With super Tatum, the Celtics stayed “alive” against the Heat

Patience will need to do the Nuggets to find out their NBA Finals opponent after the Celtics bounced back and prevailed 116-99 at the home of the Heat, cutting the Eastern Conference series to 3-1.

The “greens” found themselves with their backs against the wallwith Joe Mazzula’s team strongly declaring “present” and Jayson Tatum standing out in this crucial game.

Specifically, the American forward scored 34 points (14/22 shooting) and had a double-double with 11 rebounds, while he also had 7 assists to his credit. Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each had 16 points, while Grant Williams’ contribution with 14 points was also valuable.

The first scorer for the hosts was Jimmy Butler with 29 points but with 9/21 shooting, while he finished the match with 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. For his part, the MVP of the previous game, Gabe Vincent, had 17 points and 4 assists, while Caleb Martin, coming off the bench, had 16 points with 6/9 shooting.

Now the series is moving to Bostonwhere in the morning the Celtics will try to make it 3-2, while the Heat will try to find the Nuggets in the NBA Finals.

The twelve minutes: 29-23, 56-50, 79-88, 99-116