Celtics fail to come back from down 26 in Game 3, lose 109-103

The Boston Celtics went down by 26 in the first half, and through multiple injuries, they were unable to overcome a balanced offensive effort from the Heat going to lose Game 3 109-103. Jaylen Brown led the way with his 40 points, and for Miami, Bam Adebayo was stellar, finishing the game with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Brown also led the way with 7 turnovers.

Pretty much everything went Miami’s way for most of the first half, winning the first quarter by 21 points. Bam Adebayo outscored both his Game 1 and 2 performance combined and was an offensive hub, scoring in both face-up and post-up situations. Jimmy Butler finally cooled off, but he was still a steadying presence that…