NBA: Adebayo and Jimmy Butler give Heat a win over Celtics in game 1 of Eastern Conference finals.

Crowder(99) and Bam Adebayo(13), Heat takes 1-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals.
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Bam Adebayo is the first player to block a shot on a potential game-tying or go-ahead dunk final minute of the playoff game since play-by-play began in 1997. Jimmy Butler made a clutch play and Bam Adebayo made a clutch block to give a win to Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.   


Tyler Herro's name is making in upcoming days. He becomes a second player after Magic Johnson to put a number of 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 in a conference game finals before his 21st birthday. 


First Half

Boston Celtics took 8 points to lead in the first five minutes of a game. 5:12 remaining Boston Celtics took a lead of 11 points in the first quarter. Boston once got 13 points lead in the first quarter.  5:59 remaining in the second quarter, Jimmy Butler scored a bucket and drew a foul. Jimmy Butler missed free throws, Heat took one point to lead in a second quarter. Miami Heat made a 17-4 run in 3:11 minutes of a quarter when just under 6 minutes remaining in a quarter. 3:13 in a second quarter, Adebayo's jumper gave 5 points lead to 

Miami Heat. Jaylen Brown made 3-pointer on Daniel Theis assist to tie a game at the end of the second quarter with 55-55. 


Second Half


In the 3rd quarter, Boston took the lead of 1 point with Kemba Walker's 3-pointer. After this, both teams exchanged some leads. Boston Celtics made a 13-2 run in the last 2:20 minutes of the third quarter. After this run Boston Celtics took the lead of 12 points in a game. 


Kemba Walker started the 4th quarter with a stepback jump shot to take a lead of 14 points in a game. Miami Heat cut a lead to 4 points by making a run of 19-9 in 5 minutes when 6:32 left in the 4th quarter. Boston extended their lead to 7 points with Smart's 3-point jumper. 1:09 left in the 4th quarter, Boston Celtics had 5 points lead but Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler's 3 points play gave 1 point lead to Miami Heat. 38.2 second left in the 4th quarter, Crowder blocked Kemba Walker's shot which could extend a lead of Boston. Jayson Tatum tied a game with a free throw but missed a 3-pointer and missed a chance to give victory to the Celtics. 


Boston Celtics started a quarter with a 4-0 run. Bam finished a play on a superb assist by Herro when 2:10 minutes left in OT. Before this Crowder made a 3-pointer. Miami Heat made a 7-0 run in 1:39 minutes to get 3 points lead. 23 seconds to go in OT, Kemba Walker made a step back jump shot to give 1 point lead to the Celtics. Butler downhill on Tatum into traffic and got a bucket also drew a foul. JimmyButler made a free-throw to take 2 points to lead when 12 seconds left in OT. Jayson Tatum past Jimmy Butler to score a bucket with a dunk and he already tied a game with his dunk attempt but Adebayo was there to stop him from scoring a bucket. This was one of the best defensive plays in the NBA. Bam Adebayo scored 1 free throw to seal a game with 117-114.


Miami Heat took a game with 2 decisive plays, One from Jimmy Butler on the offensive end and one from the Bam Adebayo from the defensive end.  



Miami Heat's Scorer


Dragic scored team-high 29 points with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and a block. Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals with one game-winning shot. Bam Adebayo scored 18 points with 6 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks with one game-winning block.


Bench Players


Herro was one assist away from scoring a triple-double in a game. He scored 12 points with 11 boards and 9 dimes. Iguodala and Nunn scored 3 points each. Olynyk scored 4 points.  



Boston's Scorer 


Jayson Tatum dropped 30 points with 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He had a great game on both ends but he missed some chances in a game at crucial moments. Marcus Smart added 26 points, 3 boards and 1 assist. Walker added 19 points with 3 boards, 6 assists, and a block. Jaylen Brown scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. 


Bench Players


Wanamaker made 11 points with 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals in a game. Ojeleye added and Kanter added 2 points. Williams scored 3 points coming off the bench.  

 


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