2023-05-26 03:47:26
Summary
The Boston Celtics were never worried, winning Game 5 of the series once morest the Miami Heat 110-97. The series now moves to Miami for Game 6.
The Celtics stars seized on the urgency of the moment. Marcus Smart finished the game with 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum scored twice in the game with 21 points and 11 assists. He also had eight rebounds.
Derrick White also stood out with 24 points. Jaylen Brown followed suit with 21 points and three steals.
“They let us take two [victoires]they better not let us take another,” Brown said in an interview following the game.
The Celtics got the game off to a flying start with an unanswered 14-point streak in 2:44 of the first quarter that gave them a 23-5 lead. They never looked back followingwards. The Heat also had their worst start to the playoffs, finishing with just 20 points on the board. Jimmy Butler has also noticed that his team had to make corrections. “We have to start the next game better and prevent them from finding their rhythm. The last two games don’t represent who we are. We’re going to win the series, we’ll just have to close the books at home. »
The Celtics want to erase a three game to zero deficit, which has never been done in NBA history in 150 occasions. With Thursday’s victory, they become only the 12th team in NBA history to force a sixth game following such a delay. According to head coach Joe Mazzulla, this performance is proof of his team’s strength of character.
“It shows that when you’re backed up once morest the wall, you manage to compete at a high level to give yourself a chance. »
The Heat struggled to keep possession, racking up 16 turnovers, a good reason why the Floridians didn’t lead once during the game. Bam Adebayo also collected six of them, almost as many as the number of baskets he made. He finished the game with 16 points.
In the absence of Gabe Vincent, Duncan Robinson stalled 7 of his 10 shots in the game. He had 18 points in the loss. The Celtics also managed to limit Jimmy Butler to just 14 points.
The Heat will have another chance to reach the final on Saturday (game presented at 8:30 p.m. on RDS) to find the Denver Nuggets there. Nikola Jokic’s troop passed the broom to the Los Angeles Lakers in the other semi-final.
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