Miami’s hospital was also bigger again, Jaime Jaquez Jr. was missing with a hip injury, replacing Delon Wright. It was the 37th starting five variation for Miami this season. The Heat only committed six turnovers, but only hit three of their 29 attempts from distance. 10.3 percent from distance was the worst three-point rate in a playoff game since the Utah Jazz played the Dallas Mavericks two years ago (then 3/30 3P). After the break, the guests remained without any goals from outside (0/13).
However, the game felt like it had already been decided. Tyler Herro (15, 6/19 FG, 1/8 3P) scored the most tickets for Miami, the best scorer was Bam Adebayo with 23 points (10/26) and 6 assists. In addition to White, backup guard Sam Hauser (17, 5/8 3P) also scored more for Boston than the entire Heat team. Jayson Tatum was content with 16 points (4/9) and 12 rebounds in 32 minutes, which was all the All-Star needed.