Boston’s struggles vs the Heat in the ECF continue as the Celtics fail to hold on to a 17-point 1st half lead. Miami outscored the C’s, 37-17 in the 3rd quarter and, despite a late run by Boston, takes a 2-0 series lead.
The Boston Celtics appeared to have control over the Miami Heat in Game 2, and then the third-quarter happened.
The C's led 60-47 at the half, and then were outscored by 20 points in the third. That ultimately cost them in their Game 2 loss as they were unable to overcome those woes in a back-and-forth fourth quarter.
Kemba Walker bounced back with 23 points on 9-of-19 shooting for Boston. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown made an impact as well with 21 points apiece.
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All five Heat starters scored in double figures, including Goran Dragic with a team-high 25 points and Bam Adebayo with 21. Duncan Robinson came out firing from 3-point range early on and finished with 18 points (6-of-12 from 3).
FINAL SCORE: Heat 106, Celtics 101
SERIES: 2-0 Heat
HIGHLIGHTS
Smart getting hot from 3
Wanamaker from downtown
Tatum eurostep
Kanter making his presence felt
Kemba looking like Kemba
Kemba with the steal and the finish
Tatum, and-1
Tatum with authority
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Tip-off for C's-Heat Game 3 is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. on Saturday night with NBC Sports Boston's Celtics Pregame Live set for 7:30 p.m. and Celtics Postgame Live immediately after the final buzzer.
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