On May 30, Beijing time, the NBA Eastern Conference Finals grabbed seven, and the Heat defeated the Celtics 103-84 to enter the Finals, setting an NBA record! Here are the NBA's key figures and milestones today:
The Heat hit NBA history
The Heat beat the Celtics to reach the Finals! He became the second eighth-seeded in NBA history since the 1999 Knicks and became the first team in NBA history to reach the Finals through an add-on
The Heat became the third team in NBA history
The Heat beat the Celtics to advance to the Finals. The Heat averaged 109.5 points per game in the regular season, ranking bottom in the league, making them the third team in league history to rank bottom in the league in regular season points per game and eventually reach the Finals (the first two teams were the Warriors in 1964 and the Pistons in 1956)
Martin was the first man in history
In the game, Heat forward Caleb Martin had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. With 19.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in this series, Martin surpassed John Starks of the 1994 Finals to become the most scored draft pick in a single series after the 1996–97 season
Butler + Martin The second pair in team history
Butler scored 28 points and Martin scored 26 points. Butler and Martin became the second pair in Heat history to score 25 points in both playoff playoff games. (The first pair: James and Bosh against the Pacers in 2014)
Adebayo is second only to James
Heat center Bam Adebayo had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. In Heat history, only LeBron James (14 times) has 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a single playoff game than Adebayo (13).
Brown rose to team all-time fourth on a three-point level
Brown had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and 1-of-9 from three-point range, tying Ray Allen with 206 three-point shots and tied for fourth place on the Celtics' all-time three-point list (the top three are: Tatum 223, Pierce 219, Smart 207)
Brown made eight turnovers to tie the team's all-time record
Brown had 8 turnovers in the game, tying the record for the highest single turnovers in Celtics history in the playoffs (Pierce, Walker, Smart had 8 turnovers in a single game)
The Heat and Green Army grabbed seven consecutive years for the sixth time in history
The Heat and Celtics have played a best-of-seven game for the sixth time in history for two consecutive seasons (the first five are: Lakers vs Hawks in 60-61; Knicks vs Bullets in 70-71; Celtic 81-82 vs 76ers; Knicks vs Pacers in '94-'95; Rockets in 94-95 VS Sun)
The league's all-time series record is 0-151
Today, the Celtics lost 84-103 at home to the Heat, and were eliminated 3-4 in the series. At this point, when the league trailed 3-0 in the series, the series record was 0-151