Celtics vs Heat
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the Celtics are at home to a fierce G1 clash with Miami. The two sides were rivals in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, with Miami beating the Green Army in a tiebreaker to advance to the Finals. This season, Boston is back with a vengeance. In this game, Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier, Richardson, and Cornet were out due to injury. Harkes, Jovic and Adebayo started with Herro, while Boston's starting five were Tatum, Brown, Porzingis, White and Jrue Holiday. The contest between the two old enemies is about to break out.
Tatum set a record of 23+10+10+2, and beat the Heat No. 1 in the league!
Tatum and Porzingis led the team to a 14-0 start, and the Heat were slow to heat up, relying on Adebayo's score to break the deadlock. Miami relied on team combat to chase down the score, Hauser led the team to a series of mid-range shots, and Boston's wild offensive frenzy was able to take an 18-point lead. At halftime, the Heat trailed by 15 points.
Porzingis singles Adebayo
In the rematch, the Celtics became more and more courageous, the Heat fell into a scoring dilemma, and Boston, under the leadership of Tatum, Brown, Porzingis, and White, achieved the all-hands army. Relying on inside and outside fire, the Green Army blasted out a single quarter with a score of 31-14, and before entering the final quarter, the Celtics led by 32 points.
In the fourth quarter, Horford hit the basket and scored, and the Green Army took a 34-point lead to firmly occupy the initiative on the court. The Heat are crazy about chasing points, but they can't limit the opponent's multi-point blooming. The game time gradually wore out, and in the end, Boston won 114-94 and took a 1-0 lead.
The Celtics beat the Heat
Adebayo had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists and was unable to turn the game around, Harkes had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Jovic had 10 points and 6 rebounds, Martin had 4 points, Herro had 11 points, Wright had 17 points, and Love had 7 points and 4 rebounds. Porzingis had 18 points and four rebounds, Holiday had six points and seven rebounds, Horford had 10 points, Hauser had 12 points and Pritchard had eight points.
In rebounding statistics, the Green Army outscored their opponents 44-34. On the outside shooting, the Celtics hit 22 three-pointers on 45 percent shooting, and the Heat hit 12 long-range shots on 32 percent shooting. On both the offensive and defensive ends of the interior and exterior, the Heat were defeated.
No. 1 in the league over the Heat
The Celtics locked up the No. 1 spot in the league early this season, while the Heat went through two play-in rounds to qualify for the playoffs as No. 8 in the East. Butler's absence led to a big loss of Miami's strength. In terms of staffing, the Heat are also far inferior to their opponents. The tragic beating in this battle is the best proof of the huge disparity between strength and lineup.
The Celtics led 1-0
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In this campaign, Celtics star Jayson Tatum went on a strong rampage. Tatum played 41 minutes, shooting 7-of-18, 1-of-8 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line to get a triple-double of 23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals. Tatum scored the team's highest score, and he was also the rebounding king, assist king and steal king of the game. Tatum showed all-around skills and excellent ability to lead the team, and he achieved an all-round explosion.
Tatum is caught in the trap by multiple people
Tatum set a record for the first triple-double of his career playoff game. Tatum's wonderful play is the key to the Celtics' complete victory over their opponents.
White was stunning
Derrick White, a Celtics backcourt stalwart, performed amazingly in this game. White played 33 minutes, shooting 6-of-10, 4-of-8 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. White shot the second-highest on the team with 60 percent shooting, and he also had a 50 percent three-point percentage. White, who is on a hot state on the offensive end, is as strong as ever on the defensive end.
White defends Herro
In addition, White's plus/minus is a game-high +24. White exploded on both ends of the floor and was a hero to the Celtics' victory.
Brown is efficient
Celtics forward giant Jaylen Brown played efficiently in this game. Brown played 34 minutes, shooting 6-of-12, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Brown shoots 50 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range. Brown was extremely efficient on the offensive end, and he also had the second-most rebounds in the game.
Brown dunked
Moreover, Brown only had one turnover and one foul in this game. Brown played the role of the team's second star well, sharing the heavy responsibility of Tatum on both offensive and defensive ends.