Celtics Avoid Elimination To Heat

     The Boston Celtics pulled away from the Miami Heat 121-108 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night at AdventHealth Arena in Lake Buena Vista. The Heat lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and are 11-3 in the postseason. 

     Miami had a 26-18 advantage at the end of one quarter and stayed ahead 58-51 at halftime. Boston outscored the Heat 41-25 in the third quarter and led 92-83. The Celtics had a 16-point lead 107-91 with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter. 

     The Heat got a team-high 23 points from Goran Dragic and 20 points from Duncan Robinson. Jimmy Butler compiled 17 points, eight assists and eight rebounds while Tyler Herro was held to 14 points. Jayson Tatum dropped a game-high 31 points and 10 rebounds for the C's. Jaylen Brown contributed 28 points and Daniel Theis complied a double-double of 15 points along with 13 rebounds.