With the permission of the Nuggets, the Heat have proven to be the most balanced and balanced team in the playoffs and their first quarter tonight was a prime example of that.
Seven of the eight players who took the field in that early period added at least one point and all joined forces for a powerful 11 of 19 accuracy from the field.
Caleb Martin led Miami’s group attack by 8 points without a miss against some wildly clumsy Celtics and those they accumulated 6 sales before reaching the second quarter (30-22).
Very frustrated with the umpires and with many problems in defense – even when Butler was on the bench – that of Joe Mazzulla They gave very disturbing sensations for some heat smelling blood.
For example, a spectacular “alley-oop” from Duncan Robinson for Bam Adebayo was the icing on the cake of an overwhelming local offense that put them on +22 against some crippled Celtics who were about to crash without reaching the break (59 – 37 with 3.59 on the counter).
However, Boston clung on to the game with a 2-9 lead to close out the quarter, clearly strengthening their defense in that stretch and finishing the first half with a lot of homework ahead of them but still alive and kicking (61-46).
The Heat made 57.5% of their shots in the first half and three of their undrafted players (Martin, Robinson and Vincent) scored in double figures before going to the locker room.
In Boston’s muddy offense (5 of 16 on 3-pointers), Brown and Tatum had only 19 points between them.
The visitors had found some green shoots at the end of the second quarter, but in the third they suffered complete shipwreck.
A devastating 22-10 run in just over five minutes capped off the stunning second half performance from a Heat bordering on perfection to an impressive +27 (86-53).
Everything sparkled in the Erik Spölstra: his defense choked Boston, his energy and confidence shimmered at both ends of the field, Vincent laced up his boots from 3-point range, and a wildly aggressive Adebayo continued to pound the Celtics’ edge.
On the other hand, like a house of cards before a hurricane, those in the green collapsed, absolutely powerless and not even pulling their caste to try and contain a ridiculous capital.
The Heat (32-17) climbed to +33 in that majestic hall and with an unapproachable 93-63 for the last period, the Celtics finally threw in the towel.
Source: El heraldo

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