Jimmy Butler gets it done once again with another epic performance, beating the short-handed Celtics 118-107 to take game 1 of the eastern conference finals. Butler finished with a game high of 41 points with also 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks, Butler has shown this playoffs again that he’s a superstar and should be getting the recognition. Many of the other Heat players contributed also with Tyler Herro with 18, Gabe Vincint with 17, Max Strus with 11 and Bam Adebayo struggling with 10 points. Miami trailed pretty much the whole first half but came out swinging in the second half making a crazy run in the third to take the lead.
Jayson Tatum had a good game finishing with 29 points including 21 in the first half but had a quiet second half with only 8 points, Tatum had a good all-around game with 29 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals and a block. The real story was how Al Horford and Marcus Smart were going to be out for game 1 with health and safety protocols for Horford and an ankle injury for Marcus Smart which has hampered him throughout these playoffs thus far. Despite missing key players Boston still came to play with Tatum playing well, Jaylen Brown finishing with 24 points, Robert Willaim lll returning to the lineup with 18, and Payton Pritchard with 18 also, Most media and fans are predicting this series goes the distance to either 6-7 games and its looking like it so far.
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