American Basketball: The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics again
The Miami Heat team continued its strong performances against the Boston Celtics, and achieved its second successive victory in the semi-finals of the Eastern Region competitions of the American Basketball League, at dawn on Saturday, and proved that it is moving steadily in order to reach the final match of this season and crown the title.
In the second match, the Miami Heat outperformed its rival, the Boston Celtics, and led it (2-0) in the series, and it is remarkable that Miami will play the third and fourth matches at home, and therefore, it has a golden opportunity to raise its lead to (4-0) in the series.
In the details, the Miami Heat trailed by 11 points at the beginning of the last quarter, then 7 nine minutes before the end, but Butler (27 points) led Miami to score 20 points compared to only 9 for his opponent in the final minutes of the match, which put the Heat close to Reaching the tournament final for the second time after 2020, when it lost to the Lakers.
On the other hand, Butler received offensive support from Caleb Martin, who had 25 points, while the giant Bam Adebayo remained a mainstay in all areas and crucial moments, recording 22 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists, at a time when substitute winner Duncan Robinson added 15 points, including three hat-tricks.
Boston also lamented a new loss at home, despite superstar Jason Tatum scoring 34 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, and the other star Gaylen Brown scored only 16 points (7 out of 23 attempts), while Robert Williams and Malcolm Brogdon each added 13 points.
2023-05-20 11:11:43
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