Boston basketball players took a 2-1 lead against Miami, winning 104:84 in the third match in Florida. The Heat’s break against the Celtics was shocking, now Boston retaliated with an efficient victory, and the bright spot of the hosts was Nikola Jovic.
It was illusory to expect Miami to score two victories over Boston without Jimmy Butler, the second match had a sobering effect on the Celtics, so they did not question anything in the new game.
Brown had 22 points and eight rebounds, Tatum had 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Porzingis was the team’s third best player with 18 points and five rebounds, White was in double figures with 16 points and five rebounds.
Miami was led by Adebayo with 20 points and nine rebounds, and Hiro, the hero of the victory from the second match, this time was reduced to 15 points, two rebounds and two assists, while shooting 5/16 from the field. Nikola Jović scored 15 points with eight rebounds and an assist in 34 minutes on the court.
He shot 5/11, including 3/5 three-pointers, with a steal and a block.
Boston went to the first intermission with a +9, it didn’t take long for the Celtics to have a difference of more than +20.
Miami surrendered quickly, so they will look for their chance for 2-2 in the new match on April 29. The winner of this match meets the better one from Cleveland – Orlando (2-2).
In the finals of the East, the best team awaits the winner of the Knicks – Philadelphia (2-1) and Milwaukee – Indiana (1-2) matchup.
“We didn’t adjust too much. We played a little bit harder, we played more aggressively and we dictated physically, we dictated the pace of the game. Those are the simple things you have to do under high stress, high problem. I think our guys did a great job dictating it tonight,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzula said.
“They took away the things we wanted to get to.” They were the physically stronger team. They were better in duels, they bullied us on the screens, everything worked out for them… You have to give them credit for that. They were a physically stronger team, a team with more physical strength and showed more strength on both ends of the field,” admitted Erik Spoelstra after the match.
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