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THE GAME IS OVER! Excellent victory, the one just achieved by Miami Heat at home of the Boston Celtics. 111-101, final score at the TD Garden and the series will stretch at least until the fifth game.
4 | 0:34
Two free throws scored by Tyler Herro... Again, 10 points difference. 111-101.
4 | 0:36
Jayson Tatum scores and the Celtics reach triple digits. 109-101.
4 | 0:42
Tyler Herro scores two free throws. The scoreboard was set with less than a minute to go. 109-99.
4 | 1:17
Jaylen Brown converts one of two free throws. 107-99 the score.
4 | 1:57
Kristaps Porzingis scores two free throws. Now, nine points. Less than two minutes left.
4 | 2:24
Tyler Herro scores and it's already 11 points difference... Not much hope for a comeback now. 107-96.
4 | 3:00
Three-pointer! CALEB MARTIN! Tremendous shot to increase the difference again. 105-96.
4 | 3:16
Jayson Tatum scores two free throws and brings the Celtics closer. 102-96.
4 | 3:48
Three-pointer! Derrick White scores to shake the Celtics. 102-94.
4 | 4:12
Bam Adebayo continues to add to his personal tally. 102-91 now.
4 | 5:37
Three-pointer! This is how the Heat respond thanks to Jaime Jaquez Jr.; now the visitors reach 100 points. Still nine points difference. 100-91.
4 | 5:54
Jaylen Brown tries to keep the Celtics close to the tie and already reaches 32 points in his personal account. 97-91.
4 | 6:06
Three-pointer! Haywood Highsmith scores for the Heat. 97-89 the score.
4 | 6:22
TWO AND ONE! Derrick White scores, gets fouled and scores free throw. 94-89.
4 | 6:35
Bam Adebayo scores again to reach 19 points in the game.
4 | 6:59
Three-pointer! Derrick White scores for the Celtics. 92-86.
4 | 7:41
Bam Adebayo scores for the Heat. 92-83 now.
4 | 8:04
Great dunk by Jaylen Brown to score in favor of the Celtics. 90-83.
4 | 8:25
Bam Adebayo scores and the Heat continue to hold a nine-point lead. The score is 90-81 and the Celtics call a timeout.
4 | 8:39
The teams started very imprecise this last period.
4 | 9:54
Jrue Holiday scores to keep the Celtics close. 88-81.
4 | 10:10
Three-pointer! Delon Wright scores for the Heat. 88-79.
Fourth period begins
The match restarts. Last 12 minutes of play.
End of the third period
The third period is over. Great dominance of the Heat here to take the lead on the scoreboard. Mind you, it's only six points difference. 85-79.
3 | 0:37
Excellent play by Jayson Tatum to get out of Duncan Robinson's marker and score. 85-79.
3 | 0:55
Three-pointer! Duncan Robinson scores for the Heat. 85-77.
3 | 1:41
Jayson Tatum shows up! Great capitalization before a good pass from Al Horford. 82-77.
3 | 2:20
Two free throws scored by Jayson Tatum. 82-75 still up for the Heat.
3 | 2:28
Three-pointer! Sam Hauser scores for the Celtics, who are finally shaking it off. 82-73.
3 | 3:36
Caleb Martin scores and also reaches 18 points in this game. 82-70.
3 | 4:10
Caleb Martin scores! The Heat lead by 10 points! 80-70.
3 | 4:36
¡Triple! Anota Haywood Highsmith for the Heat. 78-70.
3 | 5:54
Three-pointer! Tyler Herro scores and reaches 18 points in the game. 75-70.
3 | 6:44
Three-pointer! Jaylen Brown scores for the Celtics. 72-70 is the scoreboard now.
3 | 7:02
Good scoring by Bam Adebayo. 72-67 up for the Heat.
3 | 8:09
Three-pointer! Caleb Martin scores for the Heat. 70-67 now the score is 70-67.
3 | 8:28
Jrue Holiday ties the score now. 67-67.
3 | 8:46
Three pointer! Tyler Herro scores for the Heat! 67-65 up for the visiting team.
3 | 9:29
Bam Adebayo brings the Heat closer with a very good shot. 65-64.
3 | 9:50
Jaylen Brown scores and the Celtics go up by three. 65-62.
3 | 10:16
Two free throws scored by Jaylen Brown for the Celtics. 63-62.
3 | 10:29
Bam Adebayo scores one of two free throws to give the Heat a 62-61 lead. 62-61.
3 | 11:09
Three-pointer! Nikola Jovic scores for the Heat to tie the game. 61-61.
Third period begins
The game resumes at TD Garden. 61-58.
Halftime
The second half ends and the teams go to the break with a three-point gap. 61-58, the Celtics win.
2 | 0:04
Jaylen Brown scores and again stretches the difference to three points. 61-58.
2 | 0:40
THREE-POINT SHOOTING CONTINUES! Jaylen Brown scored one more for the Celtics and Tyler Herro answered for the Heat. 59-58, in favor of the home team.
2 | 1:21
THE CELTICS GET AHEAD! Jaylen Brown scores two three-pointers in 30 seconds. 56-50.
2 | 2:09
Delon Wright scores two free throws for the Heat. 55-50.
2 | 2:37
Jrue Holiday would score for the Celtics, but then Porzingis fouled out and Bam Adebayo scored one of two free throws.
2 | 3:03
Three-pointer! Tyler Herro scores for the Heat. 52-48.
2 | 3:41
Exchange of points. Porzingis scored two free throws for the Celtics, Nikola Jovic single basket for the Heat, and then Jaylen Brown responded by scoring for the Celtics.
2 | 4:00
Bam Adebayo scores for the Heat. 47-44.
2 | 4:17
The game restarts with Jrue Holiday on the field in place of Sam Hauser.
2 | 4:18
Three-pointer! Caleb Martin scores after receiving the pass from Nikola Jovic, and now puts the Heat back ahead in the game. 45-44. The Celtics call a timeout.
2 | 4:42
Bam Adebayo scores and the Heat stay close to the tie. 44-42.
2 | 5:05
Now Jayson Tatum adds two points and the Celtics star has 18 points. 44-40.
2 | 5:35
Three-pointer! Caleb Martin scores to bring the Heat closer. 42-40.
2 | 6:11
Kristaps Porzingis scores! Nice appearance to score his first points of the game. 42-37.
2 | 6:33
Caleb Martin scores two free throws now. 40-37 the score.
2 | 7:35
Several substitutions in the teams. Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic join the Heat. Porzingis replaces Al Horford for the Celtics.
2 | 7:35
Wonderful Jaylen Brown! Great feint to score and put the difference back to five points. 40-35.
2 | 7:58
Three-pointer! Haywood Highsmith scores to bring the Heat closer. 38-35.
2 | 8:44
Three-pointer! Al Horford scores for the Celtics to cancel the two free throws scored by Jaime Jaquez Jr. for the Heat. 38-32.
2 | 9:07
¡Triple! Anota Jrue Holiday para los Celtics. 35-30.
2 | 9:52
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores to close the gap. 32-30.
2 | 10:12
Jayson Tatum scores and increases the difference to four points. 32-28.
2 | 10:53
Three-pointer! Sam Hauser scores to put the Celtics ahead. 30-28.
Second period begins
The game resumes at TD Garden. 28-27.
End of the first period
The first half of the game is over. Partial victory of the Miami Heat by one point at home of the Boston Celtics. 28-27.
1 | 0:00.8
Jayson Tatum scores two free throws to cut it all to one point before the end of the first quarter. 28-27.
1 | 0:07
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores two free throws and increases the lead to three points for the Heat. 28-25.
1 | 0:27
Jayson Tatum makes a good maneuver and manages to score. 27-25 the score now.
1 | 0:54
Al Horford scores one of two free throws for the Celtics. 27-23.
1 | 1:02
Three-pointer! Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores his second three-pointer of the game to put the Miami Heat ahead by five. 27-22.
1 | 1:24
Al Horford appears and scores with suspense. 24-22 the score.
1 | 1:57
While there are two free throws in favor of the Celtics, both teams take the opportunity to make substitutions.
1 | 2:25
Another three-pointer! When Jaylen Brown scored for the Celtics, Tyler Herro answered with a great shot. 24-20, up the Miami Heat.
1 | 3:33
Three-pointer! Caleb Martin scores his first points of the game to negate Jaylen Brown's tip-in to tie the score. 21-18 now.
1 | 4:02
Triple! Duncan Robinson's phenomenal cover letter. 18-16, up the Miami Heat.
1 | 4:22
Two substitutions for the Miami Heat: Duncan Robinson and Haywood Highsmith replace Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Nikola Jovic.
1 | 4:22
Derrick White scores after receiving the pass from Payton Pritchard and again the Celtics are up on the scoreboard. 16-15. Miami calls timeout.
1 | 5:17
Three-pointer! Tyler Herro appears and scores. Great letter of introduction in the game for the Heat to go ahead in the game. 15-14.
1 | 5:42
Three-pointer! Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores for the Heat. 14-12, up the Celtics.
1 | 6:27
First substitutions for the Celtics. Al Horford and Payton Pritchard are substituted in place of Jrue Holiday.
1 | 7:07
Jayson Tatum pops up with a three-pointer! Five more points in his last two interventions.
1 | 8:22
Bam Adebayo scores for the Heat. 9-9.
1 | 9:12
The three-point shooting party begins. First Nikola Jokic for the Heat and then Jayson Tatum for the Celtics. 9-7, up for the home team.
1 | 9:50
Jayson Tatum makes an appearance! First points from the Celtics star. 6-4.
1 | 10:14
The game is leveled. 4-4 after Bam Adebayo scored one of two free throws.
1 | 10:35
Now Jaylen Brown puts the Celtics ahead again. 4-3.
1 | 11:50
Three-pointer! The first of the game is scored by Nikola Jovic for the Heat. 3-2.
1 | 11:06
First points of the game. Derrick White scores for the Celtics. 2-0.
Match starts
The game between Miami Heat and Boston Celtics is underway.
Nikola Jovic will play
Despite the team's announcement that he has an injury, Nikola Jovic is part of the starting lineup and prior to the start of the game he is confirmed again. Good news for the Heat.
Warm-up
Players from both teams finalize details on the field. The match is just a few minutes away.
Match Officials
Crew Chief: David Guthrie (#16)
Referee: Sean Wright (#4)
Umpire: JB DeRosa (#22)
Alternate: Scott Twardoski (#52)
All set
Lacing up. pic.twitter.com/IdERjjpHQ9 — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 24, 2024
let's get LOUD 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/tZxCkzSSBd
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2024
Injury report
In addition to Josh Richardson, who is out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, the Miami Heat have Terry Rozier out with a neck injury and Jimmy Butler out with a knee injury. They are expected to be medically cleared in the first and second week of May, respectively. They are joined by Nikola Jovic, who in recent hours was reported to have a back injury;
The Boston Celtics are missing Luke Kornet, who suffered a calf injury. He is expected to be back on May 3.
Squad - Boston Celtics
Starting five
First five@DraftKings pic.twitter.com/llqF999AHy — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2024
Alternates
To be confirmed.Squad - Miami Heat
Starting five
Starting 5️⃣ for Game 2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/a4tlh6jy03 — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 24, 2024
Alternates
To be confirmed.Duels this season
April 21, 2024: Celtics 114-94 Heat
February 11, 2024: Celtics 110-106 Heat
January 25, 2024: Celtics 143-110 Heat
October 27, 2023: Celtics 119-111 Heat
Head to Head this season
So far this season, the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat have met four times. The Celtics have clearly dominated the matchups, winning all of them.
History
In total, the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have met 174 times. The stats favor the Celtics, who have 101 wins, while the Heat have taken the remaining 73 games. In playoffs, this is the seventh time these teams have met. The previous six have been in favor of the Heat, who have won four of them.
Last five games - Boston Celtics
April 21: 114-94 vs Heat (Won)
April 14: 132-122 vs Wizards (Won)
April 12: 131-98 vs Hornets (Won)
April 11: 109-118 vs Knicks (Lost)
April 9: 104-91 vs Bucks (Lost)
Last five games - Miami Heat
April 21: 114-94 vs Celtics (Lost)
April 19: 112-91 vs Bulls (Ganó)
April 17: 105-104 vs 76ers (Loss)
April 14: 118-103 vs Raptors (Gano)
April 12: 125-103 vs Raptors (Gano)
The home team has arrived
Así fue la llegada de los jugadores de los Boston Celtics al TD Garden.
so much drip 💧 pic.twitter.com/PH5mzmRDt0
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2024
cleannnnnnnn 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HF98oV2X7f
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2024
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Key player - Boston Celtics
In Boston Celtics, the presence of Jayson Tatum stands out. The 26-year-old player is coming from being the team's best scorer in the previous game against Miami Heat with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 41 minutes played. In the regular season he scored an average of 26.9 points per game, achieved in 74 games played, where he has an average of 35.7 minutes played per game.
Key player - Miami Heat
In Miami Heat, the presence of Bam Adebayo stands out. The 26-year-old player is coming from being the team's best scorer in the previous game against Boston Celtics with 24 points, three assists and six rebounds in 36 minutes played. In the regular season he averaged 19.3 points per game in 71 games played, where he averages 34.0 minutes played per game.
Heat need to gain confidence
The Miami Heat have been decimated without their top star, Jimmy Butler. The outlook looks more complex than could be envisioned if the team fails to employ an effective strategy without him and Terry Rozier, as both will be out for virtually the remainder of the series. At the TD Garden, they are hoping for a victory to give some validity to that statistic of 24 wins in 41 games away from home, which, in a way, marked the way to get into the playoffs.
Celtics look to increase lead
The Celtics have had a couple of days to prepare for the second game of the round. In front of their home crowd, the team will be looking for a repeat performance to tip the scales in their favor. It is worth noting that the TD Garden has been a fortress, with 37 wins in 41 regular season games, and they will want to hold on to that fact to go to Miami with the series at ease.
The game will be played at the TD Garden
The Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics will be played at the TD Garden, located in the North End neighborhood of the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. This venue, which was inaugurated in 1995, has a capacity for 18,624 spectators.
Summary: Celtics take advantage in the first game
The first game of the series between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics was a complete domination of the team led by Jayson Tatum, who took advantage of the home court to get over a weak Heat, which has had to start the postseason without key players such as Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier.
The Celtics' game was very consistent and with very good numbers from Tatum (23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) managed to win by 20 points of difference (114-94) against the Heat, who are obliged to change the story from the second game.
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