Heat Take Celtics

     The Miami Heat topped the Boston Celtics 112-109 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando on Wednesday night. The Heat lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and are one victory away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014. They have an all-time record of 11-0 when they lead a playoff series 3-1. 

     Miami had a 24-23 advantage after one quarter and were up 50-46. Boston cut into the deficit and trailed 77-76 at the end of three quarters. The Heat extended their lead to 107-98 with 56.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter. 

     Tyler Herro put in a game-high 37 points for the Heat. It was the seventh highest point total by a rookie player in NBA history. Bam Adebayo had a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds while Jimmy Butler fell short of a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. Goran Dragic was able to get 22 points for Miami. Jayson Tatum had a team-high 28 points along with nine rebounds. Jaylen Brown dropped in 21 points and Kemba Walker scored 20 points.