After all the scary post-Game 2 chatter, the Boston Celtics took down the Miami Heat in a fairly convincing gentleman’s sweep. They took home a 118-84 win in Game 5, downing the Heat at TD Garden in their third wire-to-wire victory of the series.
Let’s check out three things you might have missed.
1. Process leads to results
Draw two, kick, and find the open man. That’s great offense. And that’s what the Celtics do best.
In the first quarter, they did just that. Jrue Holiday got into the paint and had two Heat defenders focused on him.