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Tuesday, May 23, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Heat by 6 after the first quarter and won 116–99.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Celtics116
Heat99
Q1 Celtics -6; Q2 Celtics -6; Q3 Celtics +9; Q4 Celtics +17
On this day · 2021–22May 23, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Celtics-Heat

Jayson Tatum scores 33 in Boston win over Miami

Jimmy Butler goes for 29 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6+9+17Celtics AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23273828116
Heat2927232099
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 24, 36, 19, 51, 30, 34, 14, 33Celtics33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 24, 17, 25, 22, 16, 12, 17Celtics17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 42, 25, 28, 27, 19, 24, 35, 27, 16, 29Heat29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 5, 3, 6, 7, 15, 9, 29, 17Heat17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 116Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23273828116
Heat2927232099
The story
Derrick White had 16 points as Boston beat Miami 116-99

Caleb Martin led Miami with 16 PTS, 4 REB 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Celtics took the third 38-23.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −6−6+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Cooling off
−11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 33

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 24, 36, 19, 51, 30, 34, 14, 33Celtics-Heat · W
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 42, 25, 28, 27, 19, 24, 35, 27, 16, 29Heat-Celtics · L
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 24, 17, 25, 22, 16, 12, 17Celtics-Heat · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 5, 3, 6, 7, 15, 9, 29, 17Heat-Celtics · L
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Caleb MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 3, 10, 11, 8, 15, 25, 18, 16Heat-Celtics · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 12, 7, 9, 3, 11, 11, 9, 16Celtics-Heat · W
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
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