In Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics hosted the Heat at TD Garden.
Derrick White contributed 24 points, 3 rebounds, Marcus Smart 23 points, 5 steals, Jayson Tatum 21 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and Jaylen Brown contributed 21 points and 3 steals for the Celtics.
Duncan Robinson played with 18 points, 9 assists, Bam Adebayo with 16 points, 8 rebounds, Haywood Highsmith with 15 points and Jimmy Butler with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven in the Heat finished the game with 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, where he stayed on the field for 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
The 6th game of the series will be hosted by the Heat on Sunday, May 28 at 03:30 CET. The side that will achieve 4 wins in the series will be the Denver Nuggets’ opponent in the NBA finals.