Celtics – Heat : 103-109
Miami leads the series 2-1
Beaten in front of their home crowd in the previous game, Miami didn’t take long to regain home-court advantage. Erik Spoelstra’s players went on to win in the first game played in Boston (109-103). They regain the lead of the series at the same time, even if the victory leaves a bitter taste following the exit on injury of Jimmy Butler. Victim of knee inflammation, the star only played 20 minutes (8 points). The Heat were much more difficult without him but the Floridians held on to overcome the Celtics after wasting a 25-point lead. In Butler’s absence, it was Bam Adebayo – very disappointing offensively in the first two games of the series (10 and 6 points) – who took over to guide his teammates. He compiled 31 points and 10 rebounds while distributing 6 assists.
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It was also he who calmed the bleeding after several worrying slumps in Miami. His basket with the fault in the last moments of the game gave his team a 6-point lead, thus keeping Boston at a distance. The Celtics started very badly, quickly finding themselves led 37 to 62. They paid dearly for their lack of concentration (22 stray balls). But they pulled themselves together at the start of the fourth quarter. They went from 19-2 in the space of a few minutes to pick up at 93-92 under the leadership of Jaylen Brown. The young rear scored 40 points to compensate for the clumsiness of Jayson Tatum (3 of 14 on shots).
This late comeback gave the Celtics hope but in the end they couldn’t get past it. Adebayo, Max Strus (11 points) and the returning Kyle Lowry (11 points, 6 assists) regained control in the final moments to give the Heat the victory. A great operation for Miami, which no doubt hopes that Jimmy Butler can return to competition as soon as possible.
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