Derrick White scored 38 points on 15-for-26 shooting, including 8-for-15 success from 3-point range, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 102-88 win over the host Miami Heat on Monday night.
Jayson Tatum added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Jaylen Brown finished with 17 points.White, a 29-year-old guard, produced a career-high point total -- regular season or postseason.Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 25 points, 17 rebounds and five assists.
That surge included a 7-0 run for the Heat that featured a 3-pointer by Martin, a mid-range jump shot by Herro and a basket by Adebayo.The Celtics led 81-59 at the end of the third quarter.White gave Boston its biggest lead of the game with three minutes to go in the third quarter, when his floater made it 75-47.Boston took a 53-36 lead into halftime.The Celtics jumped to a 34-24 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
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