The Boston Celtics served their fiercest revenge this Wednesday at the TD Garden against the Miami Heat, who had denied them the Finals last season, by beat them 118-84 to close the first round series of the NBA playoffs 4-1.
A little less than a year ago the Heat left TD Garden after sign an amazing feat by beating the Celtics at home in the seventh game of a vibrant Eastern Conference finals.
This year The Celtics returned to the playoffs as dominators of the regular season with a balance of 64-18 and destroyed the Heat showing unquestionable dominance in their field.
Jaylen Brownwith 25 points and six rebounds, and Derrick White, with 25 pointsfive rebounds and five triples, led the victory of Joe Mazzulla’s team, which reached the second round of the playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.
Jayson Tatum contributed with 16 points and twelve reboundsJrue Holiday contributed ten points and the Dominican Al Horford, starter in Mazzulla’s quintet, contributed with eight points, six rebounds and three assists.
Horford entered the Celtics’ starting five on a night in which Boston’s They could not count on the Latvian Kristaps Porzingiswho suffered a soleus injury in the fourth game of this series.
The Celtics could also count on 17 points from Sam Hauser (5 triples) coming off the bench and gave no option to the Heat who say goodbye to the postseason in the first round after reaching the Finals in 2023.
Erik Spoelstra’s team was behind on the scoreboard from start to finish and He could not count on his leader Jimmy Butler for the entirety of this series.
Bam Adebayo, center who will also represent the United States in the next Olympic Games of Paris 2024, was the only one to support the Heat with 23 points.
The center had 21 of those 23 points at halftime, when the Heat were already losing 68-46. Miami’s second-best scorer at halftime was Tyler Herro, with seven points.
The Celtics, for their part, showed off an unquestionable competitive pace and They already had three players with double figures. Brown and White had 17 points each and Tatum, fifteen.
The Celtics’ maximum lead was 34 points and Mazzulla was able to rest his stars. Brown and White did not play any minutes in the fourth period, and Tatum was only on the court for two minutes.
The Celtics now await a rival in the second round, which will be the winner of the series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic.
LThe Cavaliers have a 3-2 advantage against the Magic, who will host the sixth game this Thursday in Orlando.
In the other Eastern series, The Indian Pacers win 3-2 against the Milwaukee Bucks and they will be able to seal their pass this Friday if they triumph at home. The New York Knicks are ahead 3-2 in the series against the Philadelphia 76ers.
2024-05-02 04:32:10
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