NBA: Miami Heat takes 3-1 lead against Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Tyler Herro leads Miami Heat to take 3-1 commanding lead in the ECF.
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NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Tyler Herro leads Miami Heat with his great electrifying performance against Boston Celtics. Tyle Herro scored 37 points coming off the bench to give his team a 3-1 lead with a win. Now Miami Heat is just one win away from the NBA finals.  


Tyler Herro becomes the second-youngest player to score 35 points in a playoff game before turning 21. Magic Johnson is the first one to do it and Derrick Rose is the other to do it.


In the first half, both teams are nearly equal as Miami Heat was able to score only one-point lead.  


In the second quarter until just under 4 minutes of the 2nd quarter, both teams were at 40-40 than Miami Heat made a 10-2 run to take a lead of 8 points in a game. Miami took a lead of 6 points after the first half of a play in a game. 


Miami Heal continued their run in the second half as they took a lead of 12 points early in the 3rd quarter. Boston Celtics made a 12-6 run between 5:50 to 2:29 minutes in a 3rd quarter which cut a lead to only 3 points. Boston Celtics were able to overcome 12 points deficit to only 1 point after the 3rd quarter. Jayson Tatum was superb in the 3rd quarter as he scored 16 points in it.


In the fourth quarter, Miami Heat took 4 points to lead but the Celtics were able to take a lead with a 5-0 run but Miami made their 7-0 run take a lead of 6 points when 6:49 left in the fourth quarter. With Tyler Herro's 3-pointer Miami took 8 points lead.16 seconds to go, Jaylen Brown made 3-pointer which cut a lead to 3 points. 13.9 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, Herro made clutch free throws for 5 points lead to Miami Heat. 9.2 seconds to go, Jimmy Butler fouled Kemba Walker for 3 points play. Kemba made all of his 3 free-throws to cut a lead to 2 points. Jimmy Butler made both free throws for 4 points lead to Miami Heat. Kemba Walker missed a 3-pointer but Gordon Hayward made a tip shot. Heat won a game with 112-109.



Miami Heat's Scorers 


Jimmy Butler scored 24 points with 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Bam Adebayo added 20 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Dragic had the highest rating in a game with +11, He made 22 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.   


Bench players


Rookie Tyler Herro led Miami Heat in scoring as he scored 37 points with 6 rebounds, 3 assists. Iguodala made 3 points with 2 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals.


Boston Celtics' Scorers 


Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 28 points with 9 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. Daniel added 8 points with 9 boards. Kemba Walker scored 20 points with 4 boards and 5 assists. Smart made 10 points with 2 boards, 11 assists, and 1 block. Brown scored 21 points in a game with 9 rebounds. 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. 


Bench Players


Hayward dropped 14 points coming off the bench with 7 boards, and 3 assists. Williams III and Wanamaker added 4 points each.


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