{"id":1483972,"date":"2022-05-19T08:21:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1483972"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:21:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:21:46","slug":"celtics-vs-heat-game-1-miamis-strong-2nd-half-propel-team-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celtics-vs-heat-game-1-miamis-strong-2nd-half-propel-team-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics vs Heat Game 1: Miami\u2019s Strong 2ND Half Propel Team to Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fceltics-vs-heat-game-1-miamis-strong-2nd-half-propel-team-to-win%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1483972&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/miami-heat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Heat<\/a> used a 22-2 third-quarter run to propel them to a Game 1 victory in the Eastern Conference Finals against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/boston-celtics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Celtics<\/a> on Tuesday night 118-107.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jimmy-butler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Butler<\/a> was the reason why Miami was able to pull away in the second half.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/Jimmy-Butler8.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (44) and forward Jayson Tatum (0) attempt to block a pass by Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Miami.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (44) and forward Jayson Tatum (0) attempt to block a pass by Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Miami.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He finished with 41 points on 12-of-19 shooting. He added nine rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks. He also attempted 18 foul shots and made 17 of them. He had 27 of his 41 points in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Keep the game easy, simple. We gotta learn to capitalize off their mistakes and we gotta get back,&#8221; Butler told ESPN\u2019s Lisa Salters when asked what was said in the locker room at halftime. &#8220;I think that\u2019s what changed in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Butler added that nothing really changed for him in the second half in terms of shooting the ball. He credited the &#8220;team effort&#8221; that allowed Miami to push ahead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nba-draft-lottery-magic-no-1-pick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NBA DRAFT LOTTERY: MAGIC AWARDED NO. 1 PICK FOR THE FOURTH TIME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/Jimmy-Butler7.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the basket between Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) and center Daniel Theis (27) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Miami.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the basket between Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) and center Daniel Theis (27) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Miami.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Part of the team effort was the performances from guards Tyler Herro and Gabe Vincent.<\/p>\n<p>Herro, who came off the bench, scored 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting. He added eight rebounds and three assists. Vincent hit a few key three-pointers and finished with 17 points, three assists and three blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Miami center Bam Adebayo battled down low against Celtics center Robert Williams and forward Grant Williams. He finished with 10 points, four rebounds and four blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Boston got a valiant effort from Jayson Tatum.<\/p>\n<p>The star shooting guard had 29 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals. He was 10-of-2 from the floor but only 2-of-9 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/Jayson-Tatum13.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka speaks to Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) and guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Miami.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka speaks to Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) and guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Miami.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jaylen Brown added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Payton Pritchard had 18 points off the bench. He was 4-for-11 from downtown.<\/p>\n<p>These two teams squared off in the Eastern Conference Finals in the coronavirus pandemic-impacted bubble playoffs in Orlando in 2020. Miami won Game 1 in that series and later closed out Boston to advance to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Game 2 is set for Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. ET in Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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