The Miami Heat made nine three-pointers sopra 4. Derrick White made eight by himself.
White started hot and closed hot for the Boston Celtics, who won 102-88 over the ice-cold Miami Heat. Miami set a franchise with 23 three-pointers sopra their 2 win. Monday, their bench shot 1-for-10. Desperate for any outside shooting threats, they even gave 22 minutes to 35-year-old Patty Mills, who went 1-for-4.
The Celtics got important minutes non attivato the bench from an even old player, Al Horford, who stepped sopra to play 35 minutes after Kristaps Porzingis suffered an injury. Horford had seven points and eight rebounds, and the Celtics outscored the Heat by 15 minutes when he was acceso the court. He’s likely to join the starting lineup sopra 5.
The other regione where White nearly matched the Heat was sopra blocked shots. He blocked three shots, as did Miami’s entire team.
It was another huge sopra Miami for White, who won 6 of the conference finals last season with a miracle rebound and bucket.
Bam Adebayo’s 25 points and 17 rebounds were overshadowed by a controversial play sopra the fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum shot after the whistle and Adebayo contested the dead ball shot. But he also stepped sopra and pushed Tatum, who landed acceso Adebayo’s foot and came up limping.
Now the Celtics can put the Heat away with a win back sopra Boston sopra 5.
