The Eastern Conference finals officially started, and the Heat beat the Celtics 118-107 at home, giving the series a head start.
For the Heat, Butler had 41 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks, Herro had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Vincent had 17 points, Struth had 11 points, and Adebayo had 10 points.
For the Green Army, Tatum had 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 7 turnovers, Brown had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Lowe had 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Pritchard had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
game review
In the first quarter, the Greens scored 7-0 at the start, Adebayor made a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, Tucker made a throw, and then Brown and Tatum scored 5 points in a row, giving the Greens a 12-4 lead. Lowe made a layup, Tatum smashed the basket and succeeded, Herro scored a three-pointer, Lowe scored 4 points in a row, and the Green Army led 18-9. The Heat scored 4 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Lowe hit a throw, and the Heat suddenly exerted force during the rotation stage, blasting a 14-3 lead by 2 points. Then the Greens scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation, Pritchard scored a three-pointer, Herro made a throw, and the Greens led 28-25 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, Tatum made a layup, Oladipo scored a three-pointer, Lowe made an alley-oop dunk, and Adebayor made two free throws, leaving the Heat behind 30-32. Then the Green Army suddenly blasted a wave of 9-0 to open the 11-point gap. O'Ooladipo made a breakthrough and made a throw, Pritchard made a jumper, Tucker briefly exited due to injury, Butler made two free throws, Theis and Pritchard scored 4 points in a row, and the Greens led 47-34 . Butler made two free throws, Vincent made a three-pointer, Tatum broke through in return, Herro also made a throw, Gway converted to score, and the Green Army led 51-41. Martin and Tatum made a three-pointer against Biao, Butler made two free throws, Herro made a steal and counterattacked, and the Heat chased to a 6-point gap. Tatum made two free throws to stop the bleeding, White made a layup, Butler responded with a mid-range shot, and the Greens led 62-54.
In the third quarter, Butler made two free throws, Adebayor sent 2+1, and the Heat chased to a 3-point gap. Brown made one of two free throws, Vincent made a three-pointer, and the Heat fell behind 62-63. Butler scored a second offense, Struth scored a three-pointer, and the Heat overtook 4 points. The Heat made a 13-1 start, Brown made two free throws and one hit to stop the bleeding, Butler made two free throws and two more free throws, Struth made a steal and a dunk, Butler scored consecutive steals, and the Heat made a 22-2 lead to overtake 12 point. Lowe made two free throws and then sent 2+1, Tatum made two free throws, Theis scored points at the basket, and the Greens blasted 9-0, chasing to 73-76. Butler made two free throws to stabilize the situation, Tatum made one of two free throws, Vincent made two free throws, Dedmon made a throw, and the Heat led 82-74. Vincent opened the double-digit gap with a three-pointer, and Butler made two free throws, giving the Heat a 13-point lead. Dedmon and Butler hit 4 free throws in a row, and the Heat led 93-76 into the final quarter.
In the last quarter, Herro made three free throws for a three-point foul, and the Heat opened a 20-point gap. Pritchard made two free throws, Adebayor received a level 1 malicious foul, Lowe made one of two free throws, Pritchard made a three-pointer, and the Heat led 96-82. Brown made a mid-range shot, and you made two free throws. The Green Army chased the gap 10-0 to 10 points. Butler made a jumper at the buzzer to stop the bleeding, Tatum responded with a three-pointer, Tucker immediately scored a three-pointer, and the Heat led 101-89. Brown made another three-pointer, Struth responded with a long shot, Adebayor made one of two free throws, Brown made two free throws, and the Heat led 105-94. Butler made another jumper, Theis hit the board, Butler made two free throws, and the Heat led by 13 points. Brown made a three-pointer, Struth responded with a three-pointer, and the Heat led 112-99. Brown made a three-pointer, Butler responded with a jumper, Brown made two free throws, and the Greens trailed 104-114. Pritchard hit a three-pointer, and the Greens chased a 7-point gap. But then Vincent made two free throws, Adebayor and Butler teamed up to defend against the Green Army’s offense, and the Heat reversed and won at home.
