The upshot of the Heat’s summer-league victory Monday night against the Celtics was that meaningful boxes were checked off.

The Heat responded to an 0-2 start in Las Vegas with a 100-96 win over the Boston Celtics’ summer squad on Monday at the Pavilion on UNLV’s campus. The Heat found itself trailing by four points with 1:53 to play, but closed the game on a 13-5 run to rally for the victory.

LAS VEGAS — Jordan Walsh called his ejection Monday against the Heat a “rookie mistake.” His coach, Joe Mazzulla, watching from high in the bleachers of Cox Pavilion with his family, texted his young swingman and said he “loved” the fire.

Jordan Walsh was ejected from Monday’s Celtics Summer League game, cutting short his best performance of the tournament.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had a humorous reaction to Jordan Walsh's Summer League ejection in a win over the Heat.

It is almost unheard of for a player to make as strong of a case as Bassey has for a spot on the Celtics roster in summer league.

After their dominant title run in 2024-25, the Boston Celtics have now entered a retooling phase as they navigate Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s injury rehabs

But as painful as this offseason has been thus far for Celtics fans, those minutes up front for Boston is why big man Luka Garza opted to sign a two-year deal in free agency.