Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 28 factors, main the visiting Boston Celtics to a 103-91 win over the slumping Miami Warmth on Friday night time.
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Boston additionally bought 25 factors from Jrue Vacation, who made 10 of 15 pictures, together with taking pictures 5-of-8 on 3-pointers.
Derrick White was key for the Celtics as he scored 12 of his 18 factors within the fourth quarter. By three quarters, he was 0-for-6 on 3-pointers. However he made 3-of-5 from deep within the fourth quarter.
The Warmth , who’re 9-25 versus groups with a document of .500 or extra, have misplaced a season-high six straight video games. A ten-2 run early within the fourth quarter keyed by a White trey gave the Celtics respiration room and so they cruised from there.
Boston, which is 16-4 over its previous 20 video games, made 19 3-pointers to only 13 for Miami.
Andrew Wiggins led Miami with 23 factors, and the Warmth bought 19 factors and a game-high six assists from Tyler Herro.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, sat out the sport because of a right-knee harm. Boston changed the 6-6 Brown with 7-1 Luke Kornet within the beginning lineup.
Miami switched up its beginning lineup, too, however not because of harm. The Warmth began Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Duncan Robinson instead of Kel’el Ware and Davion Mitchell … however to no avail.
To open the sport, Boston made its first 5 pictures to take a 14-6 lead. The primary 4 of these pictures have been 3-pointers.
Miami, although, hung in there, trailing simply 30-23 by the tip of the primary quarter.
Within the second quarter, the Warmth tied the rating 37-37 on a 3-pointer by Mitchell. After a Celtics miss, Miami took its first lead of the sport, 39-37, on a Pelle Larsson slicing dunk with 5:34 left within the half.
Miami held Boston to 25.0 % taking pictures within the second quarter because the groups went into halftime tied, 50-50. Miami shot 61.1 % within the second quarter, together with a 12-4 edge in paint factors.
Vacation led all first-half scorers with 16 factors. Wiggins had 14 factors for Miami.
Miami led by as many as 5 factors within the third, however the Celtics recovered to take a 78-77 lead into the fourth.
Boston then began the fourth with its 10-2 run, and Miami by no means bought again on high.
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