Celtics claim second win against Miami

The Boston Celtics clinched their second win against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals and still have chances of reaching the NBA Finals.

After three defeats at the start of the series, the 110:97 in the TD Garden in Boston was the second win in a row for the record champions. It’s 3-2 to Miami in the best-of-seven series.

“It started with the defence, we had a good intensity there. We had fun out there today. We were the team that played harder today,” said Jaylen Brown, who had 21 points for Boston and was one of four Celtics players with at least 20 points. The most successful was Derrick White with 24 points. “The only thing that can stop us is ourselves,” Brown said. After three losses to start a playoff series, no team in the NBA has ever progressed.

The Celtics were never behind in game five of the series and had a 24-point lead at one point. The Heat never found their rhythm against the much better defending Celtics, the best pitcher was Bam Adebayo with 16 points. Boston stole the ball 13 times, Marcus Smart alone had five so-called steals. Game six is ​​on the German night of Sunday in Miami.