Miami won the first game of the Eastern Conference final against Boston (117-114), thanks to an extraordinary counter from its pivot Bam Adebayo on a dunk by Jayson Tatum at the buzzer.
Jayson Tatum thought he had another extension at the end of his hand on Tuesday in the first game of the Eastern Conference final. But his dunk 3”7 from the buzzer, while Boston was led 116-114, collided with the impassable left hand of Bam Adebayo, pivot of Miami. And it is the latter who happens to be the hero of the Heat, winner of the Celtics in overtime (117-114). “Bam is our strong man, when it comes to the end of the matches, we know that we can count on him to defend our racquet,” said captain Jimmy Butler.
BAM SENDS TATUM’S SHOT BACK ?HEAT TAKE GAME ONE. pic.twitter.com/27Zzj8rTu0
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This angle of Bam’s block on Tatum ???(? @NissanUSA) pic.twitter.com/L5W1WIae25
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LOOK AT BAM’S HAND THOUGH ? https://t.co/CwzodVRw13 pic.twitter.com/869KBU5GAr
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This extension was also played on two other key actions in the last twelve seconds, each time with Tatum in the role of the “unfortunate” side C’s. Butler first managed to put his basket in penetration plus the free throw awarded on a fault by the winger to pass 116-114. And after Adebayo made one of his two free throws following his counter on Tatum, the latter almost equalized with a desperate shoot behind the arc at the buzzer, his ball bouncing off the circle.
Too bad for the young star who was still extremely efficient (30 pts, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 interceptions, 2 blocks). But he and his teammates, who led by twelve points at the start of the fourth quarter thanks also to 26 points from Marcus Smart, could not resist the return of Miami, whose mental strength is decidedly formidable in the money. -time.
In addition to the icy Butler (20 pts), the Slovenian leader Goran Dragic was very prolific (29 pts, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, Jay Crowder hurt at long distance (5/9 for 22 pts), Adebayo shot a huge work (18 pts, 9 assists, 2 blocks) and the rookie Tyler Herro came close to the triple-double coming off the bench (12 pts, 11 rebounds, 9 assists). Proof that each Florida stone builds a formidable edifice in these play- offs.
