The Eastern Conference finals took an interesting turn with the Celtics taking away home court from the Heat and evening the series at one game apiece. The Celtics are now 4-0 in these playoffs when it comes to bouncing back from a loss. They shot lights out from the field right from the tipoff and were ahead by 25 points going into the 3rd quarter, a lead which they maintained despite good scoring by the Heat in the 2nd half.
Marcus Smart nearly managed a triple-double with mind-blowing 12 assists in the ballgame. Butler scored 16 in the 3rd quarter but the Heat’s defence failed to stop the Celtics’ scoring the entire game. The Celtics scored 20 points off turnovers in game 2, something which Miami would like to bring under control.
Match Preview Miami Heat
Eric Spoelstra and the Miami Heat would look to correct the mistakes they made in game 2, the unforced errors and silly turnovers which helped Boston to score in transition. Bam Adebayo needs to step up with his scoring along with Struss. The heat also seems to be a missing point guard in Kyle Lowry which increases the load of handling the ball on Butler. Vincent was the only starter other than Butler to score in double digits and that cannot happen for the rest of the series if Heat wants to play their 2nd NBA finals in two years. Butler put up 29 points in hame 2 but that wasn’t enough and for the heat to win, he needs to have 3 more 40 points games in the series.
Match Preview Boston Celtics
With the defensive player of the year Smart putting up monster numbers 24-12-9, the Celtics had an easy 25 point win over the Heat. Celtica dominated the three-ball right from the tipoff and went on a 17-0 run in the first quarter.
They would look to carry their shooting form to Boston and as has been evident in these playoffs, the team that dominates the three-ball wins it in the end, Celtics would look forward to doing that in game 3 as well. The Celtics have been one of the best teams in the league to bounce back from a loss and they proved it in game 2. Heading home and with momentum on their side, they will look to take away the next game as well.
Match Details
- Venue: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: May 21st, Saturday
- Time: 5:30 PM ET USA
Best Picks
1. Jayson Taytum
The best offensive player in the playoffs so far who has carried his team and has made big shots during the entire playoffs. He has proved that he is the next superstar in this league.
2. Jimmy Butler
Jimmy is the hardest worker when he is on the court and the only player in the 2021-22 playoffs to have three 40 point games. He is an amazing two-way player and can not only score but guard multiple positions.
3. Marcus Smart
The rating defensive player of the year and all NBA defensive 1st defensive team this year averaged a near triple-double in the last game and he is capable of doing that again in the next game.
Miami Heat Vs Boston Celtics Game 3 predicted Starting Line Up:-
Miami Heat:-
1. G.Vincent[PG]
2. J.Butler [SF]
3. B.Adebayo [C]
4. M.Strus [SG]
5. P.Tucker [PF]
Boston Celtics:-
1. D.White [PG]
2. J.Taytum [SF]
3.Al Horford [C]
4. J.Brown [SG]
5. G.Williams [PF]
Miami Heat Vs Boston Celtics Game 3 odds:
Miami is +220 on the money line and the Celtics are -280. The over/under for the game is set at 208.5 points.
Miami Heat Vs Boston Celtics head to head stats:-
They have played 129 regular-season games in total with Miami taking home 51 wins and the Celtics winning 78 games.
Miami Heat Vs Boston Celtics Game 3 Prediction:-
The Celtics shot the ball well in the 2nd game and if they can do it again 3 more times, the series will be in their pocket, question is can they?
Heat on the other hand needs its players to buckle up and support Butler in scoring. Having said that, there is a high probability that the Celtics take home game 3.
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