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Wednesday, May 17, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 9 at halftime and won 123–116.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Heat123
Celtics116
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +7
On this day · 2021–22May 17, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Heat-Celtics

Jimmy Butler scores 35, Miami rallies past Boston

Jayson Tatum goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-9+12+7MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28294620123
Celtics30362525116
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27, 19, 24, 35MIA35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 23, 18, 23, 20MIA20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 39, 7, 27, 24, 36, 19, 51, 30BOS30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 23, 25, 23, 23, 24, 17, 25, 22BOS22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 123Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28294620123
Celtics30362525116
The story
Bam Adebayo had 20 points as Miami beat Boston 123-116

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Heat took the third 46-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2−9+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 35

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27, 19, 24, 35Heat-Celtics · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 39, 7, 27, 24, 36, 19, 51, 30Celtics-Heat · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 23, 25, 23, 23, 24, 17, 25, 22Celtics-Heat · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 23, 18, 23, 20Heat-Celtics · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 20, 23, 15, 19, 7, 16, 12, 19Celtics-Heat · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Caleb MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 2, 9, 22, 3, 10, 11, 8, 15Heat-Celtics · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics18