Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat and Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics look for the rebound during Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals on May 21, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP)Bam Adebayo delivered a 31-point masterpiece as the Miami Heat dug deep to defeat the Boston Celtics 109-103 on the road and take a crucial 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference finals series on Saturday. “Those last couple of games, my team depended on me and I didn’t show up,” Adebayo said afterwards. But with the prospect of a blowout looming, the Celtics rallied, going on a 10-0 run to close the half which trimmed the Miami lead to 15 points. But a huge Max Strus three-pointer and an Adebayo bucket pulled Miami back clear as the Heat hung on for the win.

Source: Manila Times May 22, 2022 15:34 UTC