Bam Adebayo, Heat take Game 3 from Celtics
Bam Adebayo had 16 points and three assists in the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals combined.
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Heat lose Butler, beat Celtics for 2-1 series lead
BOSTON (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 31 points with 10 rebounds for the Miami Heat, who blew a 25-point, first-half lead and lost Jimmy Butler to a knee injury but held on to beat the Boston Celtics 109-103 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
Heat top Celtics behind Adebayo's double-double for series lead, but lose Butler to injury
Bam Adebayo scored 31 points with 10 rebounds for the Miami Heat, who blew a 25-point, first-half lead and lost Jimmy Butler to a knee injury but held on to beat hosts Boston Celtics 109-103 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
Spoelstra says Lowry, Tucker both to warm up “with the intention to play”
Boston got healthy for Game 2 and bounced back with a blowout win to even the Eastern Conference Finals 1-1.
Celtics, Heat head to Boston for Game 3
BOSTON (AP) — Marcus Smart brought the energy boost the Celtics needed to ignite a blowout win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Heat.
Marcus Smart, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert headline NBA's All-Defensive teams
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo highlighted the 2021-22 NBA All-Defensive teams, which were announced on Friday night.
Celtics roll past Heat 127-102, tie Eastern Conference finals at 1-1
MIAMI: His team was down by 10 in the opening minutes, and Boston coach Ime Udoka was making no effort to hide his level of disappointment.
Smart returns, makes all the difference as Celtics rout Heat to even series
It doesn’t take a seasoned NBA scout or an advanced analytics guru to explain the difference in Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals: