Heat shoot down Celtics in Game 2
TYLER Herro sank six of Miami's franchise-playoff-record 23 3-pointers as the Heat evened their Eastern Conference firstround playoff series with the Boston Celtics by earning a 111-101 road victory in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Miami shot 23 of 43 from long distance, with Herro going 6 of 11 on 3-point tries en route to a teamhigh 24 points. Herro also had 14 assists.
“Everybody came to play," Herro said. "We lost bad in Game 1 and everybody responded. That’s all you can ask for from a group of guys . ... We love to compete and that's what it’s all about."
Eighth-seeded Miami led 102-91 after Bam Adebayo made a hook shot with 4:12 to play, and topseeded Boston failed to get closer than six points after that. The Heat outscored the Celtics 53-40 in the second half.
Adebayo collected 21 points and 10 rebounds. Miami also received 21 points from Caleb Martin, who made 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range.
“We understood how many missed opportunities we had hesitating to shoot the threes in Game 1, and we had the mentality coming in of just let it fly,” Martin said.
"We were hungry. The only way you beat a team like that is come in and try to play on the same level."
Boston’s Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 33 points, and Jayson Tatum finished with 28 points.
Brown and Tatum each had eight rebounds. The Celtics were limited to 12 3-point field goals (on 32 attempts) after they went 22 of 49 from distance during their 114-94 victory in Game 1.
"Two completely different games from Game 1 to Game 2 based on the schemes, so we have to
adjust to that," Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said.
“More switching on their part. Higher pick-up points,