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Bam Adebayowith a double-double of 31 points and ten reboundsleader this Saturday to the Miami Heat in a 103-109 win over the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden, which gave Erik Spoelstra’s team a 2-1 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
After being completely outplayed in the second game, which ended with a 127-102 victory for the Celtics, the Heat vindicated themselves with a victory of character in the Gardendespite losing their leader Jimmy Butler due to a problem in his right knee that forced him to retire after the break.
Adebayo, who hadn’t been decisive in the first two games of the series, had 31 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to pitch the Heat against some Celtics who, after losing by 26 points in the second quarterhad managed to get as close as one point in the last period.
If Butler only scored eight points in 19 minutes on the courtMiami could count on the solid return of PJ Tucker (17 points and seven rebounds)who was in doubt for this appointment by dragging discomfort, and Kyle Lowry (11 points, six assists, four steals)who had not played since May 9 against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Miami managed to tame a Celtics who at times savored the idea of a comeback itches to the rhythm of Jaylen Brownauthor of 40 pointshis best record in the ‘playoffs’, with nine rebounds, and the Dominican Al Horfordwho contributed a double-double of 20 points and fourteen rebounds.
Tatum was contained by the Heat’s aggressive defense and I did not pass the ten pointssix rebounds and four assists.
Adebayo pitches to the Heat
Wounded by the resounding defeat suffered two days ago at home, the Heat came out to bite and, pushed by 16 points from a fantastic Bam Adebayo, they came to have a 26-point lead right out of the gate the second period at 46-20.
Adebayo, who had barely accumulated 16 points in the first two games of the series, directed some Heat who dominated the Celtics on both ends of the floorwith offensive percentages that exceeded 60% and a great aggressiveness to stop the offensive power of Udoka’s men.
But Boston once again proved to be a solid team, with courage and faith in their game. He showed it with a tremendous reaction started to the rhythm of Al Horford, always ready to fight in the paint (8 rebounds in the first half) and for a Tatum who closed a 10-0 run with a triple over the buzzer who cut the deficit to fifteen points to go to the locker room at halftime (62-47).
Smart and Brown come back
The Heat ended the period suffering from Boston’s pace and momentum and, returning after the break, they could not count on Jimmy Butler, who was dragging an inflammation in his right knee.
His absence, due to his technical weight and his leadership capacity, left the Heat touched, although the The biggest scare was for the Celtics, when Marcus Smart ended up lying on the ground screaming in pain after a nasty ankle sprain.
The best defenseman of the year returned to the locker room helped by two members of the Celtics’ coaching staff, but, when his team seemed finished, unleashed the Garden’s euphoria by returning to the track.
He was himself in connecting the triple that cut the distance to ten points (72-62) in the third quarter, forcing Spoelstra’s timeout and eliciting a long and heartfelt ovation from his fans.
The intensity of the match, already very high, skyrocketed in the fourth period. In the battle, Tatum had to withdraw for a few minutes due to pain in his right shoulder.before returning to compete.
Boston pays for the 24 lost balls
Brown, with some extraordinary plays, managed to bring the Celtics closer to a single point at 93-92 after leading a 12-0 run by Ime Udoka’s men, but his team’s naive turnovers ended up taking their toll.
Strus logr a valuable triple to keep Boston away and Adebayo reached 29 points personnel to give Miami an eight-point margin at 100-92.
The last lost ball came with 101-94with a misunderstanding between Williams and Smart that gave Miami 103-94 that sentenced the game and gave Miami a transcendental victory at home.
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