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The Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night. The game is set to tip off at TD Garden in Boston at ...

MassLive will have updates from Celtics reporters Souichi Terada, Brian Robb and Matt Vautour, as well as Sports Director Jim Pignatiello throughout the game. Heat guard Kyle Lowry will warm up ‘with intent to play’ Game 3 against Celtics The Celtics won Game 2 to even the series at 1-1, but they will be without Rob Williams (knee) in Game 3.

The Miami Heat stormed out to a 26-point lead over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 on Saturday night only to hold on for a 109-103 victory at TD Garden ...

In addition to the turnovers, the Celtics got another dud from Tatum, who finished with just 10 points to tie his lowest-scoring game of the postseason. The Heat were terrific to start this game, and deserve a lot of credit for how they started and then managed to hang on down the stretch without Jimmy Butler. That being said, the Celtics could have, and probably should have won this game. Kyle Lowry had not played since Game 4 of the Heat's second-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers due to a hamstring injury, and there was no clear timeline for when he might be back. He nearly matched his total from the first two games in the first quarter of this one, as he had 12 points to help the Heat build an early double-digit lead. By the final buzzer, Adebayo had 31 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals in by far his best performance of the entire postseason. In the first two games of this series, though, he was largely invisible, finishing with a total of 16 points, 13 rebounds and three assists. Late in the game, with Butler out of commission, he stepped up again. He was demanding the ball early and often, and hitting an array of mid-range jumpers and shots around the rim. In the end, Butler's absence during the final two quarters was not enough for Boston to pull off the comeback as Bam Adebayo finished the win with a team-high 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals. On the other end of the spectrum, Jaylen Brown was fantastic for Boston finishing the game with 40 points and nine rebounds. Smart and Tatum actually returned to the game, despite the fact that their injuries seemed more severe. The problem only got worse on Saturday, as Smart, Jayson Tatum and Jimmy Butler all made their way to the locker room at various points.

Jayson Tatum's right shoulder injury in Game 3 was just a stinger. Read more on Boston.com.

The foul allowed Tatum to leave the game. I started to gain some feeling back, got it checked by the doctors, and decided to give it a go.” Celtics star Jayson Tatum was the third player to suffer an injury during the game.

Bam Adebayo scored 31 points with 10 rebounds to lead Miami to a 109-103 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Al Horford scored 20 points with 14 rebounds, and Marcus Smart scored 16. Bam Adebayo scored 31 points with 10 rebounds to lead Miami to a 109-103 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night. The Heat blew a 25-point, first-half lead and lost Jimmy Butler to a knee injury but held on to win.

Upon joining the New England Patriots in 2019, however, Harris began looking for things to do away from his day job as a football player.

I felt like I had a little extra juice going to work the next day." "I'm not co-signing, but that's what he said." "I didn't necessarily grow up the biggest Celtics fan.

The Heat will look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in Game 4 following this win.

In addition to the turnovers, the Celtics got another dud from Tatum, who finished with just 10 points to tie his lowest-scoring game of the postseason. The Heat were terrific to start this game, and deserve a lot of credit for how they started and then managed to hang on down the stretch without Jimmy Butler. That being said, the Celtics could have, and probably should have won this game. Kyle Lowry had not played since Game 4 of the Heat's second-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers due to a hamstring injury, and there was no clear timeline for when he might be back. He nearly matched his total from the first two games in the first quarter of this one, as he had 12 points to help the Heat build an early double-digit lead. By the final buzzer, Adebayo had 31 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals in by far his best performance of the entire postseason. In the first two games of this series, though, he was largely invisible, finishing with a total of 16 points, 13 rebounds and three assists. Late in the game, with Butler out of commission, he stepped up again. He was demanding the ball early and often, and hitting an array of mid-range jumpers and shots around the rim. In the end, Butler's absence during the final two quarters was not enough for Boston to pull off the comeback as Bam Adebayo finished the win with a team-high 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals. On the other end of the spectrum, Jaylen Brown was fantastic for Boston finishing the game with 40 points and nine rebounds. Smart and Tatum actually returned to the game, despite the fact that their injuries seemed more severe. The problem only got worse on Saturday, as Smart, Jayson Tatum and Jimmy Butler all made their way to the locker room at various points.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) gestures during the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the ...

Tatum was being guarded by Victor Oladipo and was stripped on a move to the basket. Tatum had struggled before the injury, scoring just 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting from the field with five turnovers over 37 minutes. Payton Pritchard replaced him in the game.

The NBA Eastern Conference finals resumes Saturday with Game 3 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat from TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics defeated the ...

Bam Adebayo even hit a floater off the glass right after the buzzer just to run it in. Just saying expect the unexpected. There is a murmur in the crowd. Two huge injuries, one on each side. This place got so loud after the jumbotron showed him coming back from the locker room. •7h ago The Celtics didn't use Derrick White or Daniel Theis in that third quarter. •7h ago Tatum may have just suffered a stinger if he is improving as rapidly as he appeared, but that was a scary moment for the Celtics. Tatum started to feel more significant pain and eventually had his head stabilized by trainers while they talked to him on the ground. But he somehow has them down 6 still. Boston kept finding a way, only to find themselves standing in their own over and over.