The Miami Heat will host the Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.
The Celtics knocked off the reigning-champion Milwaukee Bucks in seven games, capped-off by a demonstrative 109-81 victory Sunday; Boston outscored Milwaukee by 54 points from 3-point range — hitting 22 3s (on 55 attempts) to Milwaukee’s four (on 33 attempts....yikes) — and 34 points over the final three quarters.
Grant Williams tied Stephen Curry and Marcus Morris for the most 3-pointers in a Game 7 all-time with seven, finishing with 27 points on 7-of-18 from distance with six boards; Jayson Tatum tallied 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor, including 5-of-9 from deep, adding six boards, eight dimes and one block.