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Celtics reach NBA Finals, hold off Heat 100-96 in Game 7

AP
May 30, 2022

MIAMI (AP) Not this time. After being thwarted on the doorstep of the NBA Finals three other times in the previous five seasons, the Boston Celtics have broken through.

The beasts of the East, again.

And now a chance at an NBA title awaits.

Eastern Conference finals MVP Jayson Tatum led the way with 26 points, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 24 and the Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-96 on Sunday night to earn a berth in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

''This is amazing,'' Smart said. ''We finally got over the hump.''

It was Boston's first Game 7 win on another team's home floor since topping Milwaukee for the 1974 NBA title; technically, the Celtics were the ''road'' team when they beat Toronto in a Game 7 two years ago at the restart bubble, but that was at Walt Disney World.

Tatum - wearing a purple-and-gold armband bearing the number ''24'' of Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, his favorite player - had lost two East finals in his young career. Brown and Smart were part of Boston's East finals losses in 2017, 2018 and 2020. And this one was slipping away, a frantic Miami run in the final moments casting what looked like a sure-fire Celtics win into serious doubt.

But they would hold on. Jimmy Butler - brilliant again for Miami - missed what would have been a go-ahead 3-pointer with about 17 seconds left, and the Celtics never trailed.

On to San Francisco.

''To get over the hump with this group, it means everything,'' Tatum said.

Butler, who willed Miami into Game 7 by scoring 47 points on Friday in Boston, led the Heat with 35 points in what became their season finale. Bam Adebayo added 25 for the Heat, who were down 11 with under 3 minutes to go before trying one last rally.

An 9-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Max Strus with 51 seconds left, got the Heat within 98-96. They got no closer. Boston would not be denied, and now is 2-0 in Game 7s in these playoffs after ousting defending champion Milwaukee in the East semis.

''It's just one of those really tough moments,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. ''You can't prepare for it. ... It's one of the worst feelings into the world to address your locker room after a game like this.''

Kyle Lowry scored 15 for the Heat. Grant Williams finished with 11 for the Celtics.

The notion of Boston being finals bound would have been considered an unlikely proposition two or three months ago.

Ime Udoka's first season as coach of the Celtics was not without immense challenges. Boston got off to a 2-5 start, lost to Milwaukee on Christmas Day to fall below .500 and was still saddled with a losing record as recently as late January.

Through 50 games, the Celtics were 25-25. No team had that sort of record through 50 games and made the NBA Finals since 1981, when the Houston Rockets started 22-28 and wound up making the title series - where they fell to Boston.

Now the Celtics will look to do the Rockets one better. That Rockets team got into the playoffs at 40-42. This Celtics team roared to life down the stretch and is still roaring.

''Our focus is getting four more,'' Udoka said.

They went 26-6 down the stretch of the regular season, and had an uncanny ability to bounce back. Boston is now 13-1 after losses over the last four-plus months.

''The road that we took to get here, not a lot of people believed in us,'' Tatum said. ''We took the toughest route. It looked out.''

Boston's lead was 32-17 after one quarter - the largest ever by a road team after 12 minutes of a Game 7, four points bigger than Golden State's lead over the Los Angeles Lakers back in the 1977 playoffs.

The tone was set, and the lead was never relinquished.

Miami ended the half on an 11-2 run, the burst sparked by 3s from Strus and Butler, then capped by four free throws from Lowry in the final 29 seconds. Butler was up to 24 points at the break and Miami had gotten within 55-49 going into the third.

Miami thought it had gotten within 56-54 when Strus rattled in a corner 3 early in the third. But the Celtics answered with a 9-1 run, which was even worse - the NBA replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey decided that Strus had stepped out of bounds, his 3 came off the board while the game was going, and a 56-54 game became 65-52.

''The Boston Celtics did what they came out here to do in this series,'' Butler said.

The Heat kept clawing back, all the way to the end. They just couldn't catch Boston.

''It's heartbreaking when it ends like this,'' Spoelstra said. ''You certainly have to credit the Boston Celtics organization and their team and their coaching staff. ... We tip our hats off to them. They are a heck of a basketball team.''

And now, the Celtics are off to the finals.

''Today was the biggest test,'' Brown said. ''Not just of the year, but of our careers.''

They passed.

TIP-INS

Celtics: Derrick White had to leave early in the fourth quarter because he was bleeding after his head got struck by Adebayo under a basket. ... The Celtics became the first team to get three road wins over Miami in the same playoff series.

Heat: Butler was the second NBA player this season to play every second of a game. The other was Oklahoma City's Georgios Kalaitzakis, in a 50-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. ... Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro returned from a three-game absence because of a groin injury, but went scoreless in seven minutes.

GAME 7 HISTORY

Boston improved to 26-9 in Game 7s. Miami fell to 6-5 in such games, and lost for the first time in five Game 7s at home under Spoelstra.

HOME DOGS

Miami was a 2.5-point underdog at tipoff according to FanDuel Sportsbook, marking the second time in the last 20 Game 7s - excluding the bubble restart in 2020, when all the games were at Walt Disney World - that the home team wasn't favored. The other was Houston in the 2018 Western Conference finals; the injury-plagued Rockets were 6.5-point underdogs and lost to Golden State 101-92.

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1st Quarter
BOS
Celtics
32
MIA
Heat
17

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Al Horford vs. Bam Adebayo (Jayson Tatum gains possession)
11:42		Al Horford misses two point jump shot
11:38		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
11:27		Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot
11:24		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
11:16		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
11:11		Jayson Tatum offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point putback layup	2-0
10:49		P.J. Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals)
10:42	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Al Horford assists)	4-0
10:23		P.J. Tucker misses two point floating jump shot
10:20		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
10:19		Kyle Lowry shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-0
10:19	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-0
9:59		Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
9:59	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-1
9:59		Kyle Lowry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:57		Celtics defensive rebound
9:33		P.J. Tucker blocks Jayson Tatum's two point layup
9:30		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
9:24		Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot
9:20		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
9:18	+3	Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	9-1
9:03		Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup
9:00		Al Horford defensive rebound
8:59		Kyle Lowry personal foul (Take) (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
8:46		Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Lowry steals)
8:42	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point dunk	9-3
8:22	+3	Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	12-3
8:10	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot	12-5
7:48		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
7:45		P.J. Tucker defensive rebound
7:40		Jayson Tatum blocks Kyle Lowry's two point layup
7:35		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
7:35	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point putback dunk	12-7
7:11	+2	Derrick White makes two point floating jump shot	14-7
7:03		Jayson Tatum personal foul (P.J. Tucker draws the foul)
6:46		Max Strus misses three point fadeaway jump shot
6:42		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
6:42	+2	Grant Williams makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	16-7
6:42		Max Strus shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul)
6:42		Heat 60 second timeout
6:42	+1	Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-7
6:25		P.J. Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals)
6:18	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)	20-7
6:05		Gabe Vincent misses three point step back jump shot
6:03		Al Horford defensive rebound
5:50		Grant Williams offensive foul (Charge) (Gabe Vincent draws the foul)
5:50		Grant Williams turnover (offensive foul)
5:29	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point reverse layup	20-9
5:14		Marcus Smart misses two point jump shot
5:10		P.J. Tucker defensive rebound
5:01		Al Horford blocks Max Strus's two point driving dunk
4:59		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Grant Williams makes two point layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	22-9
4:37		P.J. Tucker misses three point jump shot
4:37		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
4:26		Victor Oladipo misses three point jump shot
4:23		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Grant Williams makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists)	24-9
4:09		Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot
4:09		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:01		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
3:56		Derrick White offensive rebound
3:54		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
3:54		Victor Oladipo defensive rebound
3:41		Max Strus turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals)
3:36		Jayson Tatum misses two point layup
3:33		Max Strus defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Victor Oladipo assists)	24-11
3:04		Jayson Tatum misses two point jump shot
3:00		Max Strus defensive rebound
2:53	+3	Gabe Vincent makes three point step back jump shot	24-14
2:53		Al Horford shooting foul (Gabe Vincent draws the foul)
2:53		Celtics 60 second timeout
2:53	+1	Gabe Vincent makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-15
2:39		Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot
2:35		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
2:25	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround jump shot	24-17
2:08	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	27-17
1:40		Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot
1:40		Heat offensive rebound
1:40		Heat turnover (shot clock violation)
1:32		Gabe Vincent kicked ball violation
1:22		Grant Williams misses two point driving layup
1:18		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
1:11		Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:00	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot	30-17
0:41		Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot
0:38		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
0:32		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup
0:30		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
0:29		Kyle Lowry turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:10	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point floating jump shot	32-17
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
BOS
Celtics
23
MIA
Heat
32

Time		Play	Score
11:42		Derrick White blocks Kyle Lowry's two point jump shot
11:38		Derrick White defensive rebound
11:37		Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul)
11:37		Grant Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:37		Celtics offensive rebound
11:37		Grant Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:33		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
11:17		Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot
11:14		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
10:54		Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler steals)
10:46		Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot
10:42		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
10:36	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point finger roll layup	34-17
10:26		Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
10:26		Kyle Lowry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:26		Heat offensive rebound
10:26		Kyle Lowry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:22		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
10:08		Tyler Herro blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup
10:07		Robert Williams III offensive rebound
10:06		Robert Williams III misses two point putback layup
10:06		Victor Oladipo defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point floating jump shot	34-19
9:58		Grant Williams shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-20
9:45		Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot
9:41		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
9:34		Derrick White shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-21
9:34	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-22
9:23	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Robert Williams III assists)	37-22
9:06	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point layup (Tyler Herro assists)	37-24
9:06		Grant Williams shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
9:06		Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:03		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
8:49		Jayson Tatum misses two point driving jump shot
8:46		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
8:36		Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot
8:36		Celtics defensive rebound
8:36		Bam Adebayo personal foul (Loose ball) (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
8:24	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point turnaround jump shot	39-24
8:02		Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot
7:58		Al Horford defensive rebound
7:51		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
7:46		P.J. Tucker defensive rebound
7:44	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup	39-26
7:44		Robert Williams III shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
7:44	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-27
7:23		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
7:21		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
7:21		Celtics 60 second timeout
7:16		Derrick White offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
7:16		Derrick White turnover (offensive foul)
7:03		Marcus Smart personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
7:03		Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:03		Heat offensive rebound
7:03	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-28
6:49	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup	41-28
6:35	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point floating jump shot	41-30
6:19		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
6:17		P.J. Tucker defensive rebound
6:08		Bam Adebayo misses two point driving layup
6:05		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot	41-32
5:51	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point finger roll layup	43-32
5:51		Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
5:51		Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:48		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
5:27		Heat turnover (shot clock violation)
5:18	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point floating jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	45-32
5:18		Heat 60 second timeout
5:06		Tyler Herro misses two point jump shot
5:03		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
4:54		P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-32
4:54	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-32
4:43		Al Horford shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-33
4:43	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-34
4:30	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	50-34
4:19		Derrick White shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
4:19		Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:19		Heat offensive rebound
4:19		Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:16		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:04		Marcus Smart misses two point jump shot
4:01		Max Strus defensive rebound
3:43		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
3:40		Al Horford defensive rebound
3:35		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
3:32		Victor Oladipo defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Victor Oladipo makes two point jump shot	50-36
3:03		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
3:01		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot	50-38
2:36	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	53-38
2:21		Jimmy Butler turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals)
2:07		Jump ball. Max Strus vs. Jayson Tatum (Bam Adebayo gains possession)
2:12		Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Max Strus steals)
1:59	+3	Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	53-41
1:35		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
1:29		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
1:26	+3	Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot	53-44
1:26		Celtics 60 second timeout
1:07	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point floating jump shot	55-44
0:44		Victor Oladipo misses three point step back jump shot
0:43		Heat offensive rebound
0:43		Jayson Tatum personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-45
0:43		Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
0:28		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
0:28		Heat defensive rebound
0:28		Al Horford personal foul (Loose ball) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-46
0:28	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-47
0:07		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
0:04		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
0:01		Marcus Smart personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-48
0:01	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-49
0:00		Derrick White misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:00		Celtics offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
BOS
Celtics
27
MIA
Heat
26

Time		Play	Score
11:38	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Max Strus assists)	55-51
11:23		Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
11:23	+1	Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
11:23		Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:20		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
11:04		Max Strus turnover (out of bounds step)
10:51	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup	58-51
10:44		Jaylen Brown personal foul (Max Strus draws the foul)
10:25		Bam Adebayo misses two point driving hook shot
10:18		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
10:16		Max Strus shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-51
10:16	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-51
10:00		P.J. Tucker misses three point jump shot
9:55		Al Horford defensive rebound
9:39	+3	Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	63-51
9:26		Max Strus misses three point jump shot
9:23		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
9:15		Robert Williams III turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:04		Celtics technical foul (Defensive three second)
9:04	+1	Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw 1 of 1	63-52
8:52		Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:48		Robert Williams III defensive rebound
8:45	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point finger roll layup (Marcus Smart assists)	65-52
8:34	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point finger roll layup	65-54
8:28		Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-54
8:28	+1	Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
8:17	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists)	67-56
8:00		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
7:58		Heat defensive rebound
7:58		Robert Williams III personal foul (Loose ball) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
7:46		Jimmy Butler misses two point driving jump shot
7:43		Grant Williams defensive rebound
7:43		Kyle Lowry kicked ball violation
7:40		Jimmy Butler kicked ball violation
7:29	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	69-56
7:06		Grant Williams blocks Victor Oladipo's three point step back jump shot
7:02		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
6:59	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround jump shot	69-58
6:46	+3	Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	72-58
6:45		Heat 60 second timeout
6:27	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	72-60
6:16		Kyle Lowry blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup
6:16		Celtics offensive rebound
6:07		Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Charge) (Max Strus draws the foul)
6:07		Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul)
5:56		Kyle Lowry turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:42		Jayson Tatum misses two point alley-oop layup
5:41		Max Strus defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point layup (Kyle Lowry assists)	72-62
5:23		Marcus Smart misses two point floating jump shot
5:19		Jayson Tatum offensive rebound
5:19		Jayson Tatum misses two point putback layup
5:19		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
5:15	+3	Victor Oladipo makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	72-65
5:16		Celtics 60 second timeout
4:55		Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup
4:56		Al Horford offensive rebound
4:55		Al Horford misses two point putback layup
4:55		Grant Williams offensive rebound
4:48		Max Strus blocks Grant Williams's two point putback layup
4:43		Grant Williams offensive rebound
4:43		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
4:43		Celtics offensive rebound
4:43		Kyle Lowry personal foul (Loose ball) (Al Horford draws the foul)
4:37		Max Strus personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-65
4:37	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-65
4:19	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup	74-67
4:04	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup	76-67
3:38		Jimmy Butler misses two point finger roll layup
3:35		Grant Williams defensive rebound
3:22	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point layup (Al Horford assists)	78-67
3:22		Heat 60 second timeout
3:03	+3	Kyle Lowry makes three point jump shot	78-70
2:34		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
2:34		Grant Williams offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Grant Williams makes two point putback layup	80-70
2:17		Max Strus misses two point driving layup
2:15		Al Horford defensive rebound
2:02		Grant Williams misses three point jump shot
1:58		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
1:47	+2	Kyle Lowry makes two point floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	80-72
1:47		Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-73
1:30		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
1:26		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
1:17		Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:13		Al Horford defensive rebound
1:10	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point layup	82-73
0:55	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)	82-75
0:35		Marcus Smart misses two point jump shot
0:32		Victor Oladipo defensive rebound
0:27		Victor Oladipo misses three point jump shot
0:25		Celtics defensive rebound
0:07		Marcus Smart offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
0:07		Marcus Smart turnover (offensive foul)
0:00		Jayson Tatum blocks Kyle Lowry's three point jump shot
0:02		Kyle Lowry offensive rebound
0:00		Kyle Lowry misses two point driving layup
0:00		Heat offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
BOS
Celtics
18
MIA
Heat
21

Time		Play	Score
11:38		Derrick White misses two point floating jump shot
11:38		Heat defensive rebound
11:28	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Gabe Vincent assists)	82-77
11:04		Max Strus blocks Robert Williams III's two point layup
11:04		Max Strus defensive rebound
10:57	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point layup (Max Strus assists)	82-79
10:56		Celtics 60 second timeout
10:38		Derrick White misses two point floating jump shot
10:35		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
10:27		Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot
10:24		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
10:17		Max Strus shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-79
10:17	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-79
10:00		Victor Oladipo misses three point jump shot
9:58		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Grant Williams makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	86-79
9:35		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
9:32		Derrick White defensive rebound
9:21		Bam Adebayo personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
9:18		Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Charge) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
9:18		Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul)
9:18		Heat 60 second timeout
9:06		Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot
9:04		Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
8:56		Heat 60 second timeout
8:48		Gabe Vincent misses two point floating jump shot
8:46		Grant Williams defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Al Horford makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists)	88-79
8:27		Jimmy Butler misses two point driving jump shot
8:24		Al Horford defensive rebound
8:24		Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Charge) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
8:24		Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul)
8:03		Al Horford blocks Victor Oladipo's two point reverse layup
7:59		Al Horford defensive rebound
7:40		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
7:37		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
7:23		Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot
7:19		Al Horford defensive rebound
7:10		Jaylen Brown turnover (traveling)
6:56		Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot
6:53		Al Horford defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Marcus Smart makes two point floating jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	90-79
6:17	+2	Victor Oladipo makes two point floating jump shot	90-81
5:54	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point step back jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	93-81
5:37	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point layup (Victor Oladipo assists)	93-83
5:15		Jayson Tatum misses two point floating jump shot
5:12		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup	93-85
4:44		Jaylen Brown misses two point step back jump shot
4:44		Celtics offensive rebound
4:44		Victor Oladipo personal foul (Loose ball) (Al Horford draws the foul)
4:28	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	95-85
4:17		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
4:15		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
4:12		Victor Oladipo shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	96-85
4:12		Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:09		Max Strus defensive rebound
4:03		Marcus Smart personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
3:56		Max Strus misses three point jump shot
3:53		Marcus Smart defensive rebound
3:35		Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
3:35	+1	Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	97-85
3:35	+1	Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	98-85
3:20	+2	Kyle Lowry makes two point step back jump shot (Victor Oladipo assists)	98-87
2:50		Marcus Smart misses two point jump shot
2:48		Victor Oladipo defensive rebound
2:39		Victor Oladipo misses three point step back jump shot
2:35		Max Strus offensive rebound
2:35	+2	Max Strus makes two point putback dunk	98-89
2:21		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
2:17		Al Horford offensive rebound
2:08		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
2:03		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
1:58		Bam Adebayo misses two point layup
1:59		Heat offensive rebound
1:53		Victor Oladipo misses two point floating jump shot
1:49		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
1:28		Grant Williams turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Lowry steals)
1:23	+2	Victor Oladipo makes two point driving layup (Max Strus assists)	98-91
1:06		Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
1:04		Max Strus defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Kyle Lowry makes two point driving layup	98-93
0:50		Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
0:50		Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul)
0:50		Celtics 60 second timeout
0:50	+3	Max Strus makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	98-96
0:21		Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup
0:18		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
0:16		Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
0:11		Bam Adebayo personal foul (Take) (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	99-96
0:11	+1	Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	100-96
0:11		Heat 60 second timeout
0:07		Max Strus misses three point jump shot
0:06		Heat offensive rebound
0:06		Al Horford personal foul (Loose ball) (Victor Oladipo draws the foul)
0:02		Max Strus misses three point jump shot
0:02		Al Horford defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Al Horford defensive rebound