“Celtics”, the winner of this season’s main tournament, beat the Miami “Heat” 104:84 (21:12, 42:27, 24:22, 17:23) in the third game of the quarterfinals of the Eastern Conference and reached 2-1 in the series up to four victories.
Porzingis played 27 minutes and 25 seconds and made two of four two-pointers, three of five long-range shots and five of six free throws. He also had five rebounds, two assists, one steal, two blocked shots, three points and finished with a +/- of +12.
Jalen Brown and Jayson Tatum stood out for Boston with 22 points, who had 11 rebounds and six assists, while Derrick White scored 16 points.
Bam Adebayo led the home team with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Tyler Hero added 15 points and Nikola Jovic, who also grabbed eight rebounds.
In the continuation of the series, the Celtics are scheduled to play another away game on April 29, but on May 1 the game will be played in Boston, but if more than five games are needed in the series, they will be played on May 3 away and on May 5 at the Celtics court.
After passing the first round, they will face the Cleveland Cavaliers or Orlando Magic in the second round.
In the previous season, the Denver “Nuggets” defeated the Miami “Heat” 4-1 in the final series and won the NBA championship for the first time in history.
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