BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of the Miami Heat’s franchise-record 23 3-pointers in the playoffs, to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over the Boston Celtics. Boston on Wednesday night and tie their first NBA. – playoff rounds with one match each.
Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Celtics’ new foe Caleb Martin also had 21 points for the Miami Heat, who shot 53.5 percent (23 of 43) from beyond the arc to bounce back after a blowout in Game 1. This broke Miami’s playoff record of 20 3-pointers, set against the Bucks in the 2021 first round.
Jaylen Brown scored 33 points for top-seeded Boston. Jayson Tatum scored 28 points, showing no ill effects from Martin’s hard foul that sent him crashing to the floor with less than a minute to play in Boston’s 114-94 victory Sunday.
The series moves to Miami for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday.
THUNDER 124, PELICANS 92
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series .
Chet Holmgren had 26 points and seven rebounds and Jalen Williams added 21 points for the top-seeded Thunder, who shot 59% from the field and made 14 of 29 3-pointers.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 19 points and Herb Jones and Brandon Ingram added 18 each for the Pelicans.
New Orleans continued to struggle offensively without leading scorer Zion Williamson, who remained out with a strained left hamstring.
