He's averaged at least 20.0 points per game in each of the past five seasons and shot 38.5 percent from three-point range last season.Īs long as Porziņģis stays healthy, he's got the potential to be a key player for a Celtics team trying to get over the hump in the playoffs after a disappointing loss to the Heat. Boston never trailed, and put together a masterful game on both ends of the. Where the Celtics will likely feel Porziņģis' impact the most is on offense. The Boston Celtics once again staved off elimination Thursday night after beating the Miami Heat 110-97 in Game 5. Porziņģis isn't likely to provide much of an impact on the defensive end of the floor, though he's gotten better as a rim-protecting big as long as he doesn't have to move around a lot. Jayson Tatum only made 32.3 percent of his attempts behind the arc during the postseason, including going a combined 2-of-18 in the final three games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat.īontemps also noted the Celtics' defensive efficiency in the playoffs was 10th out of 16 teams, compared to second during the regular season. Per ESPN's Tim Bontemps, the Celtics went 38-2 when they shot at least 40 percent from three-point range during the 2022-23 season. White’s 22 and Jayson Tatum’s 30 were not enough to edge Jimmy Butler and the Heat in the final minutes of the game as the Miami will head home for Game 7 on Sunday night.The Celtics' addition of Porziņģis came after they had a difficult time finding consistency during the playoffs. White caught fire in the fourth and gave the home side their first lead since late in the second quarter on a three ball with under five to go. ETĭerrick White, who has been so good filling holes in the Boston roster this series, blew up and had his best game as a Celtic. Max Strus who had missed 14 straight threes suddenly warmed up and went for 11 in a third quarter that saw Miami take a nine point lead into the final 12 minutes. The third quarter came and the Heat took control thanks to an unlikely hero.
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The first half was back and forth as both teams were locking horns, exchanging leads for the first time really all series long. He said he had to play better and that he had been “terrible.” Lowry missed the first two games of the series, and had just 14 total points against the Celtics, but the Miami point guard had 18 and 10 assists when his team needed him most. Lowry was critical of himself coming into Friday’s game after having a couple sub par outings due to an injured hamstring. They made just 7 of 45 threes last time out, but Butler and Kyle Lowry both stepped up in the elimination game. The three point shooting that eluded Miami in the previous two games finally came around as the Heat caught fire from downtown sinking 8 first half threes. He would end the game with 47 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, putting the Heat on his back and carrying them to a deciding Game 7. Butler had 6 points in Game 4 and 13 in Game 5, but on Friday Butler gave one of his best playoff performances ever with his back against the ropes.īutler started hot, and didn’t slow down. That’s what happened over the last two games. It should come as no surprise that when Jimmy Butler struggles the Heat struggle. With their back to the wall and critics already handing the series to the Celtics, Butler and the Heat went into Boston and came out alive. The Heat came into Friday’s game the heavy underdogs after running into some serious offensive issues in the last two contests. Heat shake off shooting problems in Game 6 Jimmy Butler exploded in the elimination game, going for 47 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in the 111-103 win. The Miami Heat survived Game 6 in Boston and set up a winner take all matchup against the Celtics on Sunday night.
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