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Jayson Tatum, Celtics hold off Heat in Game 7, win East crown

  • May 30, 2022
BOSTON CELTICS forward Jayson Tatum (0) reacts after winning the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy after Game 7 of the 2022 Eastern Conference finals at FTX Arena. — REUTERS

JAYSON Tatum registered 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to help the Boston Celtics notch a 100-96 victory over the host Miami Heat to win Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday night and reach the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.

Marcus Smart added 24 points and nine rebounds and Jaylen Brown also scored 24 points as the Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. Grant Williams added 11 points for Boston.

Tatum was named the conference finals’ MVP.

Jimmy Butler recorded 35 points and nine rebounds to lead the Heat, although he missed a 3-point attempt with 16.6 seconds left that would have given Miami the lead. Bam Adebayo added 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Kyle Lowry had 15 points and seven rebounds.

The Celtics will face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Game 1 is Thursday night in San Francisco.

Boston led wire-to-wire in ending a streak of five straight losses in opportunities to clinch an NBA Finals berth.

The Heat, who trailed by 17 early in the second quarter and by 16 late in the second, pulled within 82-79 after Adebayo and Butler opened the fourth quarter with baskets.

But Boston countered with eight straight points, with Smart’s floater making it an 11-point cushion with 6:36 left.

Smart’s two free throws elevated the lead to 98-85 with 3:35 remaining. Miami suddenly came alive as Lowry, Max Strus and Victor Oladipo scored baskets to cut the deficit to seven.

Lowry’s layup with one minute left pulled the Heat within 98-93, and Strus followed with a 3-pointer to cut it two with 50.7 seconds left.

Miami had a chance to move ahead, but Butler’s ill-fated transition 3-pointer bounced off the rim, and Smart made two free throws with 11.4 seconds left to give Boston the game-ending four-point lead.

Miami’s Tyler Herro (groin) returned from a three-game absence and was scoreless in seven minutes.

Boston shot 41.2% from the field, including 11 of 32 from 3-point range.

The Heat made 42% of their shots and were a shaky 6 of 30 from behind the arc.

Brown scored 15 and Tatum added 13 as the Celtics held a 55-49 half time lead. Butler scored 24 in the half for Miami.

Boston sprinted out of the gates with leads of 12-3 and 24-9. After the Heat awoke with eight straight points, the Celtics finished the quarter with eight of their own to take a 32-17 lead into the second quarter.

Brown’s basket to start the second gave Boston a 17-point lead, and the advantage was 53-38 after Tatum connected on a 3-pointer with 2:36 left. But Miami finished strong with an 11-2 burst to trail by six at the break.

The Celtics pushed the lead to 72-58 on Smart’s 3-pointer with 6:46 left in the third quarter. Miami again cut down its deficit and trailed 82-75 entering the final stanza. — Reuters

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