The Boston Celtics head to South Beach on Friday night for an Eastern Conference matchup with the host Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat are trying to sneak into the playoffs, and snapping a five-game losing streak against the defending champion Celtics would be major for that effort. See how you can watch Friday night's game for free without cable.

To spice things up a bit for a late season contest, we decided to shake up our format with a live recap, so check back often for updates.

It's been a month since the trade that brought Jimmy Butler to San Francisco but nobody will soon forget his divorce with the Heat. Things were so bad toward the end that as Butler was kept off the court,

Before the Miami Heat finally made the move to trade Jimmy Butler, the six-time All-Star decided he wanted out because he felt his value wasn't being appreciated. Per Andscape's Marc J. Spears, Butler's desire to be dealt stemmed from a feeling that the Heat "were moving in a direction without him in mind and he wanted to be more valued" at this point in his career.