Bam Adebayo carried the Heat on his shoulder, due to Butler’s injury. Photo by AP/Michael Dwyer
The Miami Heat regained control of the NBA Eastern Conference Final in the early hours of Sunday. He did this in a 109-103 fight against Boston, a result that not only allowed him to recover from the last difficult loss against the Celtics, but to get back to advanced to series 2-1. The negative for the winning team was Jimmy Butler’s injury.
The Heat, the best -performing team in this conference during the regular season, controlled the game overall, though he had to activate all his alarms in the last quarterwhen his rival, who was second in the East, was able to put him on the ropes momentarily.
However, those from Florida were able to avoid the local attack, which caused a three-point conversion from Jaylen Brown, the game’s great host and scorer figure with 40 points, 2.40 minutes from the end. They made it to another long-distance conquest from Max Strus, to lead TD Garden 96-92.
From there to the end, Miami was challenged to manage distance and more than reach that goal, even if the Celtics didn’t give up. The final light of 6 points between both teams was, in other words, a kind of consolation for the local cast, who rested at a disadvantage of 15 units.
Jimmy Butler did not appear to play in the second half due to a knee injury. Photo EFE/EPA/CJ Gunther
Ang the winner was Bam Adebayo as a great figure, one of the greats responsible for distance at the end of the second quarter. In the first half of the game, the 2.06-meter power forward converted 16 points, in addition to taking 4 rebounds and making 6 moves.
Adebayo’s importance hasn’t diminished in the last two quarters and he has finally signed his scoresheet with 31 units, 10 recovered balls on the boards, 4 steals, a block and the same number of assists.
The Heat played its final leg of the game without Jimmy Butler. the miami star he did not come out to play in the second half due to a knee injury and retired from the game with 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, in 19.29 minutes on the court.
When will Miami and Boston play again?
The fourth game of the NBA Eastern Conference Final will take place this Monday, again in Boston, from 9:30 pm in our country.
Jaylen Brown’s 40 points weren’t enough to stop Boston’s collapse. Photo David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
If Miami wins TD Garden again, it will be a very important step toward the most important series of the season, where it will meet Golden State or Dallas, the protagonists of the West Final. So far, the Warriors are leading 2-0.
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