Kristaps Porzingis | Photo: AP Photo/Charles Krupa
The next night at At 1:00 Latvian time, the Boston Celtics represented by Kristaps Porzingis and the Miami Heat will compete in the third match of the first round of the playoffs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
It should be reminded that “Celtics” lost 101:111 to Miami “Heat” on Thursday night, the result became tied 1-1 in the series of the first round of the Eastern Conference. This game turned out to be completely unsuccessful for Porzingis, who scored six points, making only one of nine shots from the game, including the “Celtics”, when the Latvian was on the court, lost with -30.
Currently, Porzingis averaged 12.0 points, six rebounds and 2.5 assists in two play-off games. As in the regular season, the leader of the Celtics is Jayson Tatum with 25.5 points, nine rebounds and 6.5 assists. He is assisted by Jaylen Brown, who averaged 25 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Heat still have to do without the injured Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. In their absence, Bem Adebayo has taken on the role of leader, who scored 22.5 points, eight rebounds and 2.5 assists. On the other hand, Tyler Hero scored 17.5 points and nine assists.
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