Behind another Tatum masterclass, Boston Celtics blow out Miami 103-85

Coming off of a dominating win over the New York Knicks, the Celtics took a visit right down to South Seashore for a matchup towards the Miami Warmth. Boston would beat Miami fairly handedly by a rating of 103-85.

For the second sport in a row, Jayson Tatum led the way in which for the Celtics with a dominant efficiency of 33 factors and eight rebounds on 13-26 taking pictures. Kristaps Porzingis pitched in with 17 factors and 9 rebounds of his personal whereas Al Horford turned again the clock with a double-double of 16 factors and 10 rebounds.

With Tyler Herro out, Boston’s protection suffocated Miami, holding the Warmth to 34% taking pictures from the sphere and 24% taking pictures from three. The Celtics offense was chilly to begin however as soon as the second quarter, the Warmth couldn’t gradual them down.

On the three yr anniversary of the Derrick White commerce, it felt becoming that White scored the Celtics first factors of the sport with two free throws. With out JaBoston’s offense was chilly early as they began the sport taking pictures 2-13 from the sphere (1-10 from three).

Miami capitalized on Boston’s chilly stretch by occurring a 14-4 run to open up a double digit lead early as Bam Adebayo led the Warmth with 9 factors on 4-9 taking pictures.

With 2:37 left within the first half, Baylor Scheierman checked into the sport to attempt to inject some vitality within the Celtics offense. Boston was capable of hit a number of photographs to finish the quarter on a 9-2 run however nonetheless trailed Miami 24-18 on the finish of the primary quarter. The Celtics taking pictures was their downfall within the first quarter, taking pictures 6-25 from the sphere and 2-18 from three.

The Celtics vitality utterly shifted to open the second quarter as they opened on a 13-0 run. Boston utterly stifled Miami on protection because the Warmth went over six minutes with out scoring a basket. Sam Hauser was the principle catalyst for the Celtics offense as he lit up the Warmth from past the arc, hitting 4 of his 5 first half threes within the second quarter alone.

As soon as Hauser went to the bench, it was Jayson Tatum’s flip to cook dinner. After not making a shot within the first quarter, Tatum went on a 7-0 run by himself because the Celtics continued to dominate the Warmth. Though Miami went on a 7-0 run to finish the quarter, Boston nonetheless held a 52-43 lead going into the half.

From the 1:15 mark of the primary quarter to the tip of the second quarter, the Celtics went on a 39-19 run. After an terrible first quarter taking pictures, the Celtics shot 12-20 from the sphere and 7-14 from three within the second quarter, utterly flipping the momentum of the sport.

Sam Hauser ended the primary half because the main scorer for the Celtics with 15 factors on 5-8 taking pictures from three and Bam Adebayo led the Warmth with 16 factors on 5-11 taking pictures. Payton Pritchard additionally had an enormous first half, with a stat line of 5 factors, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and a couple of steals.

The Celtics chilly taking pictures returned to begin the third quarter however again to again Al Horford buckets received Boston again on monitor. Horford scored 8 factors within the third quarter alone to gas a 16-5 Celtics run.

With Boston discovering their groove, it was Jayson Tatum’s time to take over within the third quarter as soon as once more. Tatum went off for 20 factors within the third quarter alone, embarrassing the Warmth’s protection and with a Derrick White buzzer beater, the Celtics took an 88-65 lead.

The Celtics shot even higher within the third quarter than they did within the second quarter, taking pictures 14-21 (66.7%) from the sphere and 7-13 (53.8%) from three. Boston dominated each side of the sport within the third quarter and Miami had no solutions.

Even with Boston not getting off to an important begin to the fourth quarter, Miami had no taking pictures what so ever and couldn’t capitalize. The Celtics simply killed the clock within the fourth quarter and with one other robust bucket by Jayson Tatum, Boston put within the keep prepared group with 2:39 left to wrap up the ball sport.

The Celtics subsequent sport is at dwelling on Wednesday February twelfth towards the San Antonio Spurs at 7pm.