Celtics Hold Off Heat

     The Boston Celtics got revenge on the Miami Heat 119-111 at TD Garden on Friday night. Both teams have met each other in the last two Eastern Conference Finals. 

     Miami(1-1) had a 28-25 advantage after one quarter. Boston(2-0) would come back and moved ahead 60-55 by halftime. 

     The Heat held a slight lead 88-87 at the end of the third quarter. The C's went on a 9-2 spurt to begin the fourth quarter and did not surrender the lead for the remainder of the contest.

     Bam Adebayo compiled 27 points and seven rebounds for Miami. Tyler Herro dropped in a club-high 28 points. Jimmy Butler had 14 points and Kyle Lowry added 13 points. 

     Derrick Brown led the Celtics with a team-high 28 points in the victory. Jaylen Brown contributed 27 points while Jayson Tatum composed 22 points and eight rebounds. Jrue Holiday compiled 17 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.