After a first half of many errors and low results, the Boston Celtics kicked off in the third quarter, maintained their pace in the final quarter and beat the Miami Heat by 93-80, Wednesday night, in Miami. With a 3-2 decision in the Eastern Conference, the team is one win away from returning to the NBA Finals. The last time was in 2008 led by Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Game 6 takes place Friday at 9:30 p.m. in Boston.
The 24-2 line between the end of the third game and the beginning of the last game decided the duel. Jaylen Brown was the game’s top scorer with 25 and also appeared in defense. Jason Tatum was close to a hat-trick with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, but only made 7 of 20 from the field, and 2 of 8 from perimeter. Alhorford contributed 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Jayson Tatum Tag Faces – Photo: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
Boston took 23 fewer shots from the field than Miami in the game (94-71), but scored 3 more shots (33-30). In addition to the less-than-critical performance, the Heat seemed to be in no physical condition to respond in the final stage. Pam Adebayo scored 18 points and 10 rebounds, but Jimmy Butler didn’t cross 13 points (4 of 18 on the field). Kyle Lowry played 24 minutes and had no point or assist. Tyler Hero missed again with a calf injury.
Teams that won Game 5 after a 2-2 draw ended up winning the series 81.8% of the time in NBA history (184-41). Even with the ups and downs of the series, with Miami leading 20 or more points in Games 1 and 3 and Boston in Games 2, 4 and 5, the mountain that Florida’s team will climb next Friday also looks high. A lot at this time of the season. Butler and his comrades will try to prove otherwise.
the heat
Pam Adebayo (18 points, 10 res)
Jimmy Butler (13 points, 6 res, 4 sets)
Gabe Vincent (15 points)
Duncan Robinson (11 points, 4 reps)
BJ Tucker (7 points, 11 leads)
Kyle Lowry (0 points, 1 rip, 0 points in 24 minutes)
Celtics
Jaylene Brown (25 points, 4 res, 5 baskets of three)
Jason Tatum (22 points, 12 reps, 9 ass)
Alhorford (16 points, 7 res, 5 sts)
Derek White (14 points, 5 points)
Robert Williams (6 points, 10 res, 3 blocks)
Marcus Smart (5 points, 5 reps, 4 points)
Jaylen Brown faces Jimmy Butler tag – Photo: Eric Espada / Getty Images
help
heat 14
Celtics 24
transformations
heat 12
Celtics 15
Points resulting from transformations
Heat 17
Celtics 14
Pam Adebayo dunks at the Miami Heat – Photo: Eric Espada/Getty Images
points in the bottle
40 . heat
36- Masoud
offensive/defensive follow-ups
Heat 19/30
Celtics 6/40
Second Chance Points
heat 24
Celtics 4
Transfer points
heat 5
Celtics 13
field shots
Heat 30/94 (31.9%)
Celtex 33/71 (46.5%)
three shots
Heat 7/45 (15.6%)
Celtics 10/33 (30.3%)
free throws
Heat 13/14 (92.9%)
Celtics 17/23 (73.9%)
Scoring chart – Photo: NBA
First period – heat from 19 to 17: Defenses were dominant in the first inning, with 6 turnovers for Boston versus 4. In field shooting, Boston 7 of 17 (41.2%), 9 of 24 for Miami (37.5%). Tatum scored 0 out of 4 for 1 point in this period. Save Butler 2 out of 8 for 5 points. No player has scored more than 6. This was the case for Adebayo and Derek White.
Second period – heat 23 to 20: In a tepid first half and a low score, Miami took the lead in the second quarter by a slim margin. Derek White scored 5 points for a total of 11. Adebayo scored 10 points like Horford. Miami shot again 9 out of 24 from the field. Boston, 6 out of 17. From the ocean, 4 out of 21 and 4 out of 16. Score from 42 to 37 at rest.
Alhorford celebrates the basket – Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Third Quarter – Celtics 32 to 16: Boston managed to hit a 10-0 streak at the end of the period to open the lead. Miami only hit 4 out of 23 shots in the fourth and slipped. The use of the perimeter of the two teams remained without criticism. Horford scored another 6 points, a total of 16, and was the fencing top scorer. Score from 69 to 58.
Fourth Period – Celtics 24 to 22The visitors completed the big streak at the start of the period brilliantly 24-3 and decided the match. With better physical conditions and more aggressiveness, Tatum, Brown, and the Company blasted off in the second half against weakened Miami. Tatum came close to doubling the triple. The NBA Finals.
Match 1 (17/05) – Preliminary Round 118 x 107 Celtics
Game 2 (5/19) – Heat 102 x 127 Celtics
Game 3 (5/21) – Celtics 103 x 109 Heat
Game 4 (23/05) – Celtics 102 x 82 Heat
Game 5 (25/05) – Heat 80 x 93 Celtics
Match 6 (27/05) – Celtics vs Heat, 21:30
Match 7 (5/29) – Heat vs Celtics, 9:30 p.m. (if required)
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