Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
Most outstanding player of the match
Tatum had 23 points, ten rebounds and 10 assists.
Tatum triple-double.
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2024
Celtics take Game 1.
Game 2: Wednesday, 7pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/7eU9deLoEZ
4Q |00:00 Heat 94-114 Celtics
END OF THE GAME! The first duel of the series goes to the Boston Celtics.
4Q |1:47 Heat 94-110 Celtics
Derrick White hits both free throws
4Q |2:52 Heat 92-106 Celtics
Basket by Bam Adebayo after Jaime's assist.
4Q |4:26 Heat 85-103 Celtics
Triple for Delon Wright, looking to get into the game down the stretch
4Q |6:40 Heat 75-101 Celtics
Bam Adebayo scores to bring his team within 16 points
4Q |7:49 Heat 70-101 Celtics
Jayson Tatum basket and the Celtics surpass 100 points on the scoreboard.
4Q |8:51 Heat 70-99 Celtics
Duncan Robinson's layup brings the Miami Heat within 29 points.
4Q |9:13 Heat 68-99 Celtics
Celtics counter with Derrick White's three-pointer
4Q |10:56 Heat 62-93 Celtics
Miami team cuts back a bit after Delon Wright's three-pointer
Break and triple inward
Keep feeding KP 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mBlDhqKjPL — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2024
4Q |12:00 Heat 59-91 Celtics
We are entering the last quarter of the meeting
3Q | 00:00 Heat 59-91 Celtics
End of the third quarter where the Celtics are close to the first win of the series.
3Q | 1:55 Heat 57-84 Celtics
Derrick White scores points to increase the scoring advantage
3Q | 3:20 Heat 57-77 Celtics
Kristaps Porzingis scores to put Boston back on top by 20 points
3Q | 5:00 Heat 57-74 Celtics
Nikola Jovic's triple for Miami Heat
3Q | 6:20 Heat 54-74 Celtics
+20 for the Boston Celtics after Jaylen Brown's three-pointer
3Q | 7:06 Heat 54-71 Celtics
Derrick White's three-pointer forces a stoppage for the Miami Heat.
3Q | 8:45 Heat 52-66 Celtics
Nikola Jovic's three-pointer to bring the Miami Heat to within 14 points
3Q | 9:30 Heat 49-66 Celtics
Jaime Jaquez wins the defensive rebound and ends up in the other basket scoring.
3Q | 11:15 Heat 47-63 Celtics
Jaylen Brown's three-pointer to open the Celtics' second-half scoring.
3Q | 12:00 Heat 45-60 Celtics
Third quarter starts after the half-time break
2Q | 00:00 Heat 45-60 Celtics
The first quarter ended with a 15-point lead for the Boston Celtics.
Hauser's three-pointer exhibition
SAM HAUSER IS FEELING IT.
9 points in first 2 minutes of the 2nd quarter... he's 3-3 from deep on ABC 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zlZOpcEvrw — NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2024
2Q | 2:47 Heat 38-55 Celtics
Kristaps Porzingis' triple for the Boston team.
2Q | 3:01 Heat 38-52 Celtics
Nikola Jovic does not miss from the free throws and scores both of them.
2Q | 4:14 Heat 36-52 Celtics
Jayson Tatum steals the ball and manages to score to extend the lead.
2Q | 6:34 Heat 32-50 Celtics
Jayson Tatum scores to extend Boston's lead even further.
2Q | 7:03 Heat 30-48 Celtics
Tatum scores both free throws to put Celtics up 18
2Q | 8:57 Heat 30-39 Celtics
Now Duncan Robinson scores three-pointers for the Miami Heat.
2Q | 10:04 Heat 25-35 Celtics
Nine points in this second quarter from Sam Hauser. Who has made three straight three-pointers
2Q | 11:18 Heat 23-29 Celtics
The first three-pointer of the second quarter goes to Sam Hauser, allowing the Boston Celtics to pull away on the scoreboard.
2Q | 12:00 Heat 21-26 Celtics
Second quarter starts with possession for the Boston team
1Q | 0:00 Heat 21-26 Celtics
End of first quarter with Boston Celtics up by five points
1Q | 0:55 Heat 19-26 Celtics
Miami team up by seven after Jaime Jaquez basket
1Q | 2:24 Heat 12-23 Celtics
Another Payton Pritchard three-pointer to distance Boston Celtics
1Q | 4:34 Heat 12-23 Celtics
Tray by Tyler Herro for the Miami Heat.
1Q | 5:04 Heat 10-20 Celtics
Payton Pritchard's three-pointer gives the Boston Celtics a ten-point lead.
1Q | 7:07 Heat 8-17 Celtics
Jaime Jaquez basket and the Miami Heat regain ground although still behind on the scoreboard.
1Q | 8:44 Heat 2-14 Celtics
Miami Heat debut with Bam Adebayo's basket
1Q | 10:37 Heat 0-7 Celtics
Kristaps Porzingis basket and Miami Heats remain scoreless
1Q |11:12
Jaylen Brown dunk to put the Celtics up 0-5 on the scoreboard.
1Q |12:00 Heat 0-0 Celtics
The match starts.
ALL READY
The players have already prepared the final details in the warm-up. In no time the initial jump for the start of the match
Miami Heat starting lineup
Tyler Herro
Caleb Martin
Jaime Jaquez Jr
Nikola Jovic
Bam Adebayo
Boston Celtics Starting Lineup
Tatum
Brown
Holiday
White
Porzingis
Game 1️⃣ starters@DraftKings pic.twitter.com/JZrZuGcl9g
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2024
The numbers
The Boston Celtics lead in all areas except for steals, which are led by the Miami Heat.
Let's have a look at the numbers 📊 pic.twitter.com/pmEeLZgluZ
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2024
Statements by Joe Mazzulla
The Boston Celtics coach in the lead-up to the game commented the following "I think the hardest things to do are the simple things, under more pressure, under more physicality. That's the most important thing: the margins become much more important."
Already warming up
early work 💪🏾 pic.twitter.com/lwR2ApDqaW — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2024
Watch out for this fact
This will be the fourth series in the last five seasons between Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. These are the stats with 2-1 in favor of Miami
First duel of the series
The series will be a best-of-seven series. The next two games will be played in Boston. The next game will be on April 24
The Boston Celtics are already at home
All business on the #JetBlueRunway 😤 pic.twitter.com/0p27oNvJpi — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2024
Ready for the first battle
This is how Miami Heat players arrived at the Boston Celtics at TD Garden
Round 1 ready. pic.twitter.com/4uU5BqNj9H
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 21, 2024
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United States (ET): 12:00 PM
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Watch out for this Boston Celtics player
Jayson Tatum, 26-year-old forward. This is the seventh player with the best average in the NBA with 26'9 points. In addition to 8'1 rebounds and 4'9 assists per game. In addition to a 47'1% shooting percentage from the field. He rested in the last two games of the regular season and has not played since April 12, 2024 where he totaled 18 points, four rebounds and seven assists.
Watch out for this Miami Heat player
Caleb Martin, a 28-year-old forward who averages 10 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists. 10 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists. His shooting percentage from the field is 43.1%. In his last game in the last 25 minutes he contributed seven points, four assists and one rebound.
News - Boston Celtics
They finished the regular season as first in the Eastern Conference with 64 wins and 18 losses. While they are first in the Atlantic Division. They are coming off a win in their last two games and have won seven of their last nine games.
Last five games
Boston Celtics 132-122 Washington Wizards | NBA: April 14, 2024
Boston Celtics 131-98 Charlotte Hornets | NBA: April 13, 2024
Boston Celtics 109-118 New York Knicks | NBA: April 12, 2024
Milwaukee Bucks 104-91 Boston Celtics | NBA: April 10, 2024
Boston Celtics 124-107 Portland Trail Blazers | NBA: April 8, 2024
News - Miami Heat
In the regular season they finished in eighth place with 46 wins and 36 losses. While second in the Southeast division. They played two games to get into the Playoffs, in the first they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, although they later beat the Chicago Bulls 112-91.
Last five games
Miami Heat 112-91 Chicago Bulls | NBA Play-In | April 20, 2024
Philadephia 76ers 105-104 Miami Heat | NBA Play-In: April 18, 2024
Miami Heat 118-103 Toronto Raptors | NBA: April 14, 2024
Miami Heat 125-103 Toronto Raptors | NBA: April 13, 2024
Miami Heat 92-111 Dallas Mavericks | NBA: April 11, 2024
Background
The last three meetings have been won by the Boston Celtics. They have also won five of the last eight meetings. The last time they met was in February in the NBA regular season, when Boston won by only four points.
Last five games
Miami Heat 106-110 Boston Celtics | NBA: February 11, 2024
Miami Heat 110-143 Boston Celtics | NBA: January 26, 2024
Boston Celtics 119-111 Miami Heat | NBA: October 28, 2023
Boston Celtics 88-99 Miami Heat | NBA Las Vegas Summer League : July 8, 2023
Boston Celtics 84-103 Miami Heat | NBA Playoffs: May 30, 2023
The Stadium
The game will be played at the TD Garden, a stadium located in Boston. This stadium was inaugurated on September 30, 1995 and has a capacity for 19680 spectators.
Preview of the match
Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will meet this Sunday, April 21, 2024 in the NBA Play-offs Round of 16. This will be the first duel of the series. The series is a best-of-seven series, so the team that wins four games will advance to the quarterfinals. In addition, the winner of this series will face the winner of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Orlando Magic.
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