In the American Basketball League (NBA) Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 93-80 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
Finishing the regular season in the 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics won the 5th game hosted by the conference leader Heat. While Celtics’ Jaylen Brown was the game’s top scorer with 25 points, Jayson Tatum played the leading role in the victory with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.
In the Heat, Bam Adebayo produced 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Gabe Vincent finished the game with 15 points. National player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who remained on the field for 1 minute and 32 seconds, scored 2 points.