The Angels. The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 118-84 this Wednesday and sealed their qualification to the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals by a 4-1 aggregate score.
After dispatching the current runners-up, Boston will now face the winner of the tie between the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who dominate the latter 3-2.
Point guard Derrick White and guard Jaylen Brown, both with 25 points, led the home team’s beating at the TD Garden against the Heat, greatly reduced by casualties.
In addition to the absence of their leader, Jimmy Butler, and point guard Terry Rozier throughout the series, the loss of Mexican-American rookie Jaime Jáquez Jr. due to hip problems was added this Wednesday.
Center Bam Adebayo, with 23 points and 5 rebounds, was the only offensive reference that Erik Spoelstra’s team had left in the face of a new wreck by guard Tyler Herro, who was left with 15 points with a statistic of 6-19 in shots. field.
The Celtics came out determined to avoid a surprise like the one in the last game played in Boston, in which Miami scored its only victory with an amazing success from the three-point line.
Derrick White led the hosts with 15 points in the first quarter, in which Boston distanced itself 41-23 and never looked back.
The green team, the first seed in the East, did not miss the loss of power forward Kristaps Porzingis, whose participation in the next round is in serious doubt due to the calf injury suffered in the fourth game on Monday.
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– 2024-05-06 19:52:29
