Miami Heat (4) exceeded this Monday as a visitor to the Boston Celtics (3), by 103 to 84, to qualify finalist of the Eastern Conference of the NBA of basketball in the United States.
At the TD Garden, the Florida team showed a display of character that allowed them to get ahead in the seventh game of the key, after three consecutive defeats that had put their access to the decisive stage in doubt, after getting a 3- 0 at the start of the tie.
The partials of the triumph of the cast led by DT Erik Spoelstra were the following: Heat 22-15, 52-41, 76-66 and 103-84
In this way, the champion ring will be defined between Miami and the Denver Nuggets, winner of the West division, after clearly sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0. The series will begin this Thursday at the Ball Arena in Denver.
Forward Jimmy Butler once again became the main scoring method for the winning team, with a balance of 28 points (9-21 in doubles, 3-7 in triples, 1-2 in free throws), 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 robberies in the 42m. that he remained on the field.
Everybody in this locker room believed #HEATCulture pic.twitter.com/fCifh1ArA3
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 30, 2023
The intervention of power forward Caleb Martin was also valuable, who had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 goal passes.
In the Celtics, who could not carry out a feat before their fans that would have meant reversing a tie after going 0-3 down, the perimeter Derrick White fulfilled an acceptable task (who slapped with a tenth of a second left for the victory 104-103 last Saturday in Miami), who finished with a record of 18 points (3-3 in doubles, 2-9 in triples, 6-7 in free throws) and 2 rebounds in 36m.
In addition, Jaylen Brown finished with a scoresheet of 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 goal passes in 43m.
Miami found during the day the patience and balance that it did not have last weekend at the Kaseya Center. With an oiled circulation and an efficiency of 50 percent (14 of 28 in triples) in the shots from far dimension, the visiting team always assumed control of the match.
Boston, who missed the outside shot (9 of 42 on three-pointers), was barely able to close the gap at the end of the third quarter, when they were down ten points (66-76).
Flight scheduled to Denver. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/aHG30M9Jxl
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 30, 2023
But the beginning of the last segment showed a 7-0 sprint favorable to the visiting team (66-83), which definitely turned the game around.
2023-05-30 10:50:16
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