bellingham 47

Dover-Sherborn 91.5, Millis 44.5

Franklin 85, King Philip 51

Hopkinton 110, Ashland 28

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Lincoln-Sudbury 3, Bellingham 0

Natick 3, Newton North 1

Needham 3, Brookline 0

St. John’s (S) 3, Catholic Memorial 0

Wellesley 3, Braintree 0

Winchester 3, Newton South 0

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