The Boston Celtics outscored the Miami Heat 70-50 in the second half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals en route to their 121-108 victory. Boston dropped 41 third-quarter points, with Jayson Tatum scoring 17 of his game-high 31 points to help that effort.
After the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra discussed his team's defensive performance.
"We did not compete hard enough defensively, and we paid the price for that," Spoestra told reporters postgame, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Boston outscored Miami 17-6 on the fast break and out-rebounded the Heat 50-38.