2023-05-26 13:10:09
With an unquestionable display of basketball, the Boston Celtics they overwhelmed the Miami Heat (110-97) and they revalidated the victory harvested two days earlier in Miami to get closer 2-3 in the NBA East Finals and fuel their ambitions for a unprecedented comeback after trailing 0-3 in the series.
The Celtics are at their best when they’re up against the wall. TD Garden’s was their fourth victory in these ‘playoffs’ in life and death matches and the pressure rises for the Heat, with Joe Mazzulla’s men arriving in Miami on Saturday for Game 6 with a tailwind despite still trailing in the series.
It’s a fight against history for the Celtics, 17-time NBA champions. No franchise has managed to advance after losing a series of ‘playoffs’ 3-0 in 150 precedents. After his exhibition at the TD Garden, Boston is halfway there.
The Celtics got used to the ups and downs, who already had a very slow start to the regular season last year, before taking off and flying to the Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Even that season, however, Boston was far from invincible in the Garden and in two years its record at home in the playoffs was 10-11 before this clash.
The answer was clear and forceful. The TD Garden hosted a monologue of the Celtics, who took advantage from the beginning and did not leave it again, beyond seeing their income reduce in the last minutes, already without stars on the track. They always win in this postseason when they exceed 40% on three-point shots and this Thursday they sealed 16 of their 39 attempts (41%).
Derrick White he was the leading scorer with 24 points and a tremendous six of eight on triples. Marcus Smart contributed 23 points, with four triples, Jayson Tatum contributed 21 points, eight rebounds and eleven assists and Jaylen Brown contributed 21.
On the Heat, who still can’t count on Tyler Herro due to a broken hand and that they could not line up either Gabe Vincent for a sprained ankle, Jimmy Butler did not exceed fourteen points and Bam Adebayo he scored 16. Erik Spoelstra’s team had a good contribution from their bench, with 18 points from Duncan Robinson, 15 from Haywood Highsmith and 14 from Caleb Martin, but they never had an advantage in the duel.
A series that seemed already sentenced three days ago is now openwith the Celtics halfway to a historic miracle.
Remember that los Nuggets await the winner of this series for the nba grand finale. Those from Denver swept the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 in the Western Finals.
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