Heat shove their way back into series vs. Celtics with emphatic 111-101 victory fueled by Herro, Adebayo
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— 1. Closing time: The Heat led 28-27 after the first quarter, with the Celtics then taking a 61-58 lead into halftime.
From there, the Heat pushed to a 12-point lead in the third quarter, before Boston closed within 85-79 going into the fourth.
Later, the Heat went up 102-91 with 4:12 left, before the Celtics drew within 3:16 to play, forcing a Heat timeout.
A Martin 3-pointer and Herro driving layup followed for a 107-96 Heat lead, with the Heat holding on from there.
— 2. The long ball: The 3-point emphasis was clear for the Heat from the outset, with 15 of their first 19 attempts in the first quarter from beyond the arc.
That included a pair of 3-pointers apiece in the opening period from Jovic, Herro and Jaquez.
The Heat kept launching from there.
The Heat then moved to 13 of 24 on 3-pointers at halftime, their high on 3-pointers in a half this season and most for a playoff half.
Through three quarters, the Heat were 19 of 33 from beyond the arc, at that stage one shy of their playoff single-game record.
The Heat’s 20th 3-pointer also gave them the most by a Celtics opponent in the playoffs.
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