LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Getting big leads has been relatively easy for the Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference finals. This time, they also found a way to finish the job. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 25 and the Celtics got right back into the East finals with a 117-106 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their series on Saturday night. Kemba Walker added 21 for Boston, which trails the best-of-seven 2-1. Bam Adebayo scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Heat, who fell for just the second time in 12 games in these playoffs.
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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) leaps to the basket for a shot between Miami Heat's Kendrick Nunn, left, Bam Adebayo (13), Gordon Hayward (20) and Tyler Herro (14) during the second half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Posted at 11:24 PM, Sep 19, 2020
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