Beating the Boston Celtics 109-103 in the American Basketball League (NBA) Eastern Conference finals, the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the series.
The NBA play-offs continued with a single match. Finishing the regular season as the leader in the third game of the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat defeated the Celtics by 6 points away, especially with the help of their effective game in the first quarter.
Bam Adebayo with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, PJ Tucker 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, Max Strus 16 points and 4 rebounds, and Kyle Lowry 11 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. had a share in the victory. National basketball player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven could not take time in the match.
With a total of 19 steals throughout the match, the Miami Heat broke the play-off club record in this area and regained the home advantage in the series with this win. Jimmy Butler, the team’s all-star player, had to leave the game due to a knee injury during the match.
Jaylen Brown’s 40 points and 9 rebounds in the Celtics could not prevent the defeat. Al Horford had a “double-double” with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Marcus Smart finished with 16 points and 7 assists, and Jayson Tatum finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.