Heat 84 - 118 Celtics summary, stats, scores and highlights | NBA Playoffs Game 5
Close out games aren't supposed to be easy, but when you take into account how well the Celtics are playing and how banged up the Heat were in Game 5 the 34 point blow out isn't a big surprise.
The Celtics will get a much need few days rest, and await the winner of the Cavs-Magic game. The Cavs lead 3-2 with a chance to close out the series in Orlando on Friday night.
The lead stretched to 30 points in the third quarter and that gave some of the other Celtics a chance to get into the action. Sam Hauser had 8 points off the bench including a rare dunk for the three point specialist.
Tatum had a light night as White and Brown carried the load for most of the first half. He ended the night with 16 points and 12 rebounds on an easy shift in a close out game.
This game got out of hand in a hurry. The Celtics might have been without Kristaps Porzingis, who will be reevaluated next week, but the Heat were without Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Wednesday night.
Derrick White had 38 points in the Celtics Game 4 win, and came out with the hot hand in Game 5. He came out and dropped 15 points in the first quarter as the C's built up a 19 point lead in the opening 12 minutes.
The Boston Celtics eased into the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a blowout win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 from TD Garden. Derrick White and Jalen Brown went off in the win as the C's exacted their revenge on a Miami Heat that knocked them out of the Conference Finals last year.
The Celtics had one mission on Wednesday night. Beat the Heat and secure their spot in the second round of the playoffs as soon as possible. That's exactly what we did and Brown set the tone early hitting four of the first five Celtics buckets to start the night.
IT'S ALL OVER FROM BOSTON!!!!
THE CELTICS ARE HEADING TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS AND WILL AWAIT THE WINNER OF THE CAVS-MAGIC SERIES.
Bryant with the jump hook in the lane and gets the foul out of the timeout. FT is good.
Brissett cocks it back and throws it down to put the cherry on top of this series.
Timeout Celtics with 41.1 to go in the 4th.
Brissett gets his own rebound and puts it back.
Bryant to the bucket and he lays it up and in.
Springer on the break and he slices through the lane for the lay up.
Pritchard down the baseline and he squeezes it up off the glass and in.
Tough shot from Jovic underneath but he gets it to go.
Slip pass from Jovic to Bryant out of the timeout and he lays it up down the lane.
Hauser drills another three ball and the Heat are gong to take a timeout with 5:20 to go in the 4th!
Martin goes untouched to the cup and he lays it up and in.
Tillman with the up and under from down low and he gets it to fall.
Martin pulls up from just inside the arc and he hits it.
Kick out from Tillman to Hauser and he drills the open three!
Pritchard to the line after the foul on HIghsmith and he hits one of two FTs.
Highsmith down the lane and gets the floater to fall.
Bryant to the line after the foul on Kornet and he hits one of two FTs.
Holiday with a deep three ball from the top of the key! The Celtics starters are still in the game, not sure how long that's going to last.
Bryant down the lane and puts it up over Kornet to start the quarter.
THE THIRD QUARTER COMES TO AN END AND THE CELTICS ARE 12 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE SECOND ROUND.
Holiday missed the three but Kornet was there for the ip slam.
Wright to the line after the foul on White and he drills both FTs.
Hauser drills the three ball from the wing!
Pritchard off the dribble and he gets the finger roll to fall.
Wright down the baseline and reverses it off the glass.
Jovic lays it up and in off the drive from the left side.
Timeout Celtics with 2:20 to go in the 3rd quarter.
White steps back and drills another three ball! He's got 28 on the night!
Dump off from Jovic to Bam who hits the floater from outside the lane.
Back door cut from Highsmith and he slams it home on the baseline jam.
Hauser off the dribble and he throws it down! He's not just a three point specialist!
Jovic to the line after the foul on Horford and he hits both FTs.
Cross over at the top of the key from Brown and he soars to the rim for the double clutch lay up.
Herro puts it on the deck and lays it up off the glass with the left hand.
Herro pulls up from the mid range and that goes.
Brown on the drive and the runner fall from the rigth side.
Wright slashes down the lane and he lays it up and in.
Horford backing down Wright and gets the jump hook to fall in the paint.
Brown between the legs, and spins down the lane for the lefty lay up off the glass.
Herro blows past Holiday and he lays it up and in from the left side.
White fouled on the three pointer by Martin and he hits two of three FTs.
Holiday kicks it out to White in the corner and he drills the three ball! He's got 20 on the night!
Timeout Heat with 9:50 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Entry pass down to Horford from Tatum and he lays it up and in.
Brown to the line after the foul on Herro and he hits both FTs.
Tatum to the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Wright.
WE ARE BACK IN BOSTON FOR THE SECOND HALF OF PLAY.
With Brown and White going off, the last thing Miami wanted to see was Tatum start to get hot. He had back to back threes in the second quarter and has 15 at the half.
After dropping eight points in the first quarter, Brown had nine in the second to go to the halftime break with 17 and 5 rebounds.
Derrick White had 38 points in the Celtics Game 4 in Miami, and he still had the hot hand coming into the night.
Jaylen Brown looked like it was going to be him that came out and posted huge stats early on. He had the first three buckets of the game for Boston but he would allow one of his teammates to take center stage for the rest of the first quarter.
WE ARE HEADED TO HALFTIME AND ITS ALL BOSTON AFTER TWO QUARTERS!
Wright on the break and reverses it home for the final bucket of the first half.
Adebayo gets the turn around in the lane to fall off the fade away.
Tatum to the line after the foul on Martin and he hits both FTs.
Defensive three seconds on Holiday and Bam hits the FT.
Entry pass from Holiday to Tatum who sealed off his defender and laid it up and in.
High low game with Kornet and Brown who finishes with the baseline slam.
Timeout Boston with under 4:00 to go in the first half.
Holiday to the line after the foul on Wright and he hits two FTs.
Adebayo from the elbow and he's got 18 already.
Herro over the top for Bam and he throws it down off the alley oop.
Pritchard to the line after the foul on Robinson and he hits both FTs.
Herro fakes the pass as he drives to the cup and lays it up and in off the window.
Horford to the line after fighting on the offensive boards, and he hits one of two FTs.
Herro cuts back door and Bam hit him for the lay up down the lane.
White drives down the right side and lays it high up off the glass.
Adebayo picked off the pass from Tatum and Martin gets the lay up to go in the break and one! FT is good.
Herro spots up from the corner and drills the three ball!
Jovic gets the floater to fall in the lane.
Brown on the step back three and we have a 30 point game here in Boston!
Holiday in the corner and he strings the three ball!
Brown pulls up from the elbow and he hits it and gets the foul! FT is no good but Holiday gets the rebound and Brown gets a jump hook to fall.
Timeout with 9:05 to go in the half.
Bam on the slip after the pick and roll and he hits the floater in the paint.
Holiday hits the fader from outside the paint.
Tatum gets the fader to go from the FT line to start the quarter.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER!
Boston drops 41 thanks to eight threes, and 15 points from Derrick White who still has the hot hand. Tatum has 9 and Brown started hot with 8 points.
Hauser open in the corner and that is not the guy you want to leave all alone! Eight threes already for Boston!
Adebayon breaking through a reach in the lane and jams it down after the foul! FT is good.
Tatum with a three ball from the top of the key and that's back to back triple for JT.
Turn around jumper from Love who hits it from the baseline.
Tatum was left open for three and he drills it from the perimeter!
Mills off the bench and tear drops it down the lane to end the 11-0 BOS run.
Hauser with a catch and shoot from the wing and the Celtics have 5 threes already!
Timeout Heat with 2:17 to go in the first quarter.
Tatum to the line after the foul on Highsmith and he hits one of two FTs.
White on the step back three ball from the wing and he's got 15 in the first quarter!
Highsmith sends White to the line where he hits both FTs.
Tatum to the line after the foul on Highsmith and he hits one of FTs.
The call stands but Herro is called with a tech after slamming the ball after the play. FT is made by Tatum.
Brown went to the rack and laid it up, but was called for an offensive foul as he extended his left forearm.
BOS will challenge with 4:26 to go in the first half.
Bam strokes the three ball from the top of the key and he's got 9 points already!
White sinks a three ball and he's still got the hot and after dropping g38 last game.
Adebayon gets the fade away to go from inside the paint.
Horford was left wide open drills the three ball from the wing out of the timeout!
White pump fakes on the perimeter and puts it on the deck for the jam on the left side of the lane!
Timeout Celtics with 6:02 to go in the 1st quarter.
Brown's got 9 points already after a drive and finish with the left hand.
Highsmith on the hesitation and he gets the lefty lay up to fall.
White blows past Highsmith and lays it up and in from the right side.
Bam from the elbow and his jumper is true.
Jovic weaves through the paint and lays it up off the glass.
Brown with another drive down the lane and he gets the floater to go. He's off to a nice start.
Three ball from Martin who is getting the start and that's a sight for sore eyes for MIA.
Tatum with a steal on one end and he finds Brown who drives from the corner and lays it up on his way through the lane.
White in the corner and he drills the three ball of the kick out!
Adebayo gets a jump hook to fall in the lane and he's going to have to be huge tonight.
Brown gets down under the bucket and gets to the cup for the opening basket of the night.
WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM BOSTON!
The Heat have been decimated by injuries this series, and tonight is no differnt. It's going to be up to Bam, Herro, Jovic, Martin and Highsmith tonight in Boston.
The Celtics have the best starting five in the East, but tonight they will be without Kristaps Porzingis. It's Jrue Holiday filling in in the starting five with Tatum, Brown, White and Horford.
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Porzoutgis
The Boston Celtics made a huge splash this offseason, picking up Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. After crashing out of the Conference Finals last year to this very same Heat team, the front office knew that team wasn’t going to cut it so they brought some size and grit to the team. Porzingis and Holiday helped lead the C’s to the top record in the league through the regular season, and they look like the lock to reach the finals in the East, but that all gets thrown into question if Porzingis’ injury turns out to be worse than it appears. The Latvian was hurt in the second half of Game 4 and diagnosed with a calf strain. Our David Nelson has more.
Jaquez adds to Heat injury list
The hits keep coming for the Miami Heat, and not in a good way. With Rozier and Butler already sidelined, their chances to get a win tonight took another shot when rookie sensation Jaime Jaquez Jr. was ruled out of Game 5. He suffered a hip injury in the second half of last game, and team doctors diagnosed him with a hip flexor strain. Jaquez has started each of the Heat’s four games this postseason and is averaging 12.8 points, 3 rebound and 3 assists a game. The rook is an energy guy who has can score the ball, and has fit in perfectly to coach Spoelstra’s system, but Miami will be without him tonight.
J&J with a chance to close
If the Celtics are going reach the NBA Finals again, it’s going to rest on the shoulders of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. The moves the Celtics front office made in the offseason has put them in position to win the title, but it’s going to come down to their two stars. They may not need Brown and Tatum to be at their best in their first round, but there will come a time where they need to be great. Fortunately for them, the Eastern Conference is full of teams that have come into the playoffs battered and bruised. They are the favorites to reach the finals in the East, and if Brown and Tatum play to the best of their ability, they are almost a shoe in.
Bringing the Bam to Boston
The Miami Heat came in to this series desperately short handed, with Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier set to miss the first round at the very least. That meant that Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were going to have to be sensational throughout the series. Bam has had 20 or more in every game and is averaging over 10 rebounds while Herro is getting 17.25 points and 8 assists a game, including a 14 assist game in the only game the Heat won when they broke a playoff franchise record with 23 three pointers in a 111-101 win. If the Heat are going to win another game, they may need to go nuts from the three point line again.
Game 4 recap
The Celtics made sure they went into Miami and took care of business on the road, winning both games from Kaseya Center. They showed just how dominant that could be in both games, jumping out to big first half leads and coasting to the finish line. Derrick White exploded with a 38 point performance, hitting 8 of 15 threes to help jump the C’s out to a 17 point first half lead. That would stretch out to a 28 point advantage in the third quarter, as the Celtics closed out a near perfect night. The only bump in the road came in the second quarter when Kristaps Porzingis went to the locker room with what appeared to be a calf strain.
We are live from TD
Hello everyone and welcome to the Garden where the Celtics return home after breezing past the Heat in both games from Miami. Now they have a chance to end the eighth seed’s attempt at a repeat run from the Play-In to the NBA Finals. Miami have had to do it without Jimmy Butler during this postseason, and that has made things considerably harder. Their chances went from slim to almost none after failing to win a game at home and now they need to win three in a row against a team that only lost 18 games all season. Eric Spoelstra and the Heat won’t get overwhelmed worrying about winning three straight. The priority instead is winning one tonight, and then moving on to the next.
Heat vs. Celtics
The top seed in the East has a chance to take one step closer to the NBA Finals tonight from TD Garden. The Boston Celtics have been the best team in the league all season, and can be the first team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round if they beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 tonight. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of this potential close out game.