On May 26, Beijing time, the NBA Eastern Conference Final G5 was played at North Shore Garden. In the first half, the Celtics were all on the line, and all four of them scored double-doubles, and in the second quarter they went on a 16-1 offensive wave, leading by 20 points at one point. At halftime, the Celtics led 61-44 by as many as 17 points. For the Celtics, the form of the double scouts was good, and White and Smart also had an explosion. And here's the good news: The Celtics ended up 22-0 when they led 15+ in the first quarter of the playoffs.
In the first quarter, the Celtics played an amazing momentum, leading by as many as 15 points in a single quarter 35-20. The Celtics fired a series of shots from the outside to deliver a 16-1 attack. Leading by 15 points in the first quarter, the Celtics have not lost in playoff history under such circumstances. In the second quarter, the Celtics continued to widen the gap, leading by 20 points at one point. The Heat's main player played badly, and could only rely on Dunroe's three-point shooting from the bench to survive.
Throughout the first half, the Celtics really blossomed. Brown scored 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting and hit three three-pointers for a long-awaited explosion. While Tatum scored 12+4+4+3 steals, Smart scored 13 points. In addition, White scored 14 points at the half, which became the key to the Celtics' big lead. He scored 11 points in the first quarter, and when the Heat chased 12 points in the second quarter, it was White's cold-blooded 3-pointer to help the Green Army stabilize the situation.
On the other hand, the Heat, none of the starting five scored a double. Butler, the god of war, scored only 8 points on 2-of-7 shooting in the half, and Adebayo was even more disastrous, with consecutive mistakes. The starting five combined for 7-of-22 scoring just 19 points. Facing the Celtics, the Heat don't seem ready. They may feel that a 3-0 lead is big enough. But they may also forget that they are only the No. 8 seed, and the opponent is the 17th champion in NBA history, the strongest team at the moment.