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Thursday, September 17, 2020Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 13 at halftime and won 106–101.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Heat106
Celtics101
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -13; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Heat-Celtics

Miami takes Game 2, leads Boston 2–0

Bam Adebayo goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-13+7+5MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28193722106
Celtics31291724101
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17, 29, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26, 13, 18, 21MIA21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 17, 29, 15, 21, 5, 14, 19, 23BOS23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30, 21BOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 106Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28193722106
Celtics31291724101
The story
Jimmy Butler had 14 points as Miami beat Boston 106-101

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Heat took the third 37-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−13+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Cooling off
−12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Top performances

Goran Dragic leads the day with 25

Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 23, 27, 23, 15, 17, 17, 29, 25Heat-Celtics · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 17, 29, 15, 21, 5, 14, 19, 23Celtics-Heat · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 14, 12, 15, 20, 26, 13, 18, 21Heat-Celtics · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 34, 15, 24, 18, 29, 29, 30, 21Celtics-Heat · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 16, 19, 14, 27, 31, 21, 17, 21Celtics-Heat · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 5, 4, 13, 6, 20, 2, 6, 18Heat-Celtics · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics13