NBA PLAYOFFS – Heat beat Celtics, 128-102, Celtics fall 0-3 in Eastern Conference Finals
By Danielle Puno
MIAMI — The Miami Heat steamrolled the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, 128-102 to take a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Gabe Vincent led the Heat onslaught with a career-high 29 points on 6-9 from 3. Additionally, Duncan Robinson scored 22 points, Caleb Martin notched 18 points, and Jimmy Butler finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.
The Heat led by as many as 33 points. They shot 54.3 percent from 3 and 56.8 percent from the field overall. “The rim was as big as the ocean for everybody,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said after the game.
The Celtics by comparison shot only 26.2 percent from 3 and 39.8 percent from the field. Jayson Tatum had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, and Payton Pritchard each finished with 12 points.
“I feel like we let our fan base, organization down. We let ourselves down. And it was collective. We can point fingers, but in reality, it was just embarrassing,” Brown later remarked.
Game 4 is set for Tuesday, May 23. Historically, no team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in a playoff series.
