The Celtics trim their deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to 2-3 as they score a dominant home win over the Heat behind a balanced attack.
Derrick White scored 24 points as the host Boston Celtics staved off elimination for the second consecutive contest with a 110-97 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday, May 25 .
White made 8 of 11 shots – including 6 of 8 from three-point range – and Boston’s Marcus Smart sank 7 of 12 and 4 of 6, respectively, to highlight his 23-point performance. Smart also had 5 steals for the second-seeded Celtics. The Celtics shot a robust 50.6% from the floor and 41% from three-point range . Those percentages came on the heels of Boston making 51.2% of its shots from the floor and 40% from beyond the arc in a 116-99 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday.
Kyle Lowry scored just 5 points and committed 4 of his team’s 16 turnovers while starting in place of the injured Gabe Vincent .
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