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Saturday, May 27, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Celtics104
Heat103
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +4; Q3 Celtics +7; Q4 Celtics +1
On this day · 2021–22May 27, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Celtics), 47 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Celtics-Heat

Jayson Tatum scores 31 as Boston wins in Miami

Jimmy Butler goes for 24 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4+7+1Celtics AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34232225104
Heat29241931103
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 19, 51, 30, 34, 14, 33, 21, 31Celtics31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 17, 25, 22, 16, 12, 17, 21, 26Celtics26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 19, 24, 35, 27, 16, 29, 14, 24Heat24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Caleb MartinPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 11, 8, 15, 25, 18, 16, 14, 21Heat21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 104Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34232225104
Heat29241931103
The story
Jaylen Brown had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Miami 104-103

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 13 REB, 11 PTS, 5 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +5+4+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg25.3Last 3 playoff games

25.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 31

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 19, 51, 30, 34, 14, 33, 21, 31Celtics-Heat · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 17, 25, 22, 16, 12, 17, 21, 26Celtics-Heat · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 19, 24, 35, 27, 16, 29, 14, 24Heat-Celtics · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Caleb MartinPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 11, 8, 15, 25, 18, 16, 14, 21Heat-Celtics · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 22, 7, 13, 7, 8, 11, 23, 21Celtics-Heat · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 3, 6, 7, 15, 9, 29, 17, 15Heat-Celtics · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat6
Shot of the night

Derrick White's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Celtics ahead, 104-103 final