Jayson Tatum

The strange, back-and-forth Eastern Conference finals continued on Monday night as the Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat in Game 4, 102-82, in a game ...

The Celtics' defense was incredible at times, and played a big role in the Heat's struggles. Aside from making a few more shots, the big difference was that Tatum was more under control and the Celtics put him in better situations to succeed. With the series now tied at 2-2, action will shift back to Miami for a pivotal Game 5 on Wednesday night.

The Boston Celtics moved to 5-0 following a loss in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, evening the Eastern Conference Finals at 2-2 with a dominant 102-82 Game 4 ...

"Everybody just had to come up with a different sense of urgency." "Injuries is a part of this. They jumped out to that lead, and that was the story for the rest of the game." We never could get any kind of grip on the game." We just weren’t getting the kind of purposeful execution that you need to on the road, and then they were able to get some relief points from that. "Just got to muster that same energy when we came off a win as well as a loss," Boston head coach Ime Udoka said.

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Payton Pritchard added 14 points for the Celtics. On the other hand, Victor Oladipo led the Heat ...

Jayson Tatum knew he needed to step up on Monday night after delivering a clunker performance two nights earlier. The Celtics forward came out firing ...

On to the next one.” The Celtics continued to dominate in the second quarter and increased the gap to 50-23 on two free throws by Williams with 3:55 left. We came out in the right mindset.” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra saw the game as the latest version of a series in which 20-point leads have been a component of every game. “We have a prideful team and one of the best defensive teams in the league. He had 12 points in the first quarter on Monday to set the tone for his third effort of at least 27 in the series. Boston led 57-33 at the break behind 24 points from Tatum. The Celtics increased the lead to 32 when Horford made two free throws to make it 69-37 with 7:26 left in the third quarter. Outside of these crazy runs, you have two really competitive teams.” Boston connected on 39.7 percent of its shots and was 8 of 34 from behind the arc. The Celtics forward came out firing and scored more points in the opening quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals than the entire previous contest. Butler departed after the first half of Game 3 on Saturday due to right knee inflammation but said the soreness wasn’t the reason for his shaky outing on Monday. “No excuse for how I played tonight,” Butler said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get off to a great start and we couldn’t really come back from it,” Oladipo said. His impressive turnaround helped Boston dominate from the outset while notching a 102-82 victory over the visiting Miami Heat.Tatum recorded 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Celtics tied the series at two games apiece.”We came back to redeem ourselves,” Tatum said of bouncing back from a Game 3 loss. … I didn’t doubt myself.” Payton Pritchard scored 14 points while Derrick White excelled with 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for Boston while starting in place of injured point guard Marcus Smart. Robert Williams III added 12 points and nine rebounds and Jaylen Brown had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics. Al Horford contributed 13 rebounds and four blocked shots to go with five points for Boston. Three reserves reached double digits for Miami. Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Duncan Robinson tallied 14 and Caleb Martin added 12 for the Heat, who missed their first 14 shots while digging an 18-1 deficit. … We were ready to play.” On Saturday, Tatum tallied just 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting and committed six turnovers.

All-Star forward Jayson Tatum said the Boston Celtics created a "new series" with their dominant 20-point win over the Miami Heat, which evened the ...

Payton Pritchard scored 14 off the Celtics bench. Oladipo scored a team-high 23 points off the Heat bench. Tatum and Celtics guard Derrick White scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, over the first 12 minutes. The Celtics out-rebounded the Heat 60-38. Each team scored 19 points in the third. And then they were able to kind of get some relief points from that and get to the free throw line.

Jayson Tatum knew he needed to step up on Monday night after delivering a clunker performance two nights earlier. The Celtics forward came out firing ...

On to the next one.” The Celtics continued to dominate in the second quarter and increased the gap to 50-23 on two free throws by Williams with 3:55 left. We came out in the right mindset.” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra saw the game as the latest version of a series in which 20-point leads have been a component of every game. “We have a prideful team and one of the best defensive teams in the league. He had 12 points in the first quarter on Monday to set the tone for his third effort of at least 27 in the series. Boston led 57-33 at the break behind 24 points from Tatum. The Celtics increased the lead to 32 when Horford made two free throws to make it 69-37 with 7:26 left in the third quarter. Outside of these crazy runs, you have two really competitive teams.” Boston connected on 39.7 percent of its shots and was 8 of 34 from behind the arc. The Celtics forward came out firing and scored more points in the opening quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals than the entire previous contest. Butler departed after the first half of Game 3 on Saturday due to right knee inflammation but said the soreness wasn’t the reason for his shaky outing on Monday. “No excuse for how I played tonight,” Butler said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get off to a great start and we couldn’t really come back from it,” Oladipo said. His impressive turnaround helped Boston dominate from the outset while notching a 102-82 victory over the visiting Miami Heat.Tatum recorded 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Celtics tied the series at two games apiece.”We came back to redeem ourselves,” Tatum said of bouncing back from a Game 3 loss. … I didn’t doubt myself.” Payton Pritchard scored 14 points while Derrick White excelled with 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for Boston while starting in place of injured point guard Marcus Smart. Robert Williams III added 12 points and nine rebounds and Jaylen Brown had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics. Al Horford contributed 13 rebounds and four blocked shots to go with five points for Boston. Three reserves reached double digits for Miami. Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Duncan Robinson tallied 14 and Caleb Martin added 12 for the Heat, who missed their first 14 shots while digging an 18-1 deficit. … We were ready to play.” On Saturday, Tatum tallied just 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting and committed six turnovers.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum revealed what made the difference in their Game 4 win over the Miami Heat....

Around the three-minute mark of the period, Miami only had a single point. The Celtics destroyed the Heat in the first quarter, outscoring them 29-11. Have a sense of urgency on both ends of the floor, from start to finish.

The Boston Celtics torched the Miami Heat early and evened the series with a 102-82 blowout in the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday.