Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat 114-94 to open their first-round playoff series. Derrick White added 20 points and four assists for Boston, which finished with six players in double-figures.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum drives past Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic in the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Boston. Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard drives toward the basket as Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic defends in the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Boston.
But Boston fed off the energy of the TD Garden crowd on Sunday, knocking down 22 3-pointers and outscoring the Heat 31-14 in the third quarter. The Celtics’ lead grew as high as 34 points in the fourth. Miami used a late run to get as close as 14, but Boston was able to close it out. Tempers flared in the final minute when Caleb Martin undercut Tatum on a rebound attempt and sent him crashing hard to floor. Brown got in Martin’s face afterward, leading to a brief scrum and double technical fouls on Brown and Martin.
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