Game
NBA
Series 3-4
Miami Heat 118
1 2 3 4
Heat 25 29 39 25
Celtics 28 34 14 31
107 Boston Celtics

2022-05-18 00:30 / / Spectators: 19774
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Miami Heat Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler 		Points 41
Accuracy 12-19
63  %
Rebounds 9
Assists 5
Steals 4
Efficiency 49
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics
29 Points Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum
10-21
48  % 		Accuracy
8 Rebounds
6 Assists
4 Steals
27 Efficiency
Miami Heat
Boston Celtics
49%
39/80
Field goals
46%
36/79
45
Rebounds
51
18
Assists
22
10
Steals
8
12
Blocks
8
121
Efficiency
106
News
Jimmy Butler pours in 41 as Heat down Celtics in Game 1

2022-05-18

Jimmy Butler scored 17 of his 41 points in an epic third-quarter uprising to help the host Miami Heat rally for a 118-107 (25-28, 29-34, 39-14, 25-31) victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.

Butler also contributed nine rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocked shots to help Miami overcome a 13-point, second-quarter deficit. The Heat outscored Boston 39-14 in the third quarter to seize a 93-76 lead entering the final stanza.

Tyler Herro registered 18 points and eight rebounds and Gabe Vincent scored 17 points for Miami.

Jayson Tatum recorded 29 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Robert Williams III added 18 points and nine rebounds and Payton Pritchard also scored 18 points for Boston.

Game 2 is Thursday night in Miami.

Celtics to make Marcus Smart (foot) decision at gametime

2022-05-17

Point guard Marcus Smart remains questionable hours before Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals and the Boston Celtics expect the decision on his availability just before tipoff in Miami on Tuesday night.

The Heat are relatively healthy but are again without point guard Kyle Lowry because of a hamstring injury.

Smart, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, continues to experience soreness in his right foot.

"The swelling is there, the soreness is there," Celtics coach Ime Udoka said after Tuesday's shootaround. "We'll monitor him, how he reacts to treatment today. Long day, he has an extra hour (before tipoff) or two. He tested it out a little bit here. We'll see how it goes. It's very sore. Legitimately questionable."

An MRI exam on Monday detected a right midfoot sprain. Smart was injured Sunday in the Celtics' Game 7 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

"He took a pretty bad fall, got bent up," Udoka said. "It's pretty tender and sore right now. We'll get him round-the-clock treatment."

Smart is averaging 15.0 points and 6.2 assists per game in 10 postseason games, besting his average of 12.1 points and 5.9 assists during the regular season.

He might be most important in helping the Celtics contain Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler. Butler enters the series as the player with the most playoff experience on the Miami roster (90 games).

Butler said he expected to be a focal point of Boston's defense, but spared any care for the topic of how he'll be defended.

"I really don't care, honestly," he said.

Butler averaged 22 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in two regular-season games against Boston this season.

Celtics G Marcus Smart (foot) questionable for G1 vs. Heat

2022-05-16

Celtics point guard Marcus Smart suffered a midfoot sprain in Boston's Game 7 victory Sunday and is questionable for Tuesday night's Eastern Conference finals opener at Miami.

Smart had an MRI on his right foot and it came back clean, ESPN reported Monday.

Celtics coach Ime Udoka told reporters that the Celtics will see how Smart's foot feels Tuesday ahead of tipoff.

However, Udoka added that Robert Williams won't have any restrictions and will play against the Heat. Williams was available to play in Sunday's finale against the Milwaukee Bucks but Udoka said he didn't want to shift his rotation.

Smart finished with 11 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds in the Game 7 win.

Smart is averaging 15.0 points and 6.2 assists per game in 10 postseason games, besting his average of 12.1 points and 5.9 assists during the regular season.

Games
Games
Best players
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
41 PTS
12/19 FG
17/18 FT
Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum
29 PTS
10/21 FG
7/9 FT
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
9 REB
4 DREB
5 OREB
Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown
10 REB
8 DREB
2 OREB
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
5 As
2 TO
41 MIN
Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum
6 As
7 TO
44 MIN
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
49 EFF
71% 2P%
0% 3P%
Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum
27 EFF
67% 2P%
22% 3P%
Miami Heat
NO MIN FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS +/- EFF
2 Gabe Vincent 33:43 5-10
50% 		2-3
67% 		3-7
43% 		4-4
100% 		2-0 2 3 0 1 3 4 17 23 15
13 Bam Adebayo 37:29 3-4
75% 		3-4
75% 		0-0
-% 		4-5
80% 		4-0 4 1 0 2 4 4 10 -5 11
17 P.J. Tucker 31:16 2-5
40% 		1-2
50% 		1-3
33% 		0-2
0% 		6-0 6 3 1 1 0 4 5 12 5
22 Jimmy Butler 41:20 12-19
63% 		12-17
71% 		0-2
0% 		17-18
94% 		4-5 9 5 4 2 3 3 41 25 49
31 Max Strus 30:03 4-9
44% 		1-1
100% 		3-8
38% 		0-0
0% 		3-1 4 2 2 1 0 3 11 -12 10
4 Victor Oladipo 15:23 2-9
22% 		1-7
14% 		1-2
50% 		0-0
0% 		1-0 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 -6 -1
14 Tyler Herro 27:28 7-15
47% 		6-10
60% 		1-5
20% 		3-3
100% 		7-1 8 3 1 4 0 1 18 5 17
16 Caleb Martin 12:47 2-4
50% 		1-2
50% 		1-2
50% 		0-0
0% 		1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 -3 4
21 Dewayne Dedmon 10:31 2-5
40% 		2-4
50% 		0-1
0% 		2-2
100% 		2-2 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 16 6
240 39-80
49% 		29-50
58% 		10-30
33% 		30-34
88% 		36-9 45 18 10 13 12 24 118 121
Boston Celtics
NO MIN FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS +/- EFF
0 Jayson Tatum 44:01 10-21
48% 		8-12
67% 		2-9
22% 		7-9
78% 		7-1 8 6 4 7 1 1 29 -8 27
7 Jaylen Brown 42:47 7-17
41% 		3-9
33% 		4-8
50% 		6-10
60% 		8-2 10 3 1 2 0 3 24 -10 19
9 Derrick White 28:59 1-4
25% 		1-3
33% 		0-1
0% 		1-2
50% 		0-0 0 4 0 2 1 4 3 -11 -2
12 Grant Williams 34:30 2-5
40% 		1-3
33% 		1-2
50% 		2-2
100% 		1-0 1 2 1 2 0 5 7 -14 1
44 Robert Williams III 28:26 6-8
75% 		6-8
75% 		0-0
-% 		6-7
86% 		7-2 9 1 0 1 2 3 18 5 23
11 Payton Pritchard 30:23 6-16
38% 		2-5
40% 		4-11
36% 		2-2
100% 		4-1 5 4 1 1 0 2 18 -1 15
26 Aaron Nesmith 11:20 0-3
0% 		0-0
-% 		0-3
0% 		0-0
0% 		0-1 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 -2
27 Daniel Theis 19:34 4-5
80% 		4-5
80% 		0-0
-% 		0-0
0% 		3-1 4 2 0 0 1 2 8 -16 12
240 36-79
46% 		25-45
56% 		11-34
32% 		24-32
75% 		43-8 51 22 8 16 8 23 107 106

Head Coach:

Ime Udoka

Teams
FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
Miami Heat 39-80
49% 		29-50
58% 		10-30
33% 		30-34
88% 		36-9 45 18 10 13 12 24 118 121
Boston Celtics 36-79
46% 		25-45
56% 		11-34
32% 		24-32
75% 		43-8 51 22 8 16 8 23 107 106
Best players
Player of the Game
Jimmy Butler
EFF
49
Jimmy Butler
Points 41
Accuracy 12-19
Rebounds 9
Assists 5