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Wednesday, May 25, 2022Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 5 at halftime and won 93–80.

Final · CF · G5 · Box score
Celtics93
Heat80
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +13
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Celtics-Heat

Boston takes Game 5, leads Miami 3–2

Jayson Tatum goes for 22 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5+11+13BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1720322493
Heat1923162280
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24, 24, 40, 12, 25BOS25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 34, 46, 23, 29, 27, 10, 31, 22BOS22 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 21, 12, 10, 10, 6, 31, 9, 18MIA18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 2, 15, 7, 17, 14, 3, 6, 15MIA15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 93Heat 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1720322493
Heat1923162280
The story
Al Horford had 16 points as Boston beat Miami 93-80

Jimmy Butler led Miami with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Celtics took the third 32-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−5+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−12.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 13 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 25

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 26, 22, 19, 24, 24, 40, 12, 25Celtics-Heat · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 34, 46, 23, 29, 27, 10, 31, 22Celtics-Heat · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 21, 12, 10, 10, 6, 31, 9, 18Heat-Celtics · L
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 30, 8, 2, 6, 10, 20, 5, 16Celtics-Heat · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 2, 15, 7, 17, 14, 3, 6, 15Heat-Celtics · L
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 11, 9, 9, 3, 3, 0, 13, 14Celtics-Heat · W
7.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat4