The Boston Celtics went on the road and defeated the Miami Heat 109-101 in the American Airlines Arena. 

Forward, Gordon Hayward led the way for the Celtics scoring 29 points and added nine rebounds. Another forward, Jaylen Brown also play a big role in the win, going 4-8 from behind the arc, on his way to scoring 25 points. Forward, Bam Adebayo and guard, Goran Dragic both put forth strong efforts in the loss. The fromer scored 16 points to pair with 10 boards for his 27 double-double of the year. While the latter had 23 points in 30 minutes coming off the bench.  

Boston jumped out to a quick lead finishing the first quarter up 36-28. But the Heat wouldn’t go away cutting the lead down to five by the end of the second quarter. The teams traded buckets for the majority of the third quarter with the Heat seemingly having the edge. But just when it looked like the quarter would end with the Heat only down by a single point, guard, Brad Wanamaker, hit a clutch three with three seconds left to extend the Celtics lead to four. This bucket would be a momentum killer for the Heat as they were never able within four points of the Celtics for the rest of the game. 

The key difference in the game was three point shooting. The Celtics excelled at it for the majority of the game going 13-36 from behind the arc. Whereas the Heat struggled going 9-37 from deep. This was especially apparent down the stretch, the Heat went 2-8 from three point land in the fourth quarter. 

This game was an important one for the Celtics who were able to beat a team they are chasing in the standings. With the win the Celtics improved to 31-15 on the season. They leapfrogged the Philadelphia 76ers in the standing and moved into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. It was a tough loss for the Heat who have been almost unbeatable at home this season where they own a 21-3 record. A win would have put them into a tie with the streaking Toronto Raptors for second place in the East. But with the loss, they fall one game back of the Raptors and now are in sole possession of third place. 

No Cheering in the Press Box is a rule put in place to help remove bias from covering a sports event. Well maybe the rule can’t fully remove the bias of a journalist because that’s impossible but it can stand as a reminder to that journalist to be objective in his coverage of an event regardless of where his allegiances lie. I also think that it exists to keep decorum in the workplace which the press box is. It would be pretty annoying to be trying to cover, let’s say a Celtics game and have someone right beside you, cheering and clapping like the typical fan. It would be extra annoying knowing that person is supposed to be writing without bias.Plus people who cheer for the celtics are annoying enough as is. I also think that the rule at its core is more about just not having your personal bias seep into your work. It is of course possible to refrain from cheering during an event but still writing with bias but I think the rule serves as a reminder for journalists not to do that. It’s the responsibility of journalists to cover events without bias so the general public gets the information they either need or want to know. I think I could abide by this rule. I’m not someone that really cheers out loud all the time so I probably could. But I guess it wouldn’t be without difficulty because the more I think about it the more I think there would be times where I would be very attempted to cheer and clap. Like if my Sharks got over the hump and back into the Stanley Cup finals. If I was covering that I might have trouble following that rule. If they won the cup, maybe that’s a time where I call in sick and go to the game as part of the general public. Other than that very unlikely scenario I would be fine. Again I’m not a loud, rambunctious fanatic, I’m more reserved even when I go to sports events for fun but yeah if the Sharks won the cup there’s no way I wouldn’t be able to cheer. I think that’s one of the big problems with journalism, it’s really hard to be unbiased or impartial. I think it’s just human nature to pick sides and care about something. It’s also why I think the people who can stay unbiased deserve more praise because it’s hard to do.

The death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others, is a tragedy so big that it has transcended the sports world, touching the lives of non-sports fans as well. Kobe’s helicopter crash will go down in life as one of those moments that everyone will always remember where they were when it happened. Maybe you were studying in a coffee shop like Junior, Andrew Graham and Junior, Hayley Robartes or just hanging out at your house like Jackie Yu .One thing that everyone had in common when they heard was an almost overwhelming sense of shock and disbelief. “I was pretty shocked when I heard. I was like holy shoot. I just was not expecting it, nobody was obviously.” Said, Junior, Sam Tipps. Junior, Brianna Silva shared a similar reaction. She said, “My first reaction was disbelief. He is so popular and you see so many pictures of him in the news. So I couldn’t really wrap my head around the fact that this guy and his daughter had died.” People also seemed to share the same sentiment about how they would remember Kobe, as a legend, an icon and one of the best basketball players of all time. Nevertheless, Junior, Nick Contardo said he would remember Kobe a different way. He said, “Obviously he had a great NBA career. But honestly I think I’ll remember him most from all the videos I’ve seen of him sitting courtside talking basketball with his daughter. I think I’m going to remember him for the family man he was because of those later images, after his career.” While people seemed to be on the same page with the previous question they were asked, poeple were mixed on how Kobe should be covered by the media in relation to his 2003 rape case. “ I think they had the time to report on it when it happened.” Said, Sophomore, Chad Douty. “I think now that he’s passed I don’t think we should be focusing on that. It’s definitely something to keep in mind but I don’t exactly think (Journalists) should be reporting on it now that he’s passed away.” Andrew Graham said, “I mean obviously it’s something to talk about. He paid her off, he lost the settlement. But I don’t know if it should be the focus right now just after he died. Maybe if in the future they do a documentary it should definitely be a part of that. Right now I’m not sure it’s respectful. But at the same time the victim is probably thinking about it right now because (Kobe’s) name is in the news so that has to be awful for her to have to think about. So I think it should be covered but not right this second.” Hayley Robartes said, “It’s something to keep in mind. But I’m sure it was reported on when it happened and got a lot of attention. I’m not sure if it’s super relevant right now.” While those three had a similar take on the question, that it needs to be talked about but there should be a sort of grace period, Nick Contardo differed. He said, “I don’t think so. I mean that was in the past. I think we got to remember him for the good he did and not the bad.” The only shared answer from most of these students was that there is a time and place to discuss this topic and that right after Kobe’s passing is not that time or place.