Celtics add to Miami’s distress, draw back in 4th for a 103-91 win over Warmth – Boston Information, Climate, Sports activities

MIAMI (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 28 factors, Jrue Vacation added 25 and the Boston Celtics pulled away within the fourth quarter to beat the freefalling Miami Warmth 103-91 on Friday evening.

Derrick White added 18 for Boston, which made 19 3-pointers. The Celtics outscored Miami 25-14 within the fourth quarter and their victory, mixed with Atlanta’s loss to the Clippers, clinched a playoff spot for the defending NBA champions.

The Warmth, who dropped their sixth straight and fell a season-low eight video games beneath .500, received 23 factors from Andrew Wiggins, 19 from Tyler Herro and 13 from Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Miami has scored 89, 85 and now 91 factors in its three video games in opposition to Boston this season — all double-figure losses — and simply completed off a winless homestand of 5 video games or extra for the primary time in crew historical past.

It was the fourth time this season Miami managed 14 factors or much less in a fourth quarter. The Warmth are 0-4 in these video games.

Takeaways

Celtics: Jaylen Brown (proper knee) and Kristaps Porzingis (viral sickness) sat out for Boston. Because the All-Star break Brown has adopted the identical script of video games — play three, then sit one. He’s now performed that 3 times since Feb. 20.

Warmth: Miami used a brand new beginning lineup with Duncan Robinson in for Davion Mitchell and Jaquez in for Kel’el Ware, these two becoming a member of Wiggins, Herro and Bam Adebayo. That fivesome had not performed a second collectively this season coming into Friday.

Key second

Boston went on a 10-0 run early within the fourth, turning a one-point deficit right into a nine-point lead with 9:19 left.

Key stat

Boston made 4 3s within the first 2:27. The final time Boston received to 4 3s quicker to begin a recreation was a playoff contest at Philadelphia on Could 5, 2023 — getting there 2:25 into that matchup.