Netease Sports reported on May 26:
The NBA playoffs in 2022-23 will continue, Boston Celtics The team saved another match point. Tatum sent out two pairs of 21 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, Brown, Smart and White They both scored 20+points. They established a double-digit advantage in the first quarter. The Celtics firmly maintained their lead. They defeated Miami 110-97 at home in Game 5 of the Eastern Finals Heat 。 The Celtics recovered the total score to 2-3, and the sixth game of the series between the two sides will return to Miami.
White of Celtics got 24 points, Smart got 23 points, Tatum got 21 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, Brown got 21 points, and Hoford got 6 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Deng Luo of the Heat got 18 points and 9 assists, Adebayor got 16 points and 8 rebounds, Heismith got 15 points, Martin got 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Butler got 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Heat's Vincent is absent, and Lori replaces the starting vacancy. After the opening four draws, the Celtics suddenly opened fire on the outside. Smart even scored three points from two bottom corners. Brown and Tatum also added to the cake. They led the team to a 14-0 attack wave, and the Celtics led 20-5. Struss retaliated with three points. Tatum scored five points in a row. Of Martin's three points, the Heat fell behind 16-28. After that, the two teams scored several points respectively. White's right wing hit the buzzer three points. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led by 35-20 by 15 points.
Brown opened the second quarter with a three-point shot. Deng Luo responded with a three-point shot and led the team to hit a 7-2 counterattack wave. The Heat were only 13 points behind. Brown scored another three points and Horford scored two goals, which helped the Celtics to start again. Deng and Luo were active. They scored two goals and led the team to chase 6 points. Smart hit two free throws and Lowe caught the dunk. The Celtics led 53-38 at 3:35 before half time. Butler played 3 points to narrow the gap. White and Smart each scored 3 points. The Celtics had 8 points in a row to extend their advantage to 20 points. Butler made one of two free throws, and Adebayor turned to hit the jumper. At the end of the half court, the Heat fell behind 17 points by 44-61.
Brown of Celtics got 15 points in the first half, White got 14 points, Smart got 13 points, Tatum got 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Deng Luo of the Heat got 10 points.
Shortly after the beginning of the third quarter, the two teams scored alternately. White hit three points, and Tatum scored four points. They led the team to a 7-2 climax. The Celtics led by 74-53 with 21 points. Adebayor kept chasing 6 points to narrow the gap. Smart stepped forward and fired again to get 6 points, which helped the team extend the advantage to 23 points. Martin kept his hand and chased 5 points to end the third quarter. The Heat fell behind 72-90.
White, G-Williams and Tatum made six free throws to start the fourth quarter, and Celtics led by 24 points. The Heat didn't give up their resistance and kept chasing 6 points. After the Celtics paused, Tatum and Smart teamed up for 4 points, and they led by 19 points with 100-81. The Heat, who fell behind by a big score, replaced Butler and Adebayor, and the Celtics kept the advantage. They won 110-97 at home.
Heat's starting lineup: Lori, Struss, Butler, Love, Adebayor
The first team of Celtics: Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Hoford