{"id":450002,"date":"2022-05-20T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T03:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/celtics-big-3-dominate-heat-to-even-series\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T06:46:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T03:46:18","slug":"celtics-big-3-dominate-heat-to-even-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/celtics-big-3-dominate-heat-to-even-series\/","title":{"rendered":"#Celtics&#8217; Big 3 dominate Heat to even series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23ef4c0b875\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23ef4c0b875\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/celtics-big-3-dominate-heat-to-even-series\/#%E2%80%9CCeltics_Big_3_dominate_Heat_to_even_series%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Celtics&#8217; Big 3 dominate Heat to even series&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCeltics_Big_3_dominate_Heat_to_even_series%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Celtics&#8217; Big 3 dominate Heat to even series&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 His team was down by 10 in the opening minutes, and Boston coach Ime Udoka was making no effort to hide his level of dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment.<\/p>\n<p>His message was simple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWake up,\u201d he told his team.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, they listened. And the Eastern Conference finals are all knotted up, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> about to shift to Boston with the Celtics now holding the home-court advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown each had 24 and the Celtics went on a massive first-half run to roll past the Miami Heat 127-102 on Thursday night in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 2 of the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys have pride and looked at a golden opportunity that we kind of lost (in Game 1) and thought we could do much better,\u201d Udoka said. \u201cAnd we did that tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smart was a rebound shy of a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-double, after adding 12 assists and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jayson-Tatum.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jayson Tatum, who scored 27 points, slams one home during the Celtics' 127-102 Game 2 win over the Heat.\" class=\"wp-image-22343914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jayson-Tatum.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jayson-Tatum.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jayson-Tatum.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jayson-Tatum.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jayson Tatum, who scored 27 points, slams one home during the Celtics\u2019 127-102 Game 2 win over the Heat.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grant Williams scored 19 points for Boston, which used a 17-0 run late in the first quarter \u2014 fueled by five 3-pointers in the span of six possessions \u2014 to take control. Payton Pritchard and Al Horford each had 10 for the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were pretty confident,\u201d Pritchard said.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Butler had 29 points in 32 minutes for Miami, which fell to 7-1 at home in these playoffs. Gabe Vincent and Victor Oladipo each scored 14 points, and Tyler Herro added 11 for the Heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis only counts as one,\u201d Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. \u201cThat\u2019s what the experienced players in the locker room and staff understand. We don\u2019t like it. They played extremely well. You have two really good teams and we just have to figure some things out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics \u2014 now 4-0 in these playoffs in the game im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely following a loss \u2014 made 20 shots from 3-point range to Miami\u2019s 10. Game 3 is Saturday in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a loss, whether you lose by one or by 20,\u201d Vincent said. \u201cIt\u2019s regroup, go back to the drawing board and get ready for Game 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the margin could have been worse: Boston led by as many as 34 points in the fourth, putting this game on the cusp of really good Celtics history and really bad Heat history. The Celtics\u2019 record for biggest postseason win ever is 40, the Heat record for biggest postseason loss ever is 36, and those numbers were within reach before a meaningless Miami run over the final moments.<\/p>\n<p>Boston trailed by 10 in the first quarter, then outscored Miami 60-21 over the next 18 minutes \u2014 a 39-point turnaround that wound up leading to a 70-45 halftime lead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Marcus-Smart.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Marcus Smart, who scored 24 points, celebrates during the Celtics' Game 2 win.\" class=\"wp-image-22343927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Marcus-Smart.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Marcus-Smart.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Marcus-Smart.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Marcus-Smart.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Marcus Smart, who scored 24 points, celebrates during the Celtics\u2019 Game 2 win.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 25-point halftime lead was the biggest by the Celtics in any road playoff game, topping a 22-point edge at the break at Chicago in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey came out,\u201d Heat center Bam Adebayo said, \u201cand hit us in the mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown had 11 points in the first quarter, when the Celtics went 9 for 11 from 3-point range. Tatum then had 17 points in the second and Boston kept pulling away, on a day where everything went the Celtics\u2019 way. They learned earlier in the day that two starters \u2014 Horford (virus-related issues) and Smart (mid-foot sprain) \u2014 were cleared to play in Game 2 after missing the series opener.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to get my rest, got to get my health back, got to watch and see some things and come out and execute in this game,\u201d Smart said.<\/p>\n<p>And the good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> kept coming well into the night.<\/p>\n<p>Butler did all he could to try and manufacture a comeback, scoring 16 points in the third quarter and getting the Heat within 17. But a 12-2 run late in the quarter by the Celtics restored a 27-point edge. The lead was 96-71 going into the fourth and the outcome was never remotely close to being in question the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Miami didn\u2019t even use its starters in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has to hurt,\u201d Butler said. \u201cThey tried to embarrass us. They did embarrass us. \u2026 Overall, we just have to be better.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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